Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2022-10-17

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Oct 17
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
650 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 584▲ 56 vs year ago 594 · +9.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 83▲ 94 vs year ago 80 · +117.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 68▲ 26 vs year ago 72 · +36.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers slightly lower, feeder bulls slightly lower, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.79/cwt on 98 head.
Average price
$135.79
98 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$616
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$3.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.51
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1496138.0268522
Medium and Large 2461136.4662929
Medium and Large 3429134.3357747
One grade step is worth $3.69/cwt here — about $108 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 sale98 hd
135.79
—
FL average9 barns · 924 hd
136.30
−0.51
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—Low1,64494.251,5506thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16565.0775816
CowsLean 85-90%Average92846.754348thin

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)1,060$7772thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3328190.82/cwt190.00–196.006267
Steers—Medium and Large 3368170.11/cwt167.50–175.006263
Steers—Medium and Large 3481151.22/cwt150.00–155.007274
Steers—Medium and Large 3568131.69/cwt127.50–136.007482
Steers—Medium and Large 1582153.92/cwt147.50–157.008963
Steers—Medium and Large 3654124.59/cwt122.50–125.008156
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2173210.07/cwt205.00–215.003632
Heifers—Medium and Large 3226172.92/cwt170.00–175.003915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265163.27/cwt160.00–165.004336
Heifers—Medium and Large 3317151.64/cwt150.00–158.004815
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367145.40/cwt140.00–147.505347
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381151.44/cwt150.00–157.505775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420152.60/cwt150.00–158.006413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423132.60/cwt130.00–137.505616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428143.82/cwt140.00–147.506164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472132.11/cwt130.00–137.506247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474143.05/cwt142.50–147.506789
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475122.47/cwt120.00–125.005824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517131.02/cwt130.00–136.006776
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517121.02/cwt120.00–125.006265
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530114.04/cwt110.00–118.006042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571126.28/cwt121.00–128.007214
Heifers—Medium and Large 3571101.84/cwt100.00–107.505824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585112.48/cwt110.00–115.006586
Heifers—Medium and Large 369196.56/cwt90.00–97.506678
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225232.61/cwt230.00–235.005232
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268203.03/cwt200.00–206.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 3322188.61/cwt186.00–190.006073
Bulls—Medium and Large 2329199.41/cwt197.50–200.006564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371182.36/cwt180.00–186.006775
Bulls—Medium and Large 3377169.01/cwt167.50–172.006373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378191.70/cwt190.00–195.007253
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425163.37/cwt160.00–165.006946
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468172.54/cwt170.00–175.008072
Bulls—Medium and Large 3469154.46/cwt150.00–157.507245
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482164.51/cwt162.50–165.007935
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523152.54/cwt150.00–155.007982
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528140.81/cwt137.50–142.507433
Bulls—Medium and Large 3567128.77/cwt127.50–135.007306
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573133.28/cwt130.00–135.007643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3691121.26/cwt120.00–127.508386
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57092.34/cwt89.00–94.001,4504
Bulls——1,79398.06/cwt96.00–100.001,7582
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79353.80/cwt50.00–57.004272
Cows—Lean 85-90%97344.40/cwt40.00–49.004326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07954.01/cwt50.00–59.005834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18373.33/cwt70.00–77.008676
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20564.18/cwt60.00–68.007736
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,060776.77/head750.00–800.007772
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2705101.06/cwt100.00–102.007122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-284084.83/cwt81.00–90.007132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07375.64/cwt72.00–80.008122

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.