Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls slightly higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.67/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$152.67

40 head · 405 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.51

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	373	156.40	583	16thin
Medium and Large 1	467	154.03	720	12thin
Medium and Large 3	387	146.35	566	12thin

One grade step is worth $10.05/cwt here — about $17 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 sale40 hd

152.67

—

FL average9 barns · 348 hd

149.16

+3.51

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	1,535	79.99	1,228	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	57.03	680	12

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	—	1,535	79.99/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,228	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	55.51/cwt	52.00–58.00	744	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	62.75/cwt	59.00–67.00	736	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	42.91/cwt	40.00–46.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	164.96/cwt	164.00–166.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.94/cwt	153.00–161.00	742	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	78.69/cwt	77.00–80.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	158.65/cwt	158.00–160.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	314	169.78/cwt	168.00–171.00	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	132.97/cwt	132.00–134.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	122.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	118.01/cwt	114.00–122.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	180.65/cwt	180.00–182.50	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	123.44/cwt	120.00–127.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	97.50/cwt	97.00–98.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	106.44/cwt	104.00–109.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	164.03/cwt	162.00–166.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	152.02/cwt	150.00–154.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	144.80/cwt	142.50–147.00	460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	131.51/cwt	131.00–132.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	114.03/cwt	112.00–118.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	144.02/cwt	142.00–145.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	208	182.46/cwt	180.00–187.50	380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	161.21/cwt	160.00–162.50	424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	151.06/cwt	148.00–154.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	152.77/cwt	150.00–158.00	412	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	993	65.48/cwt	61.00–71.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	128.51/cwt	128.00–129.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	123.34/cwt	122.00–126.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	146.02/cwt	145.00–149.00	772	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	958	651.70/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,243	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	790.06/cwt	775.00–800.00	8,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	213	173.36/cwt	170.00–175.00	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	98.51/cwt	97.00–100.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	114.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	644	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 Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 322Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 48Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 49Year ago 44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	79.00–81.00	79.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,341	52.00–58.00	55.51
6	—	1,173	59.00–67.00	62.75
2	—	950	40.00–46.00	42.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	164.00–166.00	164.96
2	—	473	153.00–161.00	156.94
2	—	575	120.00–126.00	122.97
2	—	693	114.00–122.00	118.01
4	—	319	180.00–182.50	180.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	158.00–160.00	158.65
2	—	693	97.00–98.00	97.50
2	—	460	131.00–132.00	131.51
2	—	368	148.00–154.00	151.06
3	—	213	170.00–175.00	173.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	314	168.00–171.00	169.78
2	—	375	162.00–166.00	164.03
2	—	420	150.00–154.00	152.02
2	—	523	120.00–126.00	122.93
3	—	208	180.00–187.50	182.46
2	—	565	110.00–118.00	114.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	132.00–134.00	132.97
2	—	433	120.00–127.00	123.44
2	—	523	104.00–109.00	106.44
2	—	318	142.50–147.00	144.80
3	—	463	112.00–118.00	114.03
3	—	270	150.00–158.00	152.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	142.00–145.00	144.02
2	—	263	160.00–162.50	161.21
2	—	313	150.00–151.00	150.50
2	—	663	97.00–100.00	98.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	128.00–129.00	128.51
3	—	692	122.00–126.00	123.34
4	—	529	145.00–149.00	146.02

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	—	715	77.00–80.00	78.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	993	61.00–71.00	65.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	600.00–700.00	651.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	775.00–800.00	790.06

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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