Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2022-05-23

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, May 23
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
154 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 217▼ 111 vs year ago 265 · −41.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 39▲ 9 vs year ago 76 · +11.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 43▼ 11 vs year ago 55 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. 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 $140.99/cwt on 29 head.
Average price
$140.99
29 head · 433 lb average
Value per head Derived
$610
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$61
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$6.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.94
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1467144.4767511thin
Medium and Large 3395139.3755012thin
Medium and Large 2445137.876136thin
One grade step is worth $6.61/cwt here — about $61 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 sale29 hd
140.99
—
FL average9 barns · 587 hd
146.93
−5.94
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—Average1,67599.991,6752thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15572.6883914
CowsLean 85-90%Average89752.004664thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1228234.62/cwt230.00–240.005352
Steers—Medium and Large 3423163.56/cwt160.00–167.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 1473170.96/cwt165.00–174.008093
Steers—Medium and Large 1643144.99/cwt142.00–148.009322
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1215194.88/cwt190.00–200.004192
Heifers—Medium and Large 3268166.04/cwt165.00–167.504455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370152.43/cwt150.00–157.505643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423154.28/cwt152.50–156.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428132.42/cwt130.00–137.505673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517133.01/cwt131.00–134.006883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520123.30/cwt120.00–125.006413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528111.23/cwt110.00–115.005874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578122.96/cwt120.00–126.007114
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223227.42/cwt225.00–230.005072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270202.41/cwt200.00–205.005472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1277216.69/cwt215.00–217.506003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372191.64/cwt190.00–195.007133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423173.05/cwt170.00–176.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533159.52/cwt158.00–161.008502
Bulls—Medium and Large 3662119.16/cwt117.50–120.007893
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,67599.99/cwt99.00–101.001,6752
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86355.97/cwt55.00–57.004832
Cows—Lean 85-90%93048.02/cwt46.00–50.004472
Cows—Boner 80-85%94559.42/cwt57.00–62.005622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18470.16/cwt66.00–74.008316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19579.62/cwt75.00–84.009516
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,253973.30/cwt925.00–1,025.0012,1952
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,37370.56/cwt68.00–73.009692

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.