Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2022-05-16

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, May 16
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
217 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 283▼ 77 vs year ago 294 · −26.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 35▼ 3 vs year ago 42 · −7.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 29▼ 7 vs year ago 50 · −14.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $178.11/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$178.11
52 head · 410 lb average
Value per head Derived
$731
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$69
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.92
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1402187.6575528
Medium and Large 2413174.7272210thin
Medium and Large 3424161.4668514thin
One grade step is worth $26.20/cwt here — about $69 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 sale52 hd
178.11
—
FL average9 barns · 391 hd
160.19
+17.92
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—Low1,31893.481,2322thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08973.2479710
CowsLean 85-90%Low80047.693822thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2375185.48/cwt184.00–187.006962
Steers—Medium and Large 1383194.57/cwt191.00–198.007454
Steers—Medium and Large 1418186.68/cwt184.00–188.007803
Steers—Medium and Large 1480175.94/cwt173.00–179.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1520162.96/cwt161.00–165.008472
Steers—Medium and Large 1570140.98/cwt140.00–142.008042
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270162.59/cwt160.00–165.004392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320162.75/cwt160.00–168.005213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323154.87/cwt150.00–157.505003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373162.54/cwt160.00–167.506063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377154.04/cwt150.00–156.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425144.47/cwt142.00–147.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426151.41/cwt151.00–152.006455
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463120.86/cwt120.00–122.505603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470145.46/cwt142.00–149.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525111.94/cwt110.00–115.005885
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1173234.93/cwt230.00–240.004062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220228.18/cwt225.00–230.005023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310202.54/cwt200.00–205.006284
Bulls—Medium and Large 3324184.58/cwt180.00–187.505985
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328195.35/cwt192.50–198.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373171.21/cwt170.00–172.506392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375194.73/cwt190.00–197.007303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375186.90/cwt185.00–187.507014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423170.51/cwt170.00–171.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434187.19/cwt186.00–188.008125
Bulls—Medium and Large 3462151.02/cwt150.00–155.006985
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480171.03/cwt168.00–174.008216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525158.13/cwt156.00–162.508303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565133.96/cwt130.00–138.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1633134.51/cwt132.00–137.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3633119.99/cwt117.50–122.507602
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,31893.48/cwt93.00–94.001,2322
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80047.69/cwt45.00–50.003822
Cows—Boner 80-85%92558.55/cwt54.00–63.005422
Cows—Boner 80-85%95571.93/cwt70.00–74.006872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18878.58/cwt75.00–85.009346
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-393366.43/cwt63.00–72.006202

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.