Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers slightly higher, feeder bulls 1.00 to 2 higher, feeder heifers steady. Feeder classes firm. Replacement cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.81/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$140.81

35 head · 357 lb average

Value per head Derived

$502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$145

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

$23.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.54

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	309	149.15	462	13thin
Medium and Large 3	317	143.10	453	13thin
Medium and Large 1	483	125.44	606	9thin

One grade step is worth $23.71/cwt here — about −$145 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 sale35 hd

140.81

—

FL average9 barns · 766 hd

135.27

+5.54

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	1,600	81.50	1,304	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,049	54.83	575	10

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	173.68/cwt	170.00–177.50	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	161.56/cwt	160.00–168.00	538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	337	149.33/cwt	148.00–150.00	503	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	58.68/cwt	57.00–60.00	451	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	81.50/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,304	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	53.19/cwt	50.00–56.00	562	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	60.92/cwt	59.00–64.00	654	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	45.92/cwt	43.00–49.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	182.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	144.96/cwt	141.00–149.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	269	172.08/cwt	170.00–178.00	463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	119.73/cwt	115.00–122.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	173.22/cwt	172.00–177.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	146.52/cwt	145.00–148.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	144.45/cwt	140.00–146.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	130.99/cwt	129.00–132.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	136.16/cwt	135.00–141.00	730	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	963	535.45/cwt	500.00–575.00	5,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	165.56/cwt	162.00–169.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	179.83/cwt	175.00–185.00	401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	168.76/cwt	167.50–170.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	152.41/cwt	150.00–157.50	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	134.70/cwt	132.00–136.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	135.48/cwt	134.00–137.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	164.75/cwt	160.00–167.00	453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	149.47/cwt	147.00–152.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	133.53/cwt	132.00–135.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	137.41/cwt	137.00–138.00	452	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	115.52/cwt	111.00–120.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	207	172.48/cwt	170.00–177.50	357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	238	166.35/cwt	164.00–167.50	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	123.95/cwt	120.00–128.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	131.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	124.97/cwt	122.00–128.00	587	4

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 Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 213Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 40Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 28Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	170.00–177.50	173.68
3	—	582	115.00–122.00	119.73
2	—	430	145.00–148.00	146.52
2	—	315	162.00–169.00	165.56
2	—	693	108.00–110.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	90.00–95.00	92.49
2	—	423	132.00–135.00	133.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	129.00–132.00	130.99
5	—	536	135.00–141.00	136.16
2	—	465	144.00–146.00	144.99
2	—	693	111.00–120.00	115.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	333	160.00–168.00	161.56
4	—	269	170.00–178.00	172.08
2	—	223	175.00–185.00	179.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	148.00–150.00	149.33
2	—	228	167.50–170.00	168.76
3	—	275	160.00–167.00	164.75
2	—	380	147.00–152.00	149.47
4	—	421	130.00–135.00	131.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	180.00–185.00	182.55
2	—	465	141.00–149.00	144.96
2	—	523	138.00–139.00	138.49
4	—	318	172.00–177.00	173.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	160.00–165.00	162.43
4	—	329	140.00–146.00	144.45
2	—	365	134.00–137.00	135.48
3	—	207	170.00–177.50	172.48
2	—	415	120.00–128.00	123.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	112.00–113.00	112.50
3	—	430	132.00–136.00	134.70
4	—	470	122.00–128.00	124.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	150.00–157.50	152.41
2	—	458	107.00–110.00	108.49
5	—	329	137.00–138.00	137.41
3	—	238	164.00–167.50	166.35

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	—	768	57.00–60.00	58.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	500.00–575.00	535.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	81.00–82.00	81.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,056	50.00–56.00	53.19
4	—	1,074	59.00–64.00	60.92
2	—	985	43.00–49.00	45.92

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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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