Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls slightly lower. Feeder steers slightly higher, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, and in high demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.79/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$139.79

58 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$22.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.49

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	155.40	688	17thin
Medium and Large 3	419	133.46	560	26
Medium and Large 2	467	133.08	621	15thin

One grade step is worth $22.32/cwt here — about $66 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 sale58 hd

139.79

—

FL average10 barns · 477 hd

135.30

+4.49

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	1,714	76.40	1,310	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,088	54.18	589	10

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,814	78.85/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,430	4
Bulls	—	—	1,515	71.49/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,083	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	53.71/cwt	50.00–56.00	585	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	59.15/cwt	58.00–61.00	666	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	45.20/cwt	42.00–49.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	124.98/cwt	123.00–126.00	721	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	77.82/cwt	76.00–80.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	134.99/cwt	132.00–138.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	143.45/cwt	140.00–147.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	155.38/cwt	152.00–162.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	155.51/cwt	155.00–157.00	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.35/cwt	154.00–158.00	727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	164.66/cwt	164.00–166.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	159.44/cwt	157.00–162.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.03/cwt	121.00–125.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	123.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	112.97/cwt	112.00–115.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	124.73/cwt	120.00–127.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	137.36/cwt	136.00–144.00	504	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	92.99/cwt	90.00–96.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	135.53/cwt	134.00–137.00	567	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	89.14/cwt	88.00–90.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	132.99/cwt	132.00–135.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	182.95/cwt	180.00–186.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	126.23/cwt	121.00–129.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	158.30/cwt	157.00–161.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	132.62/cwt	131.00–135.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	159.45/cwt	157.00–162.00	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	125.97/cwt	124.00–130.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	148.37/cwt	145.00–150.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	164.42/cwt	160.00–169.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	153.47/cwt	152.00–155.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	91.48/cwt	89.00–94.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	127.55/cwt	122.50–130.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	134.04/cwt	132.00–138.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	694	83.98/cwt	80.00–88.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	136.69/cwt	135.00–140.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	110.81/cwt	110.00–114.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	146.93/cwt	145.00–150.00	473	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	116.82/cwt	112.50–119.00	621	3

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 201Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 30Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 38Year ago 63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,814	76.00–82.00	78.85
2	—	1,515	70.00–73.00	71.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,089	50.00–56.00	53.71
4	—	1,126	58.00–61.00	59.15
2	—	1,008	42.00–49.00	45.20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	123.00–126.00	124.98
6	—	468	154.00–158.00	155.35
3	—	382	164.00–166.00	164.66
2	—	275	180.00–186.00	182.95
3	—	430	157.00–161.00	158.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	155.00–157.00	155.51
6	—	463	135.00–140.00	136.69
5	—	587	110.00–114.00	110.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	367	136.00–144.00	137.36
2	—	693	90.00–96.00	92.99
5	—	424	131.00–135.00	132.62
2	—	275	160.00–169.00	164.42
3	—	480	122.50–130.00	127.55
5	—	322	145.00–150.00	146.93
3	—	532	112.50–119.00	116.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	132.00–138.00	134.99
2	—	478	140.00–147.00	143.45
3	—	433	152.00–162.00	155.38
3	—	582	120.00–127.00	124.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	120.00–127.00	123.55
2	—	378	152.00–155.00	153.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	134.00–137.00	135.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	157.00–162.00	159.44
2	—	473	121.00–125.00	123.03
4	—	418	138.00–140.00	138.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	112.00–115.00	112.97
3	—	467	132.00–135.00	132.99
3	—	520	121.00–129.00	126.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	157.00–162.00	159.45
3	—	417	124.00–130.00	125.97
3	—	317	145.00–150.00	148.37
2	—	458	110.00–112.00	111.01
2	—	575	89.00–94.00	91.48
3	—	373	132.00–138.00	134.04
2	—	694	80.00–88.00	83.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	758	76.00–80.00	77.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	865	88.00–90.00	89.14

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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Slaughter Cattle

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