Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2022-10-17

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Oct 17
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
650 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 584▲ 56 vs year ago 594 · +9.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 83▲ 94 vs year ago 80 · +117.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 68▲ 26 vs year ago 72 · +36.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers slightly lower, feeder bulls slightly lower, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.79/cwt on 98 head.
Average price
$135.79
98 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$616
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$3.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.51
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1496138.0268522
Medium and Large 2461136.4662929
Medium and Large 3429134.3357747
One grade step is worth $3.69/cwt here — about $108 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 sale98 hd
135.79
—
FL average9 barns · 924 hd
136.30
−0.51
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,64494.251,5506thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16565.0775816
CowsLean 85-90%Average92846.754348thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$7772thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1—468172.54/cwt170.00–175.008072
BullsMedium and Large 1—225232.61/cwt230.00–235.005232
BullsMedium and Large 1—378191.70/cwt190.00–195.007253
BullsMedium and Large 3—425163.37/cwt160.00–165.006946
BullsMedium and Large 2—329199.41/cwt197.50–200.006564
BullsMedium and Large 3—528140.81/cwt137.50–142.507433
SteersMedium and Large 3—481151.22/cwt150.00–155.007274
HeifersMedium and Large 2—517121.02/cwt120.00–125.006265
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420152.60/cwt150.00–158.006413
SteersMedium and Large 1—582153.92/cwt147.50–157.008963
SteersMedium and Large 3—568131.69/cwt127.50–136.007482
HeifersMedium and Large 2—428143.82/cwt140.00–147.506164
HeifersMedium and Large 3—265163.27/cwt160.00–165.004336
HeifersMedium and Large 2—381151.44/cwt150.00–157.505775
SteersMedium and Large 3—654124.59/cwt122.50–125.008156
SteersMedium and Large 3—328190.82/cwt190.00–196.006267
SteersMedium and Large 3—368170.11/cwt167.50–175.006263
HeifersMedium and Large 3—317151.64/cwt150.00–158.004815
HeifersMedium and Large 1—517131.02/cwt130.00–136.006776
HeifersMedium and Large 2—173210.07/cwt205.00–215.003632
HeifersMedium and Large 2—472132.11/cwt130.00–137.506247
HeifersMedium and Large 3—367145.40/cwt140.00–147.505347
HeifersMedium and Large 3—475122.47/cwt120.00–125.005824
HeifersMedium and Large 3—226172.92/cwt170.00–175.003915
HeifersMedium and Large 3—69196.56/cwt90.00–97.506678
HeifersMedium and Large 3—571101.84/cwt100.00–107.505824
HeifersMedium and Large 1—571126.28/cwt121.00–128.007214
HeifersMedium and Large 3—423132.60/cwt130.00–137.505616
HeifersMedium and Large 3—530114.04/cwt110.00–118.006042
BullsMedium and Large 2—371182.36/cwt180.00–186.006775
BullsMedium and Large 3—268203.03/cwt200.00–206.005442
HeifersMedium and Large 1—474143.05/cwt142.50–147.506789
BullsMedium and Large 3—691121.26/cwt120.00–127.508386
BullsMedium and Large 2—482164.51/cwt162.50–165.007935
HeifersMedium and Large 2—585112.48/cwt110.00–115.006586
BullsMedium and Large 2—573133.28/cwt130.00–135.007643
BullsMedium and Large 3—469154.46/cwt150.00–157.507245
BullsMedium and Large 3—322188.61/cwt186.00–190.006073
BullsMedium and Large 2—523152.54/cwt150.00–155.007982
BullsMedium and Large 3—377169.01/cwt167.50–172.006373
BullsMedium and Large 3—567128.77/cwt127.50–135.007306
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,060776.77/head750.00–800.007772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,07375.64/cwt72.00–80.008122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—705101.06/cwt100.00–102.007122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—84084.83/cwt81.00–90.007132
Bulls——1,57092.34/cwt89.00–94.001,4504
Bulls——1,79398.06/cwt96.00–100.001,7582
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,07954.01/cwt50.00–59.005834
CowsLean 85-90%—79353.80/cwt50.00–57.004272
CowsLean 85-90%—97344.40/cwt40.00–49.004326
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20564.18/cwt60.00–68.007736
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18373.33/cwt70.00–77.008676

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.