Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2023-05-22

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, May 22
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
350 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 407▲ 196 vs year ago 154 · +127.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 54▲ 20 vs year ago 85 · +23.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 59▲ 10 vs year ago 44 · +22.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers and bulls slightly higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.01/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$197.01
92 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$15
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.65
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1445206.2591742
Medium and Large 3396190.4375518thin
Medium and Large 2494188.5993232
One grade step is worth $17.66/cwt here — about −$15 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
197.01
—
FL average8 barns · 594 hd
210.66
−13.65
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—Average1,459111.511,6276thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,353110.581,4962thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14492.511,05816

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 PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,093$1,1872thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$9742thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1283283.41/cwt280.00–290.008023
Steers—Medium and Large 1420241.71/cwt240.00–245.001,0153
Steers—Medium and Large 2428232.43/cwt230.00–235.009952
Steers—Medium and Large 1475231.70/cwt230.00–235.001,1013
Steers—Medium and Large 3475211.70/cwt210.00–215.001,0063
Steers—Medium and Large 2478222.46/cwt220.00–225.001,0632
Steers—Medium and Large 1524223.03/cwt220.00–225.001,1695
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2233246.57/cwt240.00–250.005753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235267.39/cwt265.00–270.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1266235.49/cwt230.00–237.506264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290222.54/cwt220.00–225.006452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324222.21/cwt220.00–227.507207
Heifers—Medium and Large 3334203.82/cwt200.00–205.006814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363201.03/cwt200.00–205.007305
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369192.09/cwt190.00–195.007097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382211.02/cwt210.00–215.0080610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425206.28/cwt205.00–207.508774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427192.04/cwt190.00–200.008205
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433184.02/cwt180.00–185.007975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518193.80/cwt190.00–197.501,0044
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525173.82/cwt170.00–177.509132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528181.27/cwt180.00–185.009574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578181.63/cwt180.00–185.001,0503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583173.67/cwt170.00–177.501,0124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2682162.77/cwt160.00–165.001,1109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1693171.87/cwt170.00–175.001,1918
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1287283.37/cwt280.00–290.008133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1336262.77/cwt260.00–270.008837
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430241.71/cwt240.00–245.001,0393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430231.63/cwt230.00–235.009963
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468212.46/cwt210.00–215.009942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478222.54/cwt220.00–225.001,0642
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,395104.46/cwt102.00–107.001,4572
Bulls——1,491115.03/cwt112.00–120.001,7154
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05180.36/cwt76.00–84.008454
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,171101.88/cwt97.00–107.001,1936
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17891.25/cwt86.00–96.001,0756
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,353110.58/cwt108.00–113.001,4962
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2975974.49/head950.00–1,000.009742
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,187.13/head1,175.00–1,200.001,1872
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-282895.20/cwt90.00–100.007882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2848106.93/cwt104.00–111.009072

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.