Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2022-09-19

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Sep 19
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
543 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 474▲ 136 vs year ago 407 · +33.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 230▲ 22 vs year ago 112 · +19.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 75▲ 5 vs year ago 51 · +9.8%
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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 slightly lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $170.71/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$170.71
61 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$791
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$45
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$13.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.91
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2443175.8778021
Medium and Large 1500175.0087518thin
Medium and Large 3453162.2873522
One grade step is worth $13.59/cwt here — about $45 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 sale61 hd
170.71
—
FL average9 barns · 887 hd
171.63
−0.91
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—Low1,30088.541,1512thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19476.8491814

Every lot

51 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1318216.22/cwt212.50–220.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 2318200.87/cwt200.00–205.006396
Steers—Medium and Large 3325191.72/cwt190.00–195.006233
Steers—Medium and Large 1370196.62/cwt195.00–200.007273
Steers—Medium and Large 2371190.68/cwt185.00–192.507074
Steers—Medium and Large 3373178.78/cwt177.50–182.506674
Steers—Medium and Large 1428187.71/cwt185.00–193.008033
Steers—Medium and Large 2470170.11/cwt167.50–175.008003
Steers—Medium and Large 3476162.79/cwt160.00–170.007757
Steers—Medium and Large 1518171.30/cwt167.50–175.008872
Steers—Medium and Large 3520142.55/cwt140.00–145.007418
Steers—Medium and Large 2522156.68/cwt155.00–157.508183
Steers—Medium and Large 1571158.98/cwt157.50–160.009085
Steers—Medium and Large 2588149.01/cwt145.00–150.008765
Steers—Medium and Large 1692142.34/cwt140.00–147.009853
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1188232.47/cwt230.00–235.004372
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275168.39/cwt165.00–170.004633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320180.95/cwt178.00–184.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328159.45/cwt156.00–160.005237
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333165.91/cwt162.00–170.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368159.51/cwt157.50–160.005875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1387171.72/cwt165.00–175.006653
Heifers—Medium and Large 3388147.52/cwt145.00–150.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437159.48/cwt158.00–162.506973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464138.04/cwt135.00–140.006415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468129.91/cwt125.00–132.506086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483151.23/cwt147.50–152.507304
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513117.51/cwt115.00–120.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514130.58/cwt125.00–132.506718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534139.40/cwt137.50–140.007444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570128.27/cwt125.00–135.007313
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278213.69/cwt212.50–215.005942
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280201.77/cwt200.00–207.505654
Bulls—Medium and Large 3322191.63/cwt190.00–195.006173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323201.22/cwt200.00–202.506502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368196.61/cwt190.00–200.007243
Bulls—Medium and Large 3371178.79/cwt175.00–180.006634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2382189.03/cwt185.00–190.007225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423187.46/cwt185.00–190.007932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425178.66/cwt175.00–182.507592
Bulls—Medium and Large 3431169.73/cwt165.00–172.507328
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468171.35/cwt170.00–174.008023
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476158.67/cwt155.00–160.0075511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565133.78/cwt130.00–137.507566
Bulls—Medium and Large 1693141.99/cwt140.00–144.009842
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,30088.54/cwt86.00–91.001,1512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%94864.37/cwt60.00–69.006102
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20375.33/cwt70.00–79.009066
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26882.51/cwt80.00–87.001,0466
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297881.17/cwt77.00–85.007942
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00593.75/cwt89.00–99.009422

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.