Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2022-03-28

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Mar 28
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
183 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 263▼ 139 vs year ago 322 · −43.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 102▲ 25 vs year ago 48 · +52.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 74▼ 12 vs year ago 49 · −24.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows no trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.31/cwt on 29 head.
Average price
$130.31
29 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$624
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.24
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1450146.016576thin
Medium and Large 2422145.4461310thin
Medium and Large 3536111.4259713thin
One grade step is worth $34.59/cwt here — about $59 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 sale29 hd
130.31
—
FL average9 barns · 543 hd
152.55
−22.24
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—Low1,583102.051,6166thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40593.491,3142thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12776.4986212
CowsLean 85-90%Average84557.404852thin

Every lot

28 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 · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313155.02/cwt152.50–157.504852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320161.38/cwt160.00–164.005163
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374153.25/cwt150.00–158.005735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413151.53/cwt150.00–156.006264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523134.97/cwt134.00–136.007062
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526110.97/cwt110.00–115.005845
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575102.02/cwt100.00–104.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 364194.88/cwt94.00–97.506084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2693101.99/cwt100.00–104.007072
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320191.21/cwt190.00–192.506122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423183.56/cwt180.00–187.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2458158.31/cwt155.00–160.007253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467167.31/cwt166.00–170.007813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518138.99/cwt138.00–140.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523145.18/cwt142.50–148.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530158.06/cwt155.00–160.008385
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585135.54/cwt131.00–140.007934
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585123.78/cwt120.00–127.507242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1643137.01/cwt134.00–140.008812
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,540110.03/cwt108.00–112.001,6942
Bulls——1,56593.06/cwt91.00–95.001,4562
Bulls——1,645103.06/cwt100.00–106.001,6952
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84557.40/cwt55.00–60.004852
Cows—Boner 80-85%92374.05/cwt70.00–78.006832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05863.98/cwt60.00–69.006774
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24085.65/cwt82.00–90.001,0626
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40593.49/cwt92.00–95.001,3142
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,038.34/cwt1,000.00–1,075.0010,4662

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.