Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Market was not covered last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.78/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$127.78

18 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$70

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$11.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.15

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	444	133.89	594	8thin
Medium and Large 2	540	122.88	664	10thin

One grade step is worth $11.01/cwt here — about −$70 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 sale18 hd

127.78

—

FL average8 barns · 501 hd

155.92

−28.15

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	1,624	81.00	1,315	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,238	64.51	799	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,102	53.32	588	8thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	—	1,123	76.01/cwt	75.00–77.00	854	2
Bulls	—	—	2,125	85.99/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,827	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	53.76/cwt	52.00–55.00	587	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	61.46/cwt	59.00–64.00	746	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	44.31/cwt	42.00–47.00	449	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	64.51/cwt	63.00–66.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	131.97/cwt	130.00–138.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	135.28/cwt	130.00–138.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	120.69/cwt	118.00–122.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	122.24/cwt	120.00–123.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	132.02/cwt	130.00–138.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	120.94/cwt	118.00–124.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	86.00/cwt	85.00–87.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	135.68/cwt	135.00–137.00	452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	114.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	156.01/cwt	155.00–158.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	125.01/cwt	124.00–127.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	105.99/cwt	104.00–108.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	128.63/cwt	126.00–130.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	154.04/cwt	151.00–157.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	143.95/cwt	140.00–148.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	143.81/cwt	140.00–147.50	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	124.09/cwt	120.00–128.00	534	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	518.33/cwt	475.00–575.00	4,665	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 Feb 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 380Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 61Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 60Year ago 57

Compared to last week: Market was not covered last week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	75.00–77.00	76.01
2	—	2,125	84.00–88.00	85.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,091	52.00–55.00	53.76
2	—	1,213	59.00–64.00	61.46
2	—	1,013	42.00–47.00	44.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	63.00–66.00	64.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	130.00–138.00	131.97
4	—	526	120.00–123.00	122.24
2	—	693	104.00–108.00	105.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	110.00–118.00	114.04
3	—	367	155.00–158.00	156.01
3	—	473	124.00–127.00	125.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	130.00–138.00	135.28
3	—	477	118.00–122.00	120.69
2	—	310	140.00–147.50	143.81
2	—	430	120.00–128.00	124.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	85.00–87.00	86.00
3	—	333	135.00–137.00	135.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	126.00–130.00	128.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	130.00–138.00	132.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	118.00–124.00	120.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	151.00–157.00	154.04
2	—	420	140.00–148.00	143.95

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	—	900	475.00–575.00	518.33

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

Steers · 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

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle