Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2022-02-28

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Feb 28
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
251 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 345▲ 50 vs year ago 201 · +24.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
169 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 179▲ 139 vs year ago 30 · +463.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 67▲ 89 vs year ago 38 · +234.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $204.36/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$204.36
41 head · 346 lb average
Value per head Derived
$706
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$259
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$15.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+28.33
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3266212.6856612thin
Medium and Large 2354203.0171918thin
Medium and Large 1418197.5082511thin
One grade step is worth $15.19/cwt here — about −$259 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 sale41 hd
204.36
—
FL average9 barns · 398 hd
176.04
+28.33
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—Low1,42693.321,3314thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17473.3286116
CowsLean 85-90%Average78548.503814thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3228231.18/cwt230.00–232.505272
Steers—Medium and Large 1268243.64/cwt240.00–247.506532
Steers—Medium and Large 2273231.59/cwt230.00–235.006323
Steers—Medium and Large 2320224.11/cwt222.50–225.007173
Steers—Medium and Large 3322201.74/cwt195.00–205.006503
Steers—Medium and Large 3373188.90/cwt186.00–192.007052
Steers—Medium and Large 2535147.52/cwt145.00–150.007892
Steers—Medium and Large 1583153.03/cwt150.00–159.008923
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3266161.61/cwt160.00–166.004304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273172.38/cwt170.00–177.504713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365164.05/cwt160.00–168.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375155.97/cwt154.00–158.005852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418154.95/cwt152.00–158.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467122.74/cwt120.00–128.005733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475141.36/cwt140.00–144.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478131.72/cwt130.00–137.006304
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515111.26/cwt110.00–112.505734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520123.38/cwt121.00–128.006423
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2228243.63/cwt240.00–247.505552
Bulls—Medium and Large 3228227.58/cwt220.00–230.005194
Bulls—Medium and Large 3274209.10/cwt205.00–210.005736
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278221.89/cwt220.00–222.506174
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320193.63/cwt190.00–197.506202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323210.81/cwt210.00–215.006816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330221.94/cwt220.00–226.007326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420192.93/cwt190.00–196.008102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428182.88/cwt180.00–186.007834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580141.51/cwt140.00–143.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1592151.65/cwt145.00–155.008983
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,42693.32/cwt92.00–96.001,3314
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74544.29/cwt40.00–49.003302
Cows—Lean 85-90%82552.70/cwt50.00–55.004352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06561.70/cwt57.00–66.006574
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18572.30/cwt68.00–76.008576
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23582.08/cwt78.00–88.001,0146
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2910899.45/cwt875.00–925.008,1852
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-274890.17/cwt86.00–94.006742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-288873.60/cwt70.00–76.006542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00080.10/cwt79.00–82.008012

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.