Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers slightly higher, feeder bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady, and firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $146.73/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$146.73

66 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$16.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.83

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	155.77	727	23
Medium and Large 2	451	146.45	660	17thin
Medium and Large 3	414	138.92	576	26

One grade step is worth $16.85/cwt here — about $151 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 sale66 hd

146.73

—

FL average10 barns · 541 hd

151.56

−4.83

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	1,452	79.00	1,147	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,101	56.74	624	10

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	—	1,943	85.53/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,662	2
Bulls	—	—	1,206	75.74/cwt	71.00–78.00	913	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	61.24/cwt	59.00–65.00	738	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	930	45.54/cwt	43.00–48.00	424	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	958	54.44/cwt	51.00–58.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	593	126.67/cwt	124.00–128.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	156.02/cwt	152.00–157.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	163.47/cwt	162.00–165.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	125.49/cwt	125.00–127.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	143.53/cwt	141.00–146.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	116.95/cwt	114.00–120.00	684	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	105.21/cwt	101.00–110.00	821	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	117.45/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	103.45/cwt	100.00–107.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	131.86/cwt	130.00–139.00	479	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	145.77/cwt	139.00–148.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	155.09/cwt	150.00–157.50	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	114.86/cwt	110.00–118.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	124.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	176.28/cwt	175.00–180.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	194.09/cwt	189.00–199.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	141.53/cwt	140.00–146.00	471	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	213	170.72/cwt	170.00–172.00	364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	143.03/cwt	142.00–148.00	526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	154.04/cwt	150.00–158.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	104.42/cwt	100.00–109.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	218	163.71/cwt	162.50–165.00	357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	160.97/cwt	160.00–164.00	447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	143.90/cwt	140.00–148.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	134.61/cwt	130.00–137.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	193.40/cwt	189.00–197.50	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	129.97/cwt	128.00–136.00	621	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	113.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	112.66/cwt	110.00–114.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	157.06/cwt	154.00–160.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	130.58/cwt	126.00–135.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	692	119.34/cwt	118.00–122.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	108.99/cwt	105.00–113.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	102.47/cwt	100.00–110.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	178.37/cwt	175.00–180.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	125.58/cwt	121.00–128.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	132.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	626	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	94.13/cwt	92.00–96.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	153.90/cwt	150.00–158.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	145.96/cwt	145.00–148.00	774	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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 236Year ago 99

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 17Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 50Year ago 22

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers slightly higher, feeder bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady, and firm.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,943	84.00–87.00	85.53
4	—	1,206	71.00–78.00	75.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,205	59.00–65.00	61.24
2	—	930	43.00–48.00	45.54
2	—	958	51.00–58.00	54.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	124.00–128.00	126.67
5	—	478	152.00–157.00	156.02
4	—	514	139.00–148.00	145.77
4	—	323	175.00–180.00	176.28
4	—	285	189.00–199.00	194.09
3	—	692	118.00–122.00	119.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	160.00–161.00	160.50
2	—	480	140.00–144.00	142.02
2	—	693	105.00–113.00	108.99
3	—	277	175.00–180.00	178.37
4	—	520	126.00–130.00	128.97
4	—	420	150.00–158.00	153.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	150.00–157.50	155.09
3	—	213	170.00–172.00	170.72
2	—	570	100.00–109.00	104.42
4	—	278	160.00–164.00	160.97
2	—	420	140.00–148.00	143.90
8	—	478	128.00–136.00	129.97
4	—	525	110.00–117.00	113.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	162.00–165.00	163.47
2	—	465	150.00–158.00	154.04
2	—	280	189.00–197.50	193.40
2	—	585	126.00–135.00	130.58
3	—	530	145.00–148.00	145.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	692	110.00–114.00	112.66
2	—	378	154.00–160.00	157.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	108.00–110.00	109.00
4	—	528	125.00–127.00	125.49
4	—	415	141.00–146.00	143.53
2	—	585	114.00–120.00	116.95
3	—	473	130.00–137.00	132.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	100.00–107.00	103.45
5	—	363	130.00–139.00	131.86
5	—	469	110.00–118.00	114.86
4	—	413	120.00–128.00	124.02
4	—	333	140.00–146.00	141.53
2	—	218	162.50–165.00	163.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	142.00–148.00	143.03
3	—	420	130.00–137.00	134.61
4	—	588	100.00–110.00	102.47
3	—	468	121.00–128.00	125.58
2	—	520	115.00–116.00	115.50

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	—	780	101.00–110.00	105.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	112.00–122.00	117.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	92.00–96.00	94.13

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

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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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