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

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Dec 12
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
389 head
▼ 453 vs last sale 842▼ 205 vs year ago 594 · −34.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 119▲ 59 vs year ago 98 · +60.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 69▲ 6 vs year ago 52 · +11.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.44/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$157.44
92 head · 397 lb average
Value per head Derived
$625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$25
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$20.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.13
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2366165.1760429
Medium and Large 1424163.6569430
Medium and Large 3399145.0057933
One grade step is worth $20.17/cwt here — about $25 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 sale92 hd
157.44
—
FL average9 barns · 923 hd
154.31
+3.13
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—Average1,36584.091,1486thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16265.5976216
CowsLean 85-90%Low86451.144428thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1220273.26/cwt270.00–275.006013
Steers—Medium and Large 2268232.57/cwt230.00–235.006232
Steers—Medium and Large 1314227.41/cwt220.00–230.007144
Steers—Medium and Large 2323212.40/cwt210.00–217.506863
Steers—Medium and Large 3328200.87/cwt200.00–205.006596
Steers—Medium and Large 2368204.24/cwt202.50–207.507523
Steers—Medium and Large 3370196.69/cwt195.00–197.507286
Steers—Medium and Large 1373214.11/cwt212.50–217.507993
Steers—Medium and Large 1422196.72/cwt195.00–200.008303
Steers—Medium and Large 2475173.26/cwt170.00–180.008233
Steers—Medium and Large 1482187.07/cwt182.50–190.009025
Steers—Medium and Large 1521173.27/cwt170.00–177.509037
Steers—Medium and Large 1571158.06/cwt152.50–160.009034
Steers—Medium and Large 2573142.53/cwt140.00–147.508173
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223178.28/cwt177.50–180.003983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2227188.27/cwt187.50–190.004273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1228197.42/cwt195.00–200.004504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270182.96/cwt182.00–185.004946
Heifers—Medium and Large 3278168.78/cwt167.50–170.004694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1288189.18/cwt187.50–190.005453
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313160.60/cwt160.00–165.005039
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323177.40/cwt175.00–180.005732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330183.79/cwt182.50–185.006074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365167.47/cwt165.00–170.006118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377178.27/cwt175.00–180.006723
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416142.96/cwt140.00–147.505955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421157.57/cwt150.00–160.006634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423167.46/cwt162.50–170.007083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471157.40/cwt150.00–160.007414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474141.28/cwt140.00–145.006704
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478131.23/cwt130.00–135.006274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515143.74/cwt142.50–145.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525121.63/cwt120.00–125.006393
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575108.98/cwt108.00–110.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580131.61/cwt130.00–135.007633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583118.73/cwt117.50–120.006922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3622102.35/cwt100.00–107.006373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1641117.01/cwt116.00–120.007504
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1228262.36/cwt260.00–265.005982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265231.73/cwt230.00–235.006143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2277222.53/cwt220.00–227.506166
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318197.37/cwt192.50–200.006286
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322223.37/cwt220.00–225.007196
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330212.46/cwt210.00–215.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374194.57/cwt190.00–197.507285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380211.69/cwt210.00–212.508043
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380181.62/cwt180.00–185.006903
Bulls—Medium and Large 3426173.06/cwt170.00–177.507375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430193.37/cwt190.00–195.008313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433182.54/cwt180.00–185.007902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467169.96/cwt167.50–175.007943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472181.02/cwt180.00–185.008545
Bulls—Medium and Large 3481157.56/cwt150.00–160.007584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523171.27/cwt170.00–175.008964
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573141.90/cwt140.00–147.508134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583155.81/cwt155.00–157.509083
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22580.62/cwt77.00–85.009884
Bulls——1,64591.02/cwt90.00–92.001,4972
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77361.58/cwt60.00–63.004762
Cows—Lean 85-90%83053.69/cwt50.00–57.004462
Cows—Lean 85-90%92644.65/cwt40.00–48.004134
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08355.25/cwt50.00–57.005984
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17872.80/cwt69.00–78.008586
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19865.27/cwt60.00–68.007826
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-291868.70/cwt66.00–72.006312

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.