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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Apr 18

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Apr 11Apr 18Apr 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 174 vs last sale 243▼ 72 vs year ago 141 · −51.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 47▲ 1 vs year ago 32 · +3.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 59▲ 8 vs year ago 26 · +30.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls slightly higher. Feeder steers, feeder bulls no trend, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.87/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$148.87

13 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$45.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	389	162.76	634	9thin
Medium and Large 3	493	117.63	579	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.13/cwt here — about $55 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 sale13 hd

148.87

—

FL average9 barns · 548 hd

151.54

−2.67

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,803	99.76	1,799	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,070	70.17	750	10

Every lot

13 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	172.91/cwt	170.00–176.00	571	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	163.95/cwt	160.00–168.00	598	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	158.22/cwt	155.00–159.00	669	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	121.26/cwt	120.00–122.50	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	593	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	315	193.87/cwt	190.00–197.50	611	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,803	99.76/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,799	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	920	58.49/cwt	57.00–60.00	538	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,086	77.12/cwt	74.00–80.00	838	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	69.05/cwt	68.00–70.00	779	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	94.19/cwt	90.00–100.00	742	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	61.89/cwt	60.00–64.00	594	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	873	580.66/cwt	550.00–600.00	5,069	2

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Mon Apr 18, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 243Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 47Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 59Year ago 26

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls slightly higher. Feeder steers, feeder bulls no trend, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	170.00–176.00	172.91
2	—	365	160.00–168.00	163.95
5	—	423	155.00–159.00	158.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	120.00–122.50	121.26
2	—	520	113.00–115.00	113.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	190.00–197.50	193.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	60.00–64.00	61.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	788	90.00–100.00	94.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	873	550.00–600.00	580.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,803	98.00–104.00	99.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,128	68.00–70.00	69.05
4	—	1,086	74.00–80.00	77.12
2	—	920	57.00–60.00	58.49

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.