Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2022-06-20

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jun 20
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
177 head
▼ 158 vs last sale 335▼ 2 vs year ago 179 · −1.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 48▲ 50 vs year ago 42 · +119.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 42▼ 2 vs year ago 38 · −5.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, 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 $148.44/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$148.44
50 head · 403 lb average
Value per head Derived
$599
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.32
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1430152.9565723
Medium and Large 2393149.6458810thin
Medium and Large 3374141.6353017thin
One grade step is worth $11.32/cwt here — about $127 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 sale50 hd
148.44
—
FL average9 barns · 601 hd
147.12
+1.32
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—Average2,198101.562,2322thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,25294.031,1775thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12376.0685411
CowsLean 85-90%Low78555.894394thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,078$1,1392thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,113$9242thin

Every lot

37 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 3378172.47/cwt171.00–174.006522
Steers—Medium and Large 2430175.77/cwt174.00–177.507562
Steers—Medium and Large 1465171.48/cwt170.00–173.007972
Steers—Medium and Large 2470167.52/cwt166.00–169.007872
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273161.28/cwt160.00–165.004404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331173.08/cwt170.00–177.505735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334162.92/cwt160.00–167.505445
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373142.55/cwt140.00–145.005326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375163.80/cwt160.00–167.506146
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415142.47/cwt140.00–145.005912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419132.03/cwt130.00–135.005535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1438150.74/cwt150.00–153.006604
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468123.56/cwt120.00–127.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472143.15/cwt140.00–149.006763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477132.30/cwt130.00–137.006313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530133.53/cwt130.00–137.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583123.39/cwt118.00–126.007193
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1218230.17/cwt225.00–235.005022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2218212.41/cwt210.00–215.004632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273212.57/cwt210.00–215.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425163.07/cwt160.00–166.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428174.07/cwt170.00–178.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467151.71/cwt150.00–155.007083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468171.02/cwt170.00–172.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470163.06/cwt160.00–166.007662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528156.64/cwt150.00–158.008276
Bulls—Medium and Large 1653142.01/cwt140.00–144.009272
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,198101.56/cwt99.00–104.002,2322
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77552.47/cwt50.00–55.004072
Cows—Lean 85-90%79559.30/cwt57.00–62.004712
Cows—Boner 80-85%95363.84/cwt60.00–68.006082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09073.57/cwt70.00–77.008024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21882.93/cwt79.00–89.001,0105
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25294.03/cwt89.00–99.001,1775
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,139.33/head1,100.00–1,175.001,1392
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,113924.27/head900.00–950.009242
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22384.88/cwt83.00–88.001,0382

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.