Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2022-04-04

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Apr 4
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
154 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 183▼ 10 vs year ago 164 · −6.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 73▲ 52 vs year ago 30 · +173.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 37▲ 11 vs year ago 27 · +40.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, and feeder bulls no trend, feeder heifers no trend. 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 $124.13/cwt on 17 head.
Average price
$124.13
17 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$36
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$47.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−32.82
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1425152.326473thin
Medium and Large 2492131.476477thin
Medium and Large 3584104.706117thin
One grade step is worth $47.62/cwt here — about $36 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 sale17 hd
124.13
—
FL average9 barns · 605 hd
156.95
−32.82
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—Average1,858106.431,9774thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12873.6183014
CowsLean 85-90%Low79050.724014thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3372181.02/cwt180.00–185.006735
Steers—Medium and Large 2420187.05/cwt185.00–189.007862
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378154.08/cwt150.00–158.005824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425152.32/cwt151.00–153.006473
Heifers—Medium and Large 3517112.63/cwt110.00–118.005823
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585103.51/cwt102.00–105.006062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645101.33/cwt100.00–102.006543
Heifers—Medium and Large 368393.99/cwt90.00–98.006422
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328194.73/cwt192.00–197.506392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370198.05/cwt194.00–200.007333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475165.45/cwt161.00–170.007862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2643123.48/cwt119.00–128.007942
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,858106.43/cwt101.00–110.001,9774
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75556.38/cwt54.00–59.004262
Cows—Lean 85-90%82545.06/cwt40.00–50.003722
Cows—Boner 80-85%98564.55/cwt60.00–69.006364
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10581.24/cwt80.00–84.008984
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23874.56/cwt70.00–79.009236
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,075848.95/cwt825.00–875.009,1262
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-276882.67/cwt80.00–85.006352

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.