Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2022-04-25

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Apr 25
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
279 head
▲ 210 vs last sale 69▲ 77 vs year ago 202 · +38.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 33▲ 4 vs year ago 33 · +12.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 34▲ 6 vs year ago 54 · +11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to next week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers and feeder bulls slightly lower, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.55/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$137.55
38 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$622
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$37
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.63
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2411146.796038thin
Medium and Large 1486143.1769514thin
Medium and Large 3443128.0156716thin
One grade step is worth $18.78/cwt here — about $37 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 sale38 hd
137.55
—
FL average9 barns · 610 hd
149.18
−11.63
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,04669.577288thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low84853.544542thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1467169.71/cwt164.00–172.507933
Steers—Medium and Large 1535161.30/cwt158.00–163.008633
Steers—Medium and Large 3574123.73/cwt120.00–125.007104
Steers—Medium and Large 3633116.25/cwt115.00–117.507362
Steers—Medium and Large 2693124.50/cwt124.00–125.008632
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333162.72/cwt160.00–168.005423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370160.99/cwt160.00–162.005962
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374142.06/cwt140.00–148.005314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420147.37/cwt146.00–150.006193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429152.77/cwt152.00–155.006554
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430131.14/cwt130.00–136.005645
Heifers—Medium and Large 3464121.79/cwt120.00–127.005654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478144.92/cwt140.00–150.006934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515122.02/cwt120.00–124.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523133.84/cwt130.00–137.507002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528112.36/cwt110.00–117.005933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1693112.01/cwt110.00–114.007762
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318194.39/cwt190.00–199.006184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373192.90/cwt190.00–196.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 3414161.21/cwt160.00–168.006677
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423183.27/cwt182.50–184.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423172.95/cwt170.00–176.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473166.57/cwt162.00–171.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475142.53/cwt140.00–145.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525153.49/cwt152.00–155.008062
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565125.27/cwt122.50–128.007082
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84853.54/cwt52.00–55.004542
Cows—Boner 80-85%96061.58/cwt60.00–63.005912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01578.68/cwt76.00–81.007992
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10469.01/cwt66.00–72.007624
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-393366.51/cwt63.00–70.006212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-295376.49/cwt74.00–80.007292

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.