Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls slightly higher, feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes firms. Replacement cows slightly higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $143.79/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$143.79

78 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$168

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

$3.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.80

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	364	145.71	530	29
Medium and Large 2	428	142.85	611	23
Medium and Large 1	490	142.49	698	26

One grade step is worth $3.22/cwt here — about −$168 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 sale78 hd

143.79

—

FL average9 barns · 529 hd

139.99

+3.80

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	1,020	62.48	637	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	53.39	637	12

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bulls	—	—	1,020	62.48/cwt	60.00–65.00	637	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	53.15/cwt	48.00–57.00	629	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	59.61/cwt	58.00–61.00	894	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	50.63/cwt	41.00–70.00	534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	114.01/cwt	110.00–118.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	129.98/cwt	128.00–132.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	114.02/cwt	110.00–118.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	111.01/cwt	109.00–113.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	144.42/cwt	140.00–149.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	153.24/cwt	150.00–158.00	665	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	142.52/cwt	140.00–147.50	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	150.86/cwt	150.00–152.50	475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	138.26/cwt	137.50–139.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	121.48/cwt	120.00–127.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	136.03/cwt	133.00–137.50	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	116.13/cwt	115.00–119.00	687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	127.75/cwt	127.50–128.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	136.04/cwt	130.00–139.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	144.62/cwt	140.00–149.00	535	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	152.29/cwt	150.00–157.00	574	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	142.55/cwt	140.00–147.50	453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	126.32/cwt	125.00–129.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	152.11/cwt	150.00–157.00	482	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	122.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	125.64/cwt	120.00–127.50	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	131.94/cwt	130.00–138.00	489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	161.04/cwt	160.00–162.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	100.51/cwt	97.50–102.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	123.54/cwt	120.00–127.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	161.28/cwt	160.00–162.50	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	111.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	108.24/cwt	107.50–109.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	258	163.79/cwt	160.00–167.50	423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	133.06/cwt	130.00–137.50	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	133.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	433	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	232	182.43/cwt	180.00–187.50	423	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	61.59/cwt	59.00–66.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	143.06/cwt	140.00–149.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	125.64/cwt	125.00–127.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	135.53/cwt	132.00–139.00	698	6

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 347Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 56Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 69Year ago 39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	60.00–65.00	62.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,184	48.00–57.00	53.15
2	—	1,500	58.00–61.00	59.61
4	—	1,055	41.00–70.00	50.63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	160.00–165.00	162.47
2	—	693	110.00–118.00	114.01
10	—	434	150.00–158.00	153.24
3	—	475	140.00–149.00	143.06
3	—	585	125.00–127.00	125.64
6	—	515	132.00–139.00	135.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	110.00–118.00	114.02
4	—	423	140.00–149.00	144.42
3	—	472	130.00–139.00	136.04
9	—	377	150.00–157.00	152.29
3	—	517	125.00–129.00	126.32
2	—	328	160.00–162.00	161.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	370	140.00–149.00	144.62
7	—	317	150.00–157.00	152.11
2	—	465	120.00–127.00	123.54
2	—	575	107.50–109.00	108.24
2	—	258	160.00–167.50	163.79
5	—	416	130.00–137.50	133.06
3	—	232	180.00–187.50	182.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	128.00–132.00	129.98
2	—	663	109.00–113.00	111.01
3	—	367	140.00–147.50	142.52
3	—	315	150.00–152.50	150.86
5	—	517	120.00–127.00	121.48
6	—	435	133.00–137.50	136.03
7	—	592	115.00–119.00	116.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	107.00–110.00	108.52
2	—	433	127.50–128.00	127.75
3	—	318	140.00–147.50	142.55
4	—	478	120.00–126.00	122.95
4	—	371	130.00–138.00	131.94
3	—	663	97.50–102.00	100.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	359	120.00–127.50	125.64
3	—	468	110.00–115.00	111.69
4	—	323	130.00–138.00	133.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	137.50–139.00	138.26
2	—	370	160.00–162.50	161.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	110.00–115.00	112.51

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	—	785	59.00–66.00	61.59

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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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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Slaughter Cattle

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