Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows no trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.28/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$136.28

80 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$105

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$10.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.19

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	385	140.29	540	41
Medium and Large 1	521	134.79	702	18thin
Medium and Large 2	497	129.73	645	21

One grade step is worth $10.56/cwt here — about −$105 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale80 hd

136.28

—

FL average9 barns · 1,041 hd

145.47

−9.19

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,560	97.74	1,525	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,124	73.12	822	12

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	968	$1,013	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 lots · USDA AMS · Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	192.05/cwt	190.00–196.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	147.57/cwt	145.00–152.50	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	156.46/cwt	154.00–164.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	145.96/cwt	143.00–149.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	162.61/cwt	160.00–169.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	182.95/cwt	180.00–186.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	175.02/cwt	174.00–176.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	206.56/cwt	204.00–209.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	152.65/cwt	152.00–154.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	172.55/cwt	170.00–177.50	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	192.98/cwt	190.00–196.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	133.08/cwt	130.00–139.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	165.43/cwt	160.00–168.00	455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	132.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	105.01/cwt	102.00–108.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	124.07/cwt	121.00–130.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	143.47/cwt	140.00–149.00	671	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	132.69/cwt	130.00–136.00	571	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	141.14/cwt	140.00–145.00	517	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	58.44/cwt	57.00–60.00	552	2
Bulls	—	—	1,315	92.42/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,215	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	81.99/cwt	78.00–87.00	911	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	72.09/cwt	67.00–76.00	860	6
Bulls	—	—	1,805	103.06/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	114.06/cwt	110.00–118.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	126.03/cwt	122.00–128.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	134.24/cwt	131.00–139.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	122.59/cwt	120.00–128.00	586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	153.87/cwt	150.00–157.50	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	142.95/cwt	140.00–149.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	162.72/cwt	160.00–168.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	143.51/cwt	140.00–147.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	184.02/cwt	182.00–186.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	210.49/cwt	210.00–211.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	134.52/cwt	130.00–139.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	161.01/cwt	160.00–163.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	144.79/cwt	144.00–148.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	163.02/cwt	162.00–164.00	685	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	84.78/cwt	82.00–89.00	738	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,013.05/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	171.30/cwt	170.00–174.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	133.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	176.05/cwt	174.00–178.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	158.48/cwt	157.00–160.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	210.66/cwt	210.00–211.00	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	147.03/cwt	145.00–149.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	143.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	842	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	183.83/cwt	180.00–187.50	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	115.95/cwt	114.00–118.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	172.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	393	4

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Mon Aug 8, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 219Year ago 383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 30Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 33Year ago 75

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows no trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	190.00–196.00	192.05
4	—	528	154.00–164.00	156.46
2	—	423	180.00–186.00	182.95
2	—	478	174.00–176.00	175.02
2	—	328	204.00–209.00	206.56
3	—	587	152.00–154.00	152.65
2	—	693	140.00–147.00	143.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	130.00–135.00	133.29
3	—	472	145.00–152.50	147.57
3	—	368	170.00–177.50	172.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	143.00–149.00	145.96
7	—	473	160.00–169.00	162.61
2	—	338	190.00–196.00	192.98
3	—	692	130.00–136.00	132.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	130.00–139.00	133.08
4	—	633	102.00–108.00	105.01
6	—	522	122.00–128.00	126.03
3	—	417	140.00–149.00	142.95
3	—	318	160.00–168.00	162.72
2	—	580	114.00–118.00	115.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	160.00–168.00	165.43
11	—	430	130.00–136.00	132.69
13	—	366	140.00–145.00	141.14
2	—	523	110.00–118.00	114.06
6	—	478	120.00–128.00	122.59
2	—	320	150.00–157.50	153.87
4	—	228	170.00–175.00	172.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	121.00–130.00	124.07
8	—	468	140.00–149.00	143.47
2	—	623	115.00–120.00	117.51
5	—	534	131.00–139.00	134.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	182.00–186.00	184.02
2	—	693	130.00–139.00	134.52
2	—	518	157.00–160.00	158.48
3	—	267	210.00–211.00	210.66
7	—	586	140.00–145.00	143.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	210.00–211.00	210.49
3	—	463	160.00–163.00	161.01
5	—	539	144.00–148.00	144.79
2	—	420	174.00–178.00	176.05
2	—	368	180.00–187.50	183.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	162.00–164.00	163.02
3	—	380	170.00–174.00	171.30
3	—	518	130.00–135.00	133.34
2	—	468	145.00–149.00	147.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	57.00–60.00	58.44
4	—	1,111	78.00–87.00	81.99
6	—	1,193	67.00–76.00	72.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	90.00–95.00	92.42
2	—	1,805	102.00–104.00	103.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	82.00–89.00	84.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,013.05

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Ocala Livestock Market

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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