Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.88/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$119.88

56 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$147

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

$4.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.19

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	407	121.37	494	24
Medium and Large 2	459	120.05	550	19thin
Medium and Large 1	548	116.87	641	13thin

One grade step is worth $4.50/cwt here — about −$147 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 sale56 hd

119.88

—

FL average8 barns · 567 hd

126.07

−6.19

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	1,108	67.69	750	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	67.37	933	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,056	57.71	609	9thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	Medium and Large 3	—	433	136.97/cwt	135.00–139.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	119.98/cwt	115.00–122.50	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	111.23/cwt	110.00–115.00	643	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	943	71.32/cwt	69.00–74.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	123.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	129.15/cwt	127.50–130.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	123.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	461	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	112.00/cwt	111.00–112.50	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	136.53/cwt	130.00–140.00	433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	153.17/cwt	150.00–158.00	487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	184.15/cwt	182.50–185.00	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	154.05/cwt	150.00–158.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	104.49/cwt	100.00–106.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	131.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	142.20/cwt	140.00–149.00	523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.95/cwt	140.00–148.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.57/cwt	119.00–128.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	134.57/cwt	129.00–136.00	487	5
Bulls	—	—	1,108	67.69/cwt	65.00–70.00	750	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	57.19/cwt	50.00–61.00	619	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	45.41/cwt	44.00–47.00	437	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	64.26/cwt	60.00–68.00	696	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	64.95/cwt	62.00–67.00	896	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	71.01/cwt	70.00–72.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	134.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	95.68/cwt	95.00–97.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	148.29/cwt	145.00–155.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	103.01/cwt	100.00–105.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	105.96/cwt	104.00–108.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	120.99/cwt	119.00–123.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	125.82/cwt	125.00–129.00	526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	136.48/cwt	132.00–138.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	144.60/cwt	140.00–147.00	542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	153.55/cwt	150.00–157.00	553	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 268Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 50Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 40Year ago 56

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	135.00–139.00	136.97
5	—	318	150.00–158.00	153.17
4	—	368	140.00–149.00	142.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	130.00–133.00	131.51
3	—	263	182.50–185.00	184.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	150.00–158.00	154.05
2	—	320	160.00–165.00	162.54
2	—	430	140.00–148.00	143.95
2	—	518	119.00–128.00	123.57
2	—	470	135.00–136.00	135.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	115.00–122.50	119.98
7	—	374	120.00–128.00	123.35
3	—	467	111.00–112.50	112.00
3	—	317	130.00–140.00	136.53
3	—	570	95.00–97.00	95.68
3	—	263	145.00–155.00	148.29
2	—	530	104.00–108.00	105.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	110.00–115.00	111.23
3	—	473	127.50–130.00	129.15
2	—	415	134.00–135.00	134.49
4	—	641	100.00–106.00	104.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	110.00–112.00	110.99
5	—	362	129.00–136.00	134.57
5	—	568	100.00–105.00	103.01
2	—	463	119.00–123.00	120.99
5	—	418	125.00–129.00	125.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	112.00–115.00	113.49
2	—	578	120.00–128.00	123.91
2	—	518	130.00–134.00	131.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	115.00–117.00	116.01
4	—	463	132.00–138.00	136.48
2	—	360	150.00–157.00	153.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	130.00–138.00	134.05
3	—	375	140.00–147.00	144.60

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	—	943	69.00–74.00	71.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	65.00–70.00	67.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	50.00–61.00	57.19
2	—	963	44.00–47.00	45.41
4	—	1,083	60.00–68.00	64.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	62.00–67.00	64.95
2	—	1,393	70.00–72.00	71.01

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

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

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle