Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2022-07-18

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jul 18
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
463 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 413▲ 60 vs year ago 403 · +14.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 80▲ 12 vs year ago 70 · +17.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 74▼ 20 vs year ago 65 · −30.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady to 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to slightly lower. 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 $132.79/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$132.79
92 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$634
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$153
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$2.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.99
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3432133.9857940
Medium and Large 2480132.0963430
Medium and Large 1556131.5973222
One grade step is worth $2.39/cwt here — about −$153 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 sale92 hd
132.79
—
FL average9 barns · 961 hd
142.78
−9.99
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—Average1,445103.581,4972thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13974.1184414
CowsLean 85-90%Low83552.064352thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2388184.68/cwt182.00–186.007173
Steers—Medium and Large 1425182.56/cwt180.00–185.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 2428172.69/cwt171.00–176.007393
Steers—Medium and Large 1465172.02/cwt170.00–174.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 2481167.05/cwt161.00–169.008044
Steers—Medium and Large 3482151.64/cwt150.00–155.007313
Steers—Medium and Large 2527150.30/cwt148.00–155.007923
Steers—Medium and Large 3530142.97/cwt140.00–146.007584
Steers—Medium and Large 1533161.96/cwt159.00–165.008636
Steers—Medium and Large 1583154.27/cwt153.00–158.008994
Steers—Medium and Large 1662141.68/cwt140.00–145.009383
Steers—Medium and Large 3693124.48/cwt120.00–129.008632
Steers—Medium and Large 2694131.49/cwt130.00–136.009134
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3267161.05/cwt160.00–163.004303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320162.58/cwt160.00–167.505203
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327155.05/cwt150.00–157.505073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328172.56/cwt170.00–175.005662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378150.85/cwt150.00–152.505703
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383144.41/cwt140.00–149.0055310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422134.83/cwt130.00–139.0056911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429144.74/cwt142.00–149.006215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468131.55/cwt130.00–139.006166
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473125.07/cwt120.00–127.505926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474146.70/cwt140.00–149.006954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524122.22/cwt120.00–128.006407
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528132.95/cwt131.00–137.007023
Heifers—Medium and Large 3531116.80/cwt110.00–119.006204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573114.44/cwt110.00–119.006564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583123.42/cwt120.00–127.007208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1687115.38/cwt110.00–119.007935
Heifers—Medium and Large 269397.99/cwt96.00–100.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 369388.67/cwt86.00–90.006143
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318182.34/cwt180.00–188.005807
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328192.92/cwt191.00–195.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370183.78/cwt182.00–187.506803
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378171.57/cwt170.00–178.006495
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418171.41/cwt171.00–173.007165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423182.95/cwt180.00–186.007742
Bulls—Medium and Large 3424162.05/cwt160.00–168.006874
Bulls—Medium and Large 3466153.33/cwt150.00–159.007158
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470164.70/cwt163.00–168.007743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517149.30/cwt147.00–154.007723
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520144.49/cwt143.00–146.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533155.99/cwt155.00–157.008316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575147.46/cwt143.00–152.008484
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580135.02/cwt133.00–137.007832
Bulls—Medium and Large 3673121.48/cwt121.00–122.008182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2682134.19/cwt130.00–137.009155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1683141.00/cwt140.00–143.009633
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,445103.58/cwt100.00–107.001,4972
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83552.06/cwt50.00–54.004352
Cows—Boner 80-85%97062.25/cwt58.00–66.006042
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14679.98/cwt78.00–84.009176
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18872.19/cwt67.00–77.008586
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13873.45/cwt68.00–78.008362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18385.83/cwt84.00–88.001,0152

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.