Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2022-01-17

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jan 17
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
349 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 341▼ 31 vs year ago 380 · −8.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 125▲ 39 vs year ago 61 · +63.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 73▼ 13 vs year ago 60 · −21.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows slightly higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.77/cwt on 75 head.
Average price
$144.77
75 head · 404 lb average
Value per head Derived
$585
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$34
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$64.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.57
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1272195.6353210thin
Medium and Large 2415144.9160126
Medium and Large 3430131.6356639
One grade step is worth $64.01/cwt here — about −$34 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 sale75 hd
144.77
—
FL average8 barns · 893 hd
151.34
−6.57
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—Average1,72789.771,5506thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11862.1869512
CowsLean 85-90%Average72048.453492thin

Every lot

55 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3225211.59/cwt210.00–215.004763
Steers—Medium and Large 1333201.22/cwt200.00–202.506704
Steers—Medium and Large 1373193.45/cwt191.00–196.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 3385174.05/cwt170.00–178.006702
Steers—Medium and Large 2414161.28/cwt160.00–165.006684
Steers—Medium and Large 3423151.69/cwt150.00–155.006426
Steers—Medium and Large 1428177.93/cwt174.00–182.007622
Steers—Medium and Large 3470144.95/cwt140.00–147.506813
Steers—Medium and Large 2471155.82/cwt152.00–159.0073411
Steers—Medium and Large 1523155.45/cwt152.00–159.008136
Steers—Medium and Large 2525148.49/cwt147.00–150.007802
Steers—Medium and Large 1587149.34/cwt148.00–150.008773
Steers—Medium and Large 2683129.50/cwt129.00–130.008842
Steers—Medium and Large 1693142.51/cwt140.00–145.009882
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1171222.55/cwt220.00–230.003814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1212213.39/cwt210.00–215.004523
Heifers—Medium and Large 3274160.68/cwt160.00–162.504407
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276171.41/cwt170.00–177.504735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328161.28/cwt160.00–168.005296
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330153.66/cwt150.00–157.005074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363152.30/cwt150.00–159.005534
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369143.66/cwt140.00–149.005305
Heifers—Medium and Large 3414135.95/cwt130.00–138.005634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419144.46/cwt140.00–146.006054
Heifers—Medium and Large 3462125.37/cwt120.00–128.005793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467141.99/cwt141.00–144.006633
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524114.85/cwt110.00–118.0060210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570101.22/cwt100.00–107.005776
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575110.62/cwt108.00–112.006363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2644106.01/cwt100.00–108.006834
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1208237.47/cwt235.00–240.004942
Bulls—Medium and Large 3218212.41/cwt210.00–215.004632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2272201.75/cwt200.00–205.005493
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318181.28/cwt180.00–185.005764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327196.29/cwt194.00–201.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367194.97/cwt189.00–198.007163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374185.94/cwt180.00–188.006954
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423152.77/cwt150.00–158.006463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425171.48/cwt170.00–173.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435162.53/cwt160.00–165.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473144.57/cwt140.00–149.006842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474162.05/cwt160.00–168.007684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477158.49/cwt157.50–159.007563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517157.63/cwt155.00–159.008153
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527136.03/cwt132.00–138.007173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585150.03/cwt147.00–153.008782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663122.49/cwt120.00–125.008122
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44584.56/cwt82.00–87.001,2222
Bulls——1,63385.10/cwt82.00–88.001,3902
Bulls——2,10399.65/cwt97.00–102.002,0962
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72048.45/cwt45.00–52.003492
Cows—Boner 80-85%93352.47/cwt51.00–54.004902
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10658.98/cwt55.00–63.006524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18867.55/cwt64.00–74.008026
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-387869.33/cwt64.00–73.006092

This sale against other markets

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.