Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2022-05-02

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, May 2
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
289 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 279▲ 36 vs year ago 253 · +14.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 37▲ 40 vs year ago 39 · +102.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 60▲ 39 vs year ago 58 · +67.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 6.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.37/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$143.37
48 head · 401 lb average
Value per head Derived
$575
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$8.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.43
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2393148.4658417thin
Medium and Large 1480142.166837thin
Medium and Large 3383140.1353724
One grade step is worth $8.33/cwt here — about $47 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 sale48 hd
143.37
—
FL average9 barns · 680 hd
150.81
−7.43
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—Low1,29595.051,2312thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14770.6581014

Every lot

38 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 2373186.02/cwt185.00–188.006943
Steers—Medium and Large 3428174.58/cwt170.00–179.007472
Steers—Medium and Large 2475159.77/cwt157.50–162.007592
Steers—Medium and Large 1541161.46/cwt157.50–167.508735
Steers—Medium and Large 3692114.59/cwt111.00–117.007935
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3277161.03/cwt160.00–165.004465
Heifers—Medium and Large 3314151.29/cwt150.00–155.004754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323162.56/cwt160.00–165.005254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375152.47/cwt150.00–155.005724
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376141.89/cwt140.00–147.505344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421142.66/cwt140.00–149.006017
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423133.68/cwt130.00–137.505656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428151.53/cwt150.00–153.006492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475132.53/cwt130.00–135.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475122.45/cwt120.00–125.005822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477141.71/cwt140.00–145.006763
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520112.72/cwt110.00–118.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1538133.45/cwt130.00–137.007182
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273197.57/cwt195.00–200.005392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2317191.63/cwt190.00–195.006073
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330184.36/cwt180.00–189.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 3367171.64/cwt170.00–175.006303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380191.03/cwt190.00–192.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381182.18/cwt180.00–189.006944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425173.37/cwt170.00–175.007373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430183.29/cwt180.00–185.007883
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465142.47/cwt140.00–145.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1538160.98/cwt160.00–163.008663
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570123.36/cwt120.00–125.007033
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,29595.05/cwt93.00–97.001,2312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06462.57/cwt60.00–65.006664
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09368.89/cwt67.00–74.007534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23877.22/cwt75.00–79.009566
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2935804.55/cwt750.00–850.007,5232
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2980689.41/cwt650.00–725.006,7562
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2733113.07/cwt110.00–116.008292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2758103.88/cwt100.00–108.007872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-285082.54/cwt80.00–86.007022

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.