Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trends, market closed for holidays.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.69/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$136.69

70 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$36.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	159.20	658	19thin
Medium and Large 2	461	137.37	634	20
Medium and Large 3	476	122.45	583	31

One grade step is worth $36.75/cwt here — about $74 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 sale70 hd

136.69

—

FL average4 barns · 241 hd

133.69

+3.00

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,474	76.17	1,123	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,057	52.65	556	8thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	141.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	135.55/cwt	131.00–137.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	119.52/cwt	118.00–120.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	126.94/cwt	121.00–130.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	146.59/cwt	142.00–149.00	619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	131.61/cwt	130.00–132.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.46/cwt	120.00–129.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	111.48/cwt	110.00–116.00	633	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	53.06/cwt	50.00–56.00	569	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	59.94/cwt	57.00–63.00	698	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	44.52/cwt	40.00–49.00	407	2
Bulls	—	—	1,303	73.98/cwt	60.00–88.00	964	3
Bulls	—	—	1,530	71.50/cwt	71.00–72.00	1,094	2
Bulls	—	—	1,608	81.48/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	182.45/cwt	180.00–185.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	134.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	422	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	144.86/cwt	142.00–149.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	140.34/cwt	140.00–141.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	125.02/cwt	121.00–127.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	123.45/cwt	120.00–127.00	444	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	103.72/cwt	100.00–105.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	161.74/cwt	160.00–165.00	372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	134.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	559	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	112.83/cwt	110.00–115.00	580	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	162.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	123.34/cwt	121.00–130.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	135.49/cwt	135.00–137.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	106.71/cwt	100.00–110.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	152.35/cwt	151.00–155.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	120.37/cwt	118.00–125.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	81.66/cwt	80.00–85.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	243	201.64/cwt	200.00–205.00	490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	514	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,118	57.56/cwt	54.00–60.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	174.89/cwt	170.00–180.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	133.94/cwt	132.00–138.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	111.03/cwt	110.00–113.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	115.01/cwt	112.00–118.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	133.54/cwt	130.00–139.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	694	91.24/cwt	90.00–95.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	132.30/cwt	130.00–137.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	149.70/cwt	147.00–152.00	485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	163.36/cwt	162.50–165.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	551	2

How this sale compares

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Mon Jan 4, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 525Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 36Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 67Year ago 38

Compared to last week: No trends, market closed for holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	140.00–144.00	141.98
5	—	523	130.00–132.00	131.61
2	—	693	112.00–118.00	115.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	180.00–185.00	182.45
5	—	421	142.00–149.00	144.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	135.00–137.00	135.49
3	—	577	100.00–110.00	106.71
3	—	362	151.00–155.00	152.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	110.00–115.00	112.47
6	—	422	142.00–149.00	146.59
2	—	525	120.00–129.00	124.46
2	—	673	100.00–105.00	102.51
3	—	477	130.00–137.00	132.30
3	—	330	162.50–165.00	163.36
2	—	365	150.00–152.00	151.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	100.00–105.00	103.72
7	—	416	130.00–140.00	134.47
7	—	514	110.00–115.00	112.83
2	—	270	160.00–165.00	162.59
3	—	463	118.00–125.00	120.37
4	—	694	90.00–95.00	91.24
4	—	324	147.00–152.00	149.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	121.00–130.00	123.34
6	—	243	200.00–205.00	201.64
2	—	333	170.00–180.00	174.89
3	—	527	132.00–138.00	133.94
4	—	468	140.00–145.00	142.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	131.00–137.00	135.55
4	—	534	118.00–120.00	119.52
3	—	470	121.00–130.00	126.94
4	—	568	110.00–116.00	111.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	315	130.00–138.00	134.06
2	—	525	104.00–106.00	104.99
6	—	360	120.00–127.00	123.45
3	—	230	160.00–165.00	161.74
3	—	693	80.00–85.00	81.66
2	—	463	110.00–112.00	110.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	140.00–141.00	140.34
3	—	428	121.00–127.00	125.02
3	—	527	110.00–113.00	111.03
5	—	361	130.00–139.00	133.54
2	—	275	158.00–160.00	158.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,073	50.00–56.00	53.06
2	—	1,165	57.00–63.00	59.94
2	—	915	40.00–49.00	44.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	60.00–88.00	73.98
2	—	1,530	71.00–72.00	71.50
3	—	1,608	79.00–84.00	81.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,118	54.00–60.00	57.56

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Ocala Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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