Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: This market was closed last week for Labor Day holiday, no trends recorded.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.53/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$159.53

51 head · 389 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.74

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	385	165.84	638	29
Medium and Large 3	299	161.38	483	4thin
Medium and Large 2	417	148.96	621	18thin

One grade step is worth $16.88/cwt here — about $17 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 sale51 hd

159.53

—

FL average9 barns · 909 hd

153.79

+5.74

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	—	Low	1,363	90.09	1,228	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	77.83	894	12

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	187.53/cwt	185.00–190.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	213.23/cwt	210.00–215.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	292	221.95/cwt	220.00–226.00	648	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	177.39/cwt	172.00–180.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	157.27/cwt	152.00–160.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	160.77/cwt	160.00–163.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	194.70/cwt	192.00–196.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	169.48/cwt	168.00–171.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	197.02/cwt	196.50–197.50	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	189.08/cwt	182.50–192.50	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	187.95/cwt	184.00–190.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	140.87/cwt	136.00–144.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	183.72/cwt	182.50–185.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	185.04/cwt	182.00–191.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	163.74/cwt	157.00–167.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	215.12/cwt	210.00–220.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	194.95/cwt	192.00–198.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	172.61/cwt	170.00–175.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	164.21/cwt	162.50–166.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	129.56/cwt	125.00–134.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	187	206.70/cwt	205.00–210.00	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	164.62/cwt	162.00–170.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	156.06/cwt	154.00–160.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	140.21/cwt	138.00–142.50	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	165.69/cwt	162.50–169.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	157.07/cwt	154.00–160.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	158.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	154.04/cwt	150.00–158.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	181.30/cwt	180.00–184.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	193.13/cwt	190.00–200.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	177.93/cwt	172.00–180.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	151.29/cwt	146.00–153.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	148.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	579	131.78/cwt	130.00–137.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	211.28/cwt	210.00–212.50	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	202.55/cwt	200.00–207.50	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	191.30/cwt	190.00–194.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	196.62/cwt	195.00–200.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	164.01/cwt	163.00–165.00	787	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	89.26/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,062	2
Bulls	—	—	1,363	90.09/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,228	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	74.80/cwt	70.00–79.00	844	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	84.49/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,040	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	63.89/cwt	60.00–68.00	601	2

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 Sep 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 474Last week 382Year ago 947

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 111Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 78Year ago 55

Compared to last week: This market was closed last week for Labor Day holiday, no trends recorded.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	185.00–190.00	187.53
3	—	325	210.00–215.00	213.23
6	—	292	220.00–226.00	221.95
3	—	470	172.00–180.00	177.39
3	—	577	152.00–160.00	157.27
4	—	534	160.00–163.00	160.77
3	—	380	195.00–200.00	196.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	150.00–158.00	154.04
2	—	283	210.00–212.50	211.28
3	—	318	200.00–207.50	202.55
3	—	370	190.00–194.00	191.30
2	—	480	163.00–165.00	164.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	180.00–184.00	181.30
4	—	579	130.00–137.00	131.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	192.00–196.00	194.70
2	—	528	168.00–171.00	169.48
2	—	683	144.00–145.00	144.50
2	—	265	230.00–235.00	232.45
2	—	380	196.50–197.50	197.02
3	—	473	182.00–191.00	185.04
3	—	588	157.00–167.00	163.74
4	—	323	210.00–220.00	215.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	182.50–192.50	189.08
3	—	430	184.00–190.00	187.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	192.00–198.00	194.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	136.00–144.00	140.87
2	—	278	182.50–185.00	183.72
2	—	578	125.00–134.00	129.56
3	—	187	205.00–210.00	206.70
3	—	377	162.00–170.00	164.62
3	—	422	154.00–160.00	156.06
3	—	223	190.00–200.00	193.13
4	—	319	172.00–180.00	177.93
4	—	471	146.00–153.00	151.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	170.00–175.00	172.61
2	—	333	162.50–166.00	164.21
2	—	478	138.00–142.50	140.21
2	—	540	122.00–125.00	123.49
2	—	663	105.00–110.00	107.49
3	—	363	155.00–160.00	158.30
3	—	433	145.00–150.00	148.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	162.50–169.00	165.69
2	—	323	154.00–160.00	157.07

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	—	1,190	86.00–92.00	89.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,363	88.00–92.00	90.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,129	70.00–79.00	74.80
6	—	1,231	80.00–89.00	84.49
2	—	940	60.00–68.00	63.89

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

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle