Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows slightly lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.71/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$170.71

61 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$13.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.91

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	443	175.87	780	21
Medium and Large 1	500	175.00	875	18thin
Medium and Large 3	453	162.28	735	22

One grade step is worth $13.59/cwt here — about $45 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 sale61 hd

170.71

—

FL average9 barns · 887 hd

171.63

−0.91

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	1,300	88.54	1,151	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	76.84	918	14

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	423	187.46/cwt	185.00–190.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	189.03/cwt	185.00–190.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	196.61/cwt	190.00–200.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	191.63/cwt	190.00–195.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	213.69/cwt	212.50–215.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	191.72/cwt	190.00–195.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	158.98/cwt	157.50–160.00	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	200.87/cwt	200.00–205.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	170.11/cwt	167.50–175.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	171.30/cwt	167.50–175.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	142.34/cwt	140.00–147.00	985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	162.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	178.78/cwt	177.50–182.50	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	149.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	190.68/cwt	185.00–192.50	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	187.71/cwt	185.00–193.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	188	232.47/cwt	230.00–235.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	180.95/cwt	178.00–184.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	159.48/cwt	158.00–162.50	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	156.68/cwt	155.00–157.50	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	196.62/cwt	195.00–200.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	216.22/cwt	212.50–220.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	159.45/cwt	156.00–160.00	523	7
Bulls	—	—	1,300	88.54/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,151	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	948	64.37/cwt	60.00–69.00	610	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	82.51/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,046	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	75.33/cwt	70.00–79.00	906	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	93.75/cwt	89.00–99.00	942	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	81.17/cwt	77.00–85.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	158.67/cwt	155.00–160.00	755	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	133.78/cwt	130.00–137.50	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	178.79/cwt	175.00–180.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	171.35/cwt	170.00–174.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	178.66/cwt	175.00–182.50	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	201.77/cwt	200.00–207.50	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	130.58/cwt	125.00–132.50	671	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	201.22/cwt	200.00–202.50	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	169.73/cwt	165.00–172.50	732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	168.39/cwt	165.00–170.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	138.04/cwt	135.00–140.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	147.52/cwt	145.00–150.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	128.27/cwt	125.00–135.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	159.51/cwt	157.50–160.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	151.23/cwt	147.50–152.50	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	139.40/cwt	137.50–140.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	129.91/cwt	125.00–132.50	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	165.91/cwt	162.00–170.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	171.72/cwt	165.00–175.00	665	3

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 543Last week 474Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 230Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 75Year ago 51

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows slightly lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	185.00–190.00	187.46
2	—	693	140.00–144.00	141.99
3	—	368	190.00–200.00	196.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	185.00–190.00	189.03
2	—	278	212.50–215.00	213.69
3	—	468	170.00–174.00	171.35
2	—	425	175.00–182.50	178.66
2	—	323	200.00–202.50	201.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	190.00–195.00	191.63
11	—	476	155.00–160.00	158.67
6	—	565	130.00–137.50	133.78
4	—	371	175.00–180.00	178.79
4	—	280	200.00–207.50	201.77
8	—	431	165.00–172.50	169.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	190.00–195.00	191.72
7	—	476	160.00–170.00	162.79
4	—	373	177.50–182.50	178.78
8	—	520	140.00–145.00	142.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	157.50–160.00	158.98
2	—	518	167.50–175.00	171.30
3	—	692	140.00–147.00	142.34
3	—	428	185.00–193.00	187.71
3	—	370	195.00–200.00	196.62
2	—	318	212.50–220.00	216.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	200.00–205.00	200.87
3	—	470	167.50–175.00	170.11
5	—	588	145.00–150.00	149.01
4	—	371	185.00–192.50	190.68
3	—	522	155.00–157.50	156.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	188	230.00–235.00	232.47
2	—	320	178.00–184.00	180.95
3	—	437	158.00–162.50	159.48
3	—	570	125.00–135.00	128.27
4	—	483	147.50–152.50	151.23
4	—	534	137.50–140.00	139.40
3	—	387	165.00–175.00	171.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	115.00–120.00	117.51
7	—	328	156.00–160.00	159.45
3	—	275	165.00–170.00	168.39
2	—	388	145.00–150.00	147.52
6	—	468	125.00–132.50	129.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	125.00–132.50	130.58
5	—	464	135.00–140.00	138.04
5	—	368	157.50–160.00	159.51
2	—	333	162.00–170.00	165.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	86.00–91.00	88.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	60.00–69.00	64.37
6	—	1,268	80.00–87.00	82.51
6	—	1,203	70.00–79.00	75.33

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	—	1,005	89.00–99.00	93.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	77.00–85.00	81.17

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle