Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows no trend, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows in high demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.08/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$127.08

59 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$6.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.24

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	130.38	620	20
Medium and Large 2	441	129.15	570	13thin
Medium and Large 3	413	123.52	510	26

One grade step is worth $6.87/cwt here — about $111 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 sale59 hd

127.08

—

FL average10 barns · 809 hd

137.33

−10.24

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	1,216	76.08	925	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	953	53.04	505	2thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,216	76.08/cwt	74.00–78.00	925	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	953	53.04/cwt	52.00–54.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	186.60/cwt	183.00–190.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	111.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	129.20/cwt	129.00–130.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	142.38/cwt	140.00–147.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	112.48/cwt	110.00–117.50	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	132.98/cwt	129.00–135.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	158.96/cwt	154.00–164.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	111.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	129.50/cwt	128.00–130.00	591	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	123.92/cwt	122.00–126.00	976	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	99.95/cwt	98.00–102.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	112.28/cwt	110.00–119.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	141.72/cwt	140.00–147.00	585	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	108.62/cwt	106.00–112.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	122.71/cwt	120.00–128.00	525	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	146.56/cwt	145.00–148.00	396	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	93.11/cwt	90.00–99.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	126.52/cwt	124.00–129.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	122.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	152.50/cwt	152.00–153.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	146.53/cwt	145.00–148.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	105.97/cwt	104.00–108.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	131.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	125.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	142.29/cwt	137.00–145.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	134.46/cwt	132.00–137.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	131.64/cwt	128.00–137.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	109.49/cwt	107.00–112.00	759	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 Mar 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 258Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 56Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 57Year ago 54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,216	74.00–78.00	76.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	52.00–54.00	53.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	183.00–190.00	186.60
2	—	578	120.00–124.00	122.04
5	—	534	128.00–137.00	131.64
2	—	693	107.00–112.00	109.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	110.00–115.00	111.69
4	—	428	145.00–148.00	146.53
4	—	463	130.00–134.00	131.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	110.00–115.00	111.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	129.00–130.00	129.20
2	—	533	114.00–116.00	114.99
3	—	468	120.00–128.00	125.35
3	—	368	137.00–145.00	142.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	110.00–117.50	112.48
3	—	367	129.00–135.00	132.98
9	—	428	120.00–128.00	122.71
6	—	270	145.00–148.00	146.56
3	—	570	90.00–99.00	93.11
2	—	538	104.00–108.00	105.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	130.00–135.00	132.46
4	—	563	110.00–119.00	112.28
4	—	413	140.00–147.00	141.72
4	—	520	120.00–126.00	122.97
2	—	363	152.00–153.00	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	140.00–147.00	142.38
2	—	518	132.00–137.00	134.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	154.00–164.00	158.96
4	—	456	128.00–130.00	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	124.00–129.00	126.52

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	788	122.00–126.00	123.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	958	98.00–102.00	99.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	106.00–112.00	108.62

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle