Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2022-01-31

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jan 31
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
226 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 287▲ 226 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 60▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 54▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.07/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$146.07
52 head · 387 lb average
Value per head Derived
$565
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.96
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1365163.245962thin
Medium and Large 2410148.9261020
Medium and Large 3373143.0353430
One grade step is worth $20.21/cwt here — about $62 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 sale52 hd
146.07
—
FL average9 barns · 917 hd
155.03
−8.96
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—Average1,14986.019884thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29382.921,0724thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09069.3175610
CowsLean 85-90%Low80843.053482thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3375171.27/cwt170.00–172.506422
Steers—Medium and Large 3420161.71/cwt160.00–165.006793
Steers—Medium and Large 1528160.52/cwt159.00–162.008482
Steers—Medium and Large 3693112.51/cwt110.00–115.007802
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3228173.43/cwt170.00–175.003953
Heifers—Medium and Large 3269163.32/cwt160.00–168.004397
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278172.43/cwt170.00–175.004794
Heifers—Medium and Large 3321152.06/cwt150.00–155.004885
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329163.73/cwt162.00–169.005394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365163.24/cwt162.50–164.005962
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373140.98/cwt140.00–144.005264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378153.26/cwt152.50–154.005794
Heifers—Medium and Large 3414132.05/cwt130.00–138.005474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425145.93/cwt140.00–149.006203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465137.01/cwt136.00–138.006372
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480121.26/cwt120.00–122.505822
Heifers—Medium and Large 3532112.42/cwt110.00–117.505983
Heifers—Medium and Large 366397.51/cwt96.00–99.006462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683102.99/cwt100.00–109.007033
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2218225.17/cwt220.00–230.004912
Bulls—Medium and Large 3223213.96/cwt210.00–217.504772
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265203.82/cwt200.00–207.505402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1269225.55/cwt220.00–227.506074
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275216.58/cwt214.00–217.505964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313211.32/cwt210.00–214.006613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313198.72/cwt195.00–200.006224
Bulls—Medium and Large 3321188.79/cwt185.00–190.006064
Bulls—Medium and Large 3372174.91/cwt170.00–177.506513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380184.97/cwt184.00–187.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425183.39/cwt181.00–188.007793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433174.07/cwt170.00–178.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475165.41/cwt161.00–170.007862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523156.99/cwt156.00–158.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528143.04/cwt140.00–149.007553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567148.98/cwt147.50–152.008453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1693133.99/cwt130.00–138.009294
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,02082.52/cwt80.00–85.008422
Bulls——1,27889.50/cwt87.00–92.001,1442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80843.05/cwt40.00–46.003482
Cows—Boner 80-85%94557.43/cwt55.00–60.005432
Cows—Boner 80-85%95565.10/cwt61.00–69.006222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18474.67/cwt72.00–78.008846
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29382.92/cwt80.00–88.001,0724
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-289381.30/cwt80.00–83.007262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-296075.34/cwt70.00–79.007232

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.