Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2022-09-12

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Sep 12
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
474 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 382▼ 473 vs year ago 947 · −49.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
230 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 111▲ 74 vs year ago 156 · +47.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 78▲ 20 vs year ago 55 · +36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: This market was closed last week for Labor Day holiday, no trends recorded.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.53/cwt on 51 head.
Average price
$159.53
51 head · 389 lb average
Value per head Derived
$621
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$17
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.74
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1385165.8463829
Medium and Large 3299161.384834thin
Medium and Large 2417148.9662118thin
One grade step is worth $16.88/cwt here — about $17 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 sale51 hd
159.53
—
FL average9 barns · 909 hd
153.79
+5.74
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—Low1,36390.091,2286thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14977.8389412

Every lot

48 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1265232.45/cwt230.00–235.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 3320194.95/cwt192.00–198.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 1323215.12/cwt210.00–220.006954
Steers—Medium and Large 2365189.08/cwt182.50–192.506903
Steers—Medium and Large 1380197.02/cwt196.50–197.507492
Steers—Medium and Large 2430187.95/cwt184.00–190.008083
Steers—Medium and Large 1435194.70/cwt192.00–196.008473
Steers—Medium and Large 1473185.04/cwt182.00–191.008753
Steers—Medium and Large 1528169.48/cwt168.00–171.008952
Steers—Medium and Large 1588163.74/cwt157.00–167.009633
Steers—Medium and Large 1683144.50/cwt144.00–145.009872
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1187206.70/cwt205.00–210.003873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223193.13/cwt190.00–200.004313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273172.61/cwt170.00–175.004714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275165.69/cwt162.50–169.004562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278183.72/cwt182.50–185.005112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319177.93/cwt172.00–180.005684
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323157.07/cwt154.00–160.005072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333164.21/cwt162.50–166.005472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363158.30/cwt155.00–160.005753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377164.62/cwt162.00–170.006213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422156.06/cwt154.00–160.006593
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433148.38/cwt145.00–150.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471151.29/cwt146.00–153.007134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478140.21/cwt138.00–142.506702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532140.87/cwt136.00–144.007495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540123.49/cwt122.00–125.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578129.56/cwt125.00–134.007492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663107.49/cwt105.00–110.007132
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2283211.28/cwt210.00–212.505982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1292221.95/cwt220.00–226.006486
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318202.55/cwt200.00–207.506443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325213.23/cwt210.00–215.006933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370191.30/cwt190.00–194.007083
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370181.30/cwt180.00–184.006713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380196.62/cwt195.00–200.007473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425187.53/cwt185.00–190.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470177.39/cwt172.00–180.008343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480164.01/cwt163.00–165.007872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530154.04/cwt150.00–158.008162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1534160.77/cwt160.00–163.008594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577157.27/cwt152.00–160.009073
Bulls—Medium and Large 3579131.78/cwt130.00–137.007634
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,36390.09/cwt88.00–92.001,2286
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%94063.89/cwt60.00–68.006012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12974.80/cwt70.00–79.008444
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23184.49/cwt80.00–89.001,0406
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19089.26/cwt86.00–92.001,0622

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.