Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2022-11-14

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Nov 14
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
396 head
▼ 293 vs last sale 689▲ 119 vs year ago 277 · +43.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 82▲ 33 vs year ago 79 · +41.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 39▼ 34 vs year ago 73 · −46.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.75/cwt on 111 head.
Average price
$152.75
111 head · 407 lb average
Value per head Derived
$621
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$3.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.45
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1448154.6169240
Medium and Large 3336152.5051227
Medium and Large 2413151.2362444
One grade step is worth $3.39/cwt here — about $68 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 sale111 hd
152.75
—
FL average9 barns · 793 hd
144.31
+8.45
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—Average1,59893.211,4896thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16566.1977114
CowsLean 85-90%Average81248.113904thin

Every lot

61 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 3275204.82/cwt200.00–210.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 1280230.09/cwt225.00–235.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 2282217.44/cwt215.00–222.506133
Steers—Medium and Large 2317201.54/cwt200.00–207.506395
Steers—Medium and Large 3318193.66/cwt190.00–197.506162
Steers—Medium and Large 1323212.56/cwt210.00–215.006876
Steers—Medium and Large 2375182.47/cwt180.00–185.006846
Steers—Medium and Large 1379191.93/cwt190.00–200.007275
Steers—Medium and Large 2420175.79/cwt172.50–177.507383
Steers—Medium and Large 1422181.72/cwt180.00–185.007673
Steers—Medium and Large 1465173.48/cwt172.00–175.008074
Steers—Medium and Large 2477162.41/cwt160.00–167.507753
Steers—Medium and Large 1530166.29/cwt165.00–170.008814
Steers—Medium and Large 1564154.04/cwt150.00–160.008695
Steers—Medium and Large 2582141.65/cwt140.00–145.008243
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223172.89/cwt170.00–175.003865
Heifers—Medium and Large 3276161.41/cwt160.00–167.504455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2279171.94/cwt170.00–175.004805
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313150.88/cwt150.00–155.004726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316172.90/cwt170.00–177.505468
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326161.93/cwt160.00–165.005288
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370158.31/cwt157.50–160.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378146.98/cwt146.00–148.005562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379163.52/cwt162.50–165.006205
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420151.71/cwt150.00–155.0063718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423158.73/cwt157.50–160.006718
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423142.54/cwt140.00–145.006036
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468130.48/cwt127.50–132.006113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473141.35/cwt137.50–145.006696
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484152.31/cwt147.50–156.007377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1544141.57/cwt135.00–142.507708
Heifers—Medium and Large 1591128.77/cwt125.00–130.007614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2664111.24/cwt110.00–115.007394
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2218215.17/cwt210.00–220.004692
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273192.39/cwt190.00–195.005252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2274202.60/cwt200.00–210.005554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1286218.58/cwt212.50–220.006255
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324192.92/cwt190.00–197.506255
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331202.18/cwt200.00–205.006699
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335183.81/cwt180.00–187.506162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368183.83/cwt180.00–187.506764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378193.74/cwt192.50–195.007324
Bulls—Medium and Large 3379174.36/cwt170.00–177.506617
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427175.10/cwt170.00–177.507483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429182.07/cwt180.00–187.507817
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433163.68/cwt160.00–167.507092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465172.47/cwt170.00–175.008022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480162.47/cwt160.00–165.007804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525161.70/cwt160.00–165.008493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528152.54/cwt150.00–155.008052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575153.72/cwt150.00–155.008844
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580133.81/cwt130.00–137.507762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633131.25/cwt130.00–132.508312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3682125.84/cwt125.00–127.508583
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,59893.21/cwt87.00–96.001,4896
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81052.93/cwt50.00–56.004292
Cows—Lean 85-90%81343.30/cwt40.00–47.003522
Cows—Boner 80-85%92053.96/cwt50.00–58.004962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20472.87/cwt69.00–79.008776
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20863.59/cwt59.00–68.007686
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-373365.15/cwt60.00–70.004782

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.