Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2022-10-10

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Oct 10
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
584 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 514▼ 1 vs year ago 585 · −0.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 137▼ 13 vs year ago 96 · −13.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 50▼ 55 vs year ago 123 · −44.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers slightly lower, feeder bulls slightly lower, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.42/cwt on 105 head.
Average price
$144.42
105 head · 415 lb average
Value per head Derived
$600
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.17
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1388166.1564521
Medium and Large 2427145.8462230
Medium and Large 3420135.1956754
One grade step is worth $30.96/cwt here — about $77 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 sale105 hd
144.42
—
FL average9 barns · 986 hd
138.25
+6.17
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—Average1,58490.301,4318thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23069.2785212
CowsLean 85-90%Average96054.735252thin

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 PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$7892thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3315192.50/cwt190.00–195.006062
Steers—Medium and Large 2375184.28/cwt182.50–188.006913
Steers—Medium and Large 1420183.95/cwt180.00–188.007732
Steers—Medium and Large 3423163.68/cwt160.00–167.506924
Steers—Medium and Large 2428172.54/cwt170.00–175.007382
Steers—Medium and Large 3480153.71/cwt150.00–157.507382
Steers—Medium and Large 3530141.89/cwt140.00–142.507524
Steers—Medium and Large 2570143.53/cwt140.00–147.008182
Steers—Medium and Large 3570132.46/cwt130.00–137.507553
Steers—Medium and Large 1580153.30/cwt150.00–155.008893
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1163257.46/cwt255.00–260.004202
Heifers—Medium and Large 3173196.73/cwt190.00–200.003403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2183242.53/cwt240.00–245.004442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1208196.56/cwt190.00–200.004093
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220171.34/cwt170.00–175.003774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2233183.87/cwt180.00–187.504282
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273162.56/cwt160.00–167.504443
Heifers—Medium and Large 3317151.54/cwt150.00–159.004806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330172.46/cwt170.00–175.005692
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368143.67/cwt140.00–147.5052912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373151.28/cwt150.00–155.005644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375165.10/cwt162.50–167.506192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420155.56/cwt150.00–157.506534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420142.56/cwt140.00–145.0059912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421132.96/cwt130.00–137.505605
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470123.71/cwt120.00–127.505814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475133.79/cwt130.00–137.506362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478143.77/cwt140.00–145.006874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520133.02/cwt131.00–135.006922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527113.22/cwt110.00–118.005975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532121.65/cwt120.00–125.006473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577114.78/cwt110.00–116.006625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578123.01/cwt120.00–126.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3579102.89/cwt100.00–105.005967
Heifers—Medium and Large 369191.51/cwt90.00–97.506325
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1218242.47/cwt240.00–245.005292
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268202.57/cwt200.00–205.005434
Bulls—Medium and Large 3313193.78/cwt187.50–195.006076
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320203.28/cwt200.00–205.006503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368181.22/cwt180.00–185.006674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370192.53/cwt190.00–195.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375172.57/cwt170.00–175.006472
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418163.82/cwt160.00–167.506852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425172.56/cwt170.00–175.007334
Bulls—Medium and Large 3469150.64/cwt150.00–152.507074
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520141.70/cwt140.00–145.007376
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563141.87/cwt140.00–142.507994
Bulls—Medium and Large 3564130.99/cwt130.00–135.007395
Bulls—Medium and Large 3633121.66/cwt120.00–125.007703
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58388.57/cwt82.00–91.001,4026
Bulls——1,58895.49/cwt95.00–96.001,5162
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96054.73/cwt50.00–59.005252
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00063.76/cwt60.00–68.006382
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22873.22/cwt70.00–77.008996
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34966.10/cwt60.00–69.008924
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,00571.16/cwt69.00–73.007152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19879.33/cwt78.00–81.009502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,030788.65/head775.00–800.007892

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.