Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers unevenly steady. Replacement cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.62/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$118.62

46 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$4.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.95

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	121.46	683	11thin
Medium and Large 2	488	119.73	585	13thin
Medium and Large 3	453	116.56	528	22

One grade step is worth $4.90/cwt here — about $155 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 sale46 hd

118.62

—

FL average10 barns · 763 hd

128.57

−9.95

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	1,545	76.41	1,180	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	55.46	623	10

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	—	1,614	81.59/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,317	4
Bulls	—	—	1,475	71.23/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,051	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	53.70/cwt	50.00–58.00	657	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	61.73/cwt	60.00–65.00	686	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	948	46.44/cwt	45.00–48.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	113.99/cwt	110.00–118.00	790	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	66.75/cwt	64.00–70.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	102.76/cwt	100.00–107.00	600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	153.01/cwt	151.00–155.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	113.99/cwt	110.00–118.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	140.03/cwt	139.00–141.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	134.49/cwt	132.00–137.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	132.87/cwt	130.00–137.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	116.02/cwt	110.00–118.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	122.21/cwt	120.00–128.00	524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	102.36/cwt	100.00–108.00	534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	651	106.74/cwt	100.00–109.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	132.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	104.91/cwt	100.00–110.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	132.04/cwt	130.00–138.00	479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	118.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	145.05/cwt	141.00–149.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	105.34/cwt	102.00–107.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	103.61/cwt	102.00–106.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	153.47/cwt	152.00–155.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	151.49/cwt	149.00–154.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	124.02/cwt	122.00–126.00	639	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	78.70/cwt	76.00–82.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	114.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	604	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 202Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 33Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 54Year ago 32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,614	77.00–84.00	81.59
4	—	1,475	68.00–75.00	71.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	50.00–58.00	53.70
4	—	1,111	60.00–65.00	61.73
2	—	948	45.00–48.00	46.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	110.00–118.00	113.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	130.00–137.00	132.87
3	—	593	102.00–107.00	105.34
4	—	530	110.00–118.00	114.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	100.00–109.00	106.74
2	—	418	149.00–154.00	151.49
4	—	515	122.00–126.00	124.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	100.00–107.00	102.76
2	—	460	120.00–125.00	122.47
6	—	418	130.00–136.00	132.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	139.00–141.00	140.03
4	—	468	132.00–137.00	134.49
5	—	692	102.00–106.00	103.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	110.00–118.00	116.02
7	—	429	120.00–128.00	122.21
7	—	522	100.00–108.00	102.36
4	—	363	130.00–138.00	132.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	151.00–155.00	153.01
2	—	693	110.00–118.00	113.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	100.00–110.00	104.91
3	—	515	117.00–120.00	118.98
4	—	425	141.00–149.00	145.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	152.00–155.00	153.47

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	—	905	64.00–70.00	66.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	963	76.00–82.00	78.70

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

Heifers · 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