Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.97/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$136.97

48 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$8.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.28

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	141.06	711	12thin
Medium and Large 2	474	140.19	665	15thin
Medium and Large 3	456	132.32	603	21

One grade step is worth $8.74/cwt here — about $107 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 sale48 hd

136.97

—

FL average10 barns · 351 hd

137.25

−0.28

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	1,823	82.24	1,499	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,038	56.41	586	10

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	—	1,823	82.24/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,499	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	55.45/cwt	50.00–59.00	585	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	63.08/cwt	60.00–66.00	684	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	913	44.98/cwt	42.00–48.00	411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	154.94/cwt	151.00–159.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.64/cwt	160.00–164.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	140.67/cwt	140.00–141.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	134.45/cwt	130.00–139.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.06/cwt	120.00–128.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	136.69/cwt	132.00–139.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	105.51/cwt	104.00–107.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	124.10/cwt	120.00–128.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	112.94/cwt	110.00–119.00	525	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	63.16/cwt	60.00–66.00	641	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	82.43/cwt	78.00–87.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	133.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	108.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	157.99/cwt	157.00–159.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	153.99/cwt	152.00–156.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	104.52/cwt	102.00–107.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	164.51/cwt	164.00–165.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	113.07/cwt	110.00–116.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	151.23/cwt	150.00–152.50	401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	152.06/cwt	151.00–159.00	476	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	145.34/cwt	145.00–146.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	95.01/cwt	93.00–97.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	139.66/cwt	139.00–141.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	112.51/cwt	111.00–114.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	167.95/cwt	166.00–170.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	137.97/cwt	136.00–139.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	141.03/cwt	139.00–143.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	145.62/cwt	141.00–148.00	692	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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 141Year ago 184

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 32Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 26Year ago 53

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,823	82.00–85.00	82.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,055	50.00–59.00	55.45
4	—	1,084	60.00–66.00	63.08
2	—	913	42.00–48.00	44.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	151.00–159.00	154.94
3	—	425	160.00–164.00	162.64
4	—	565	118.00–120.00	118.99
3	—	528	139.00–141.00	139.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	120.00–128.00	124.06
2	—	420	157.00–159.00	157.99
2	—	693	100.00–104.00	101.99
2	—	573	110.00–116.00	113.07
4	—	318	166.00–170.00	167.95
3	—	475	141.00–148.00	145.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	104.00–107.00	105.51
4	—	475	130.00–135.00	133.79
8	—	313	151.00–159.00	152.06
3	—	417	145.00–146.00	145.34
4	—	693	93.00–97.00	95.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	140.00–141.00	140.67
2	—	465	130.00–139.00	134.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	132.00–139.00	136.69
4	—	420	120.00–128.00	124.10
3	—	465	110.00–119.00	112.94
2	—	530	102.00–107.00	104.52
2	—	265	150.00–152.50	151.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	107.00–110.00	108.50
2	—	538	111.00–114.00	112.51
3	—	427	136.00–139.00	137.97
2	—	365	139.00–143.00	141.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	152.00–156.00	153.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	164.00–165.00	164.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	60.00–66.00	63.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	78.00–87.00	82.43

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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