Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows no trend.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $147.06/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$147.06

36 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$12.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	152.66	705	15thin
Medium and Large 3	383	150.09	574	6thin
Medium and Large 2	464	140.25	651	15thin

One grade step is worth $12.41/cwt here — about $54 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 sale36 hd

147.06

—

FL average10 barns · 378 hd

147.80

−0.73

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	1,855	85.62	1,588	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	63.03	722	8thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	Medium and Large 1	—	380	172.28/cwt	170.00–173.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	155.34/cwt	155.00–156.00	486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	136.05/cwt	130.00–139.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	84.48/cwt	80.00–89.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	124.96/cwt	122.00–128.00	666	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	91.52/cwt	90.00–93.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	155.98/cwt	155.00–157.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	178.06/cwt	175.00–184.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	123.98/cwt	122.00–126.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	136.95/cwt	135.00–139.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	151.89/cwt	147.00–157.00	714	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	85.62/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,588	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	65.04/cwt	60.00–69.00	764	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	56.98/cwt	55.00–59.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	160.42/cwt	157.00–164.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	134.16/cwt	130.00–137.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	146.52/cwt	145.00–148.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	104.02/cwt	100.00–108.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	121.39/cwt	120.00–127.00	509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	131.51/cwt	131.00–132.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	124.48/cwt	122.00–127.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	156.15/cwt	152.00–157.50	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	146.85/cwt	140.00–149.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	144.93/cwt	139.00–147.00	601	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 Apr 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 164Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 30Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 27Year ago 48

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows no trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	170.00–173.00	172.28
3	—	328	175.00–184.00	178.06
2	—	643	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	570	122.00–126.00	123.98
2	—	528	135.00–139.00	136.95
2	—	470	147.00–157.00	151.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	160.00–165.00	162.50
2	—	533	122.00–128.00	124.96
5	—	464	130.00–137.00	134.16
2	—	663	100.00–108.00	104.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	157.00–164.00	160.42
4	—	415	139.00–147.00	144.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	155.00–156.00	155.34
2	—	425	131.00–132.00	131.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	130.00–139.00	136.05
2	—	693	80.00–89.00	84.48
2	—	275	155.00–157.00	155.98
2	—	475	118.00	118.00
2	—	315	145.00–148.00	146.52
5	—	419	120.00–127.00	121.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	102.00–103.00	102.50
2	—	515	122.00–127.00	124.48
4	—	373	152.00–157.50	156.15
4	—	429	140.00–149.00	146.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	90.00–93.00	91.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,855	82.00–89.00	85.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,175	60.00–69.00	65.04
2	—	1,060	55.00–59.00	56.98

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

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

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle