Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2022-02-14

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Feb 14
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
356 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 411▲ 88 vs year ago 268 · +32.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 139▲ 55 vs year ago 50 · +110.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 125▲ 30 vs year ago 40 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.62/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$148.62
87 head · 396 lb average
Value per head Derived
$589
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$3
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$22.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.30
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2349158.5855333
Medium and Large 1445150.0366725
Medium and Large 3409136.0655729
One grade step is worth $22.52/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale87 hd
148.62
—
FL average9 barns · 798 hd
157.92
−9.30
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—High1,58897.011,5406thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30888.791,1614thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,04972.2675810
CowsLean 85-90%Low86153.414604thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223248.71/cwt247.50–250.005552
Steers—Medium and Large 2225243.67/cwt242.50–245.005484
Steers—Medium and Large 3270215.19/cwt210.00–220.005814
Steers—Medium and Large 2275229.31/cwt228.00–230.006316
Steers—Medium and Large 1287241.74/cwt235.00–245.006943
Steers—Medium and Large 1322228.97/cwt224.00–230.007376
Steers—Medium and Large 2328219.51/cwt218.00–220.007204
Steers—Medium and Large 1372219.02/cwt217.00–220.008153
Steers—Medium and Large 1425190.48/cwt189.00–192.008102
Steers—Medium and Large 3425164.55/cwt160.00–169.006992
Steers—Medium and Large 1475170.54/cwt167.00–174.008102
Steers—Medium and Large 1587150.94/cwt149.00–155.008863
Steers—Medium and Large 1692145.32/cwt140.00–148.001,0063
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2236181.40/cwt180.00–187.504285
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270162.50/cwt160.00–165.004394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272172.62/cwt170.00–177.504706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320172.06/cwt170.00–176.005513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326162.86/cwt160.00–168.005318
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330152.40/cwt150.00–157.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371163.51/cwt160.00–168.006077
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376143.32/cwt140.00–149.005398
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380153.89/cwt150.00–158.005856
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421131.57/cwt130.00–136.005544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425142.53/cwt140.00–145.006064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436153.55/cwt150.00–159.006695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468134.54/cwt132.00–137.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472124.88/cwt120.00–128.005895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488142.65/cwt140.00–148.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525112.45/cwt110.00–117.505903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535133.62/cwt131.00–139.007153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578123.36/cwt119.00–128.007134
Heifers—Medium and Large 3583102.03/cwt100.00–104.005952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588112.51/cwt110.00–115.006622
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1173252.46/cwt250.00–255.004372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220242.45/cwt238.00–245.005336
Bulls—Medium and Large 3220223.48/cwt220.00–230.004923
Bulls—Medium and Large 3267201.63/cwt200.00–205.005383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1292239.36/cwt237.00–244.006993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315215.08/cwt210.00–220.006784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320228.73/cwt227.50–230.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378192.42/cwt190.00–195.007272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383200.43/cwt197.00–204.007684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420180.95/cwt179.00–183.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423191.46/cwt189.00–194.008102
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423160.51/cwt160.00–161.006792
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478154.49/cwt154.00–155.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479170.35/cwt168.00–174.008165
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525152.52/cwt150.00–155.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1537163.61/cwt162.00–167.008793
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36584.52/cwt84.00–85.001,1542
Bulls——1,63099.03/cwt98.00–100.001,6142
Bulls——1,768107.48/cwt103.00–112.001,9002
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86153.41/cwt50.00–57.004604
Cows—Boner 80-85%94561.10/cwt58.00–64.005772
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06369.80/cwt65.00–74.007424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08880.31/cwt75.00–84.008744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30888.79/cwt87.00–90.001,1614
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3948784.63/cwt750.00–825.007,4382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000901.50/cwt850.00–950.009,0152
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00088.43/cwt86.00–91.008842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,06570.10/cwt68.00–72.007472

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.