Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2022-02-07

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Feb 7
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
411 head
▲ 185 vs last sale 226▲ 286 vs year ago 125 · +228.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 61▲ 112 vs year ago 27 · +414.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 54▲ 112 vs year ago 13 · +861.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.57/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$151.57
60 head · 386 lb average
Value per head Derived
$585
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$2
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.00
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1368164.8460719thin
Medium and Large 3354148.3252517thin
Medium and Large 2422143.3860624
One grade step is worth $21.46/cwt here — about $2 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 sale60 hd
151.57
—
FL average9 barns · 878 hd
152.58
−1.00
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—Low1,59393.951,4968thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,27185.221,0834thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,09572.3779212
CowsLean 85-90%Average81852.524302thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1220242.44/cwt240.00–245.005332
Steers—Medium and Large 1270228.61/cwt225.00–232.506172
Steers—Medium and Large 2273213.17/cwt210.00–220.005823
Steers—Medium and Large 1318204.62/cwt200.00–207.006513
Steers—Medium and Large 2323196.22/cwt195.00–197.506342
Steers—Medium and Large 1363193.02/cwt192.00–195.007013
Steers—Medium and Large 3373165.98/cwt164.00–167.006193
Steers—Medium and Large 2468162.95/cwt160.00–166.007632
Steers—Medium and Large 3528125.97/cwt124.00–128.006652
Steers—Medium and Large 2663122.98/cwt118.00–128.008152
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1218198.79/cwt195.00–200.004334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2218180.96/cwt180.00–185.003945
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223172.42/cwt170.00–175.003842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273173.27/cwt172.50–174.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280182.59/cwt180.00–185.005112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3288164.83/cwt160.00–168.004755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317171.31/cwt170.00–174.005433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317165.22/cwt160.00–168.005243
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320152.42/cwt150.00–157.504883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373162.64/cwt160.00–164.006073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375153.55/cwt150.00–157.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375144.11/cwt140.00–148.005402
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423132.54/cwt130.00–135.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427152.95/cwt150.00–159.006533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465142.97/cwt140.00–146.006652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475142.61/cwt140.00–148.006773
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525113.96/cwt112.00–118.005983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526126.04/cwt120.00–128.006634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1643112.49/cwt110.00–115.007232
Heifers—Medium and Large 265490.99/cwt90.00–95.005955
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2219221.31/cwt220.00–225.004854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273209.49/cwt209.00–210.005722
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315185.08/cwt180.00–190.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373188.64/cwt186.00–190.007043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378193.98/cwt192.00–195.007333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423185.58/cwt183.00–191.007853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465167.47/cwt165.00–170.007792
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468145.05/cwt142.00–148.006792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515151.51/cwt150.00–153.007802
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528131.04/cwt128.00–134.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573141.97/cwt140.00–144.008132
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47081.50/cwt81.00–82.001,1982
Bulls——1,47394.54/cwt90.00–99.001,3934
Bulls——1,955105.21/cwt101.00–110.002,0572
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81852.52/cwt50.00–55.004302
Cows—Boner 80-85%94560.59/cwt58.00–63.005732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05869.56/cwt64.00–73.007364
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16978.17/cwt74.00–83.009146
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27185.22/cwt84.00–86.001,0834
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-279397.22/cwt92.00–101.007712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-287085.76/cwt81.00–90.007462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995108.35/cwt106.00–111.001,0782
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2810756.17/cwt700.00–800.006,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2920925.54/cwt875.00–975.008,5152
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,050.50/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0010,5052

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.