Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.55/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$123.55

77 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$8.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	127.80	590	20
Medium and Large 2	447	125.11	559	26
Medium and Large 3	418	119.51	499	31

One grade step is worth $8.29/cwt here — about $91 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 sale77 hd

123.55

—

FL average10 barns · 994 hd

127.61

−4.06

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	—	Average	1,697	74.93	1,271	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	47.71	549	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	32.56	322	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	—	1,818	81.46/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,481	2
Bulls	—	—	1,636	71.66/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,172	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	50.46/cwt	47.00–54.00	601	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	43.59/cwt	40.00–46.00	474	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	32.56/cwt	30.00–35.00	322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	146.03/cwt	143.00–149.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	118.66/cwt	118.00–119.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	127.03/cwt	125.00–131.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	146.44/cwt	144.00–149.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	113.30/cwt	112.00–116.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	125.53/cwt	124.00–127.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	154.96/cwt	152.00–157.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	126.12/cwt	125.00–129.00	663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	118.74/cwt	117.50–120.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	123.95/cwt	122.00–128.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	114.65/cwt	112.50–115.00	605	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	143.05/cwt	140.00–149.00	534	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,043	612.23/cwt	575.00–650.00	6,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	145.52/cwt	142.00–149.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	142.70/cwt	140.00–148.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	133.51/cwt	130.00–139.00	506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	192.61/cwt	190.00–195.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	105.03/cwt	102.00–106.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	123.32/cwt	118.00–126.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	154.05/cwt	150.00–158.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	653	97.51/cwt	95.00–100.00	637	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	58.87/cwt	57.00–62.00	621	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	79.02/cwt	78.00–80.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	183.91/cwt	180.00–185.00	395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	142.44/cwt	140.00–146.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	106.77/cwt	106.00–109.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	133.26/cwt	130.00–138.00	418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	122.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	449	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	109.46/cwt	108.00–114.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	155.95/cwt	150.00–159.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	109.28/cwt	106.00–118.00	564	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	156.53/cwt	155.00–158.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	126.43/cwt	120.00–128.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	192.44/cwt	190.00–195.00	423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	131.80/cwt	130.00–137.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	113.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	142.06/cwt	140.00–150.00	372	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	145.13/cwt	142.00–150.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	133.77/cwt	132.00–135.00	563	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	163.82/cwt	160.00–167.50	434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	314	153.06/cwt	150.00–158.00	481	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	116.77/cwt	116.00–117.50	490	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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 283Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 48Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 47Year ago 35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,818	79.00–84.00	81.46
4	—	1,636	70.00–73.00	71.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,192	47.00–54.00	50.46
4	—	1,088	40.00–46.00	43.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	30.00–35.00	32.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	143.00–149.00	146.03
3	—	567	118.00–126.00	123.32
6	—	413	150.00–159.00	155.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	144.00–149.00	146.44
3	—	573	112.00–116.00	113.30
7	—	526	125.00–129.00	126.12
4	—	370	150.00–158.00	154.05
4	—	220	190.00–195.00	192.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	140.00–149.00	143.05
2	—	653	95.00–100.00	97.51
5	—	215	180.00–185.00	183.91
7	—	516	106.00–118.00	109.28
5	—	478	120.00–128.00	126.43
4	—	424	130.00–137.00	131.80
2	—	265	160.00–167.50	163.82
8	—	314	150.00–158.00	153.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	118.00–119.00	118.66
3	—	478	125.00–131.00	127.03
5	—	364	140.00–146.00	142.44
4	—	585	108.00–114.00	109.46
5	—	421	132.00–135.00	133.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	117.50–120.00	118.74
3	—	430	122.00–128.00	123.95
7	—	528	112.50–115.00	114.65
3	—	312	140.00–148.00	142.70
5	—	379	130.00–139.00	133.51
4	—	584	102.00–106.00	105.03
2	—	260	160.00–165.00	162.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	90.00–95.00	92.51
4	—	519	106.00–109.00	106.77
5	—	314	130.00–138.00	133.26
6	—	368	120.00–126.00	122.04
5	—	474	110.00–115.00	113.04
5	—	262	140.00–150.00	142.06
2	—	420	116.00–117.50	116.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	124.00–127.00	125.53
5	—	416	152.00–157.00	154.96
2	—	468	142.00–149.00	145.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	190.00–195.00	192.61
5	—	419	142.00–150.00	145.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	155.00–158.00	156.53
2	—	520	112.00–115.00	113.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	575.00–650.00	612.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	57.00–62.00	58.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	78.00–80.00	79.02

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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Heifers · 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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