Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder bulls slightly lower, feeder heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $143.21/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$143.21

70 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$78

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$15.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.53

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	366	150.28	550	24
Medium and Large 3	377	141.58	534	31
Medium and Large 1	464	135.25	628	15thin

One grade step is worth $15.03/cwt here — about −$78 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

143.21

—

FL average9 barns · 366 hd

135.68

+7.53

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	—	High	1,613	86.08	1,388	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	67.12	950	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,088	59.10	643	10

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,613	86.08/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,388	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	57.80/cwt	52.00–62.00	614	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	66.22/cwt	63.00–71.00	791	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	928	47.47/cwt	45.00–50.00	441	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	67.12/cwt	63.00–71.00	950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	144.45/cwt	140.00–149.00	621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	122.87/cwt	122.00–124.00	640	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	158.72/cwt	158.00–163.00	502	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	119.34/cwt	118.00–120.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	159.02/cwt	158.00–160.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	144.98/cwt	142.00–148.00	526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	156.98/cwt	156.00–158.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	122.42/cwt	122.00–124.00	509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	118.33/cwt	118.00–120.00	548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	123.32/cwt	122.00–124.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	142.69/cwt	140.00–144.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	152.04/cwt	150.00–156.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	99.05/cwt	96.00–105.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	272	167.28/cwt	160.00–169.00	455	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	137.02/cwt	134.00–138.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	139.32/cwt	138.00–140.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	264	167.89/cwt	160.00–169.00	443	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	143.95/cwt	140.00–148.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	134.34/cwt	130.00–138.00	427	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	116.71/cwt	114.00–118.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	115.74/cwt	114.00–117.00	612	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	121.32/cwt	120.00–122.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	114.04/cwt	110.00–116.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	125.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	149.62/cwt	148.00–150.00	643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	211	176.47/cwt	172.00–178.00	372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	213	160.69/cwt	158.00–162.00	342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	113.22/cwt	110.00–118.00	665	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	878	60.59/cwt	60.00–61.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	226	180.93/cwt	180.00–185.00	409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	123.15/cwt	120.00–128.00	469	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	131.15/cwt	130.00–136.00	559	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	143.61/cwt	142.00–152.00	385	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

Tue Feb 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 134Year ago 316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 36Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 29Year ago 137

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	84.00–88.00	86.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,063	52.00–62.00	57.80
4	—	1,194	63.00–71.00	66.22
2	—	928	45.00–50.00	47.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,415	63.00–71.00	67.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	140.00–149.00	144.45
7	—	521	122.00–124.00	122.87
2	—	370	150.00–152.00	150.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	118.00–120.00	119.34
4	—	320	158.00–160.00	159.02
8	—	363	142.00–148.00	144.98
4	—	468	134.00–138.00	137.02
5	—	226	180.00–185.00	180.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	150.00–156.00	152.04
3	—	580	96.00–105.00	99.05
5	—	272	160.00–169.00	167.28
3	—	363	138.00–140.00	139.32
3	—	473	120.00–122.00	121.32
4	—	211	172.00–178.00	176.47
10	—	426	130.00–136.00	131.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	316	158.00–163.00	158.72
3	—	417	140.00–144.00	142.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	264	160.00–169.00	167.89
2	—	365	140.00–148.00	143.95
3	—	525	110.00–116.00	114.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	122.00–128.00	125.01
5	—	430	148.00–150.00	149.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	156.00–158.00	156.98
5	—	416	122.00–124.00	122.42
6	—	463	118.00–120.00	118.33
7	—	529	114.00–117.00	115.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	122.00–124.00	123.32
5	—	587	110.00–118.00	113.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	318	130.00–138.00	134.34
6	—	423	114.00–118.00	116.71
2	—	470	110.00–112.00	110.99
3	—	213	158.00–162.00	160.69
10	—	381	120.00–128.00	123.15
6	—	268	142.00–152.00	143.61

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	—	878	60.00–61.00	60.59

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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