Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls slightly higher, 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 $145.79/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$145.79

36 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$114

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

$17.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	406	155.81	632	7thin
Medium and Large 3	392	145.70	572	20
Medium and Large 1	540	138.20	746	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.61/cwt here — about −$114 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

145.79

—

FL average10 barns · 409 hd

147.20

−1.41

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	1,667	86.34	1,439	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	58.32	667	10

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	55.33/cwt	50.00–58.00	652	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	62.81/cwt	60.00–66.00	685	4
Bulls	—	—	1,978	90.57/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,791	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	82.10/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	154.52/cwt	153.00–156.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	592	127.67/cwt	127.00–129.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	134.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	169.42/cwt	167.50–170.00	390	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	140.65/cwt	140.00–142.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	257	155.48/cwt	152.50–157.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	122.31/cwt	120.00–127.00	505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	212	160.87/cwt	160.00–165.00	341	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	165.97/cwt	164.00–168.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	151.75/cwt	150.00–159.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	121.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	571	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	811.57/cwt	800.00–825.00	7,101	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,043	63.83/cwt	60.00–67.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	137.94/cwt	134.00–142.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	123.45/cwt	120.00–127.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	154.34/cwt	149.00–158.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	129.34/cwt	129.00–130.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	143.95/cwt	140.00–148.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	112.35/cwt	110.00–117.00	525	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 Apr 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 137Year ago 95

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 37Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 29Year ago 58

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls slightly higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows no trend.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,178	50.00–58.00	55.33
4	—	1,090	60.00–66.00	62.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,978	87.00–94.00	90.57
2	—	1,355	80.00–84.00	82.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	153.00–156.00	154.52
3	—	592	127.00–129.00	127.67
4	—	533	134.00–142.00	137.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	130.00–137.00	134.63
4	—	230	167.50–170.00	169.42
3	—	428	140.00–142.00	140.65
5	—	364	149.00–158.00	154.34
2	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	164.00–168.00	165.97
5	—	422	150.00–159.00	151.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	257	152.50–157.00	155.48
6	—	413	120.00–127.00	122.31
6	—	212	160.00–165.00	160.87
2	—	335	145.00–147.00	145.99
3	—	373	129.00–130.00	129.34
2	—	508	104.00–105.00	104.50
3	—	467	110.00–117.00	112.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	120.00–123.00	121.53
2	—	375	140.00–148.00	143.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	120.00–127.00	123.45
2	—	418	140.00–141.00	140.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	800.00–825.00	811.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,043	60.00–67.00	63.83

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle