Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

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 steady, feeder heifers slightly higher. Replacement cows slightly higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.21/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$129.21

31 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$22.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.34

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	137.73	625	14thin
Medium and Large 3	397	126.20	501	11thin
Medium and Large 2	524	114.84	602	6thin

One grade step is worth $22.90/cwt here — about $23 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 sale31 hd

129.21

—

FL average10 barns · 616 hd

126.87

+2.34

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	1,622	80.61	1,307	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,121	56.98	639	12

Every lot, as filed

32 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%	—	943	44.16/cwt	40.00–48.00	416	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	54.80/cwt	50.00–58.00	585	4
Bulls	—	—	1,880	84.14/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,582	2
Bulls	—	—	1,363	77.08/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,051	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	62.70/cwt	59.00–68.00	762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	159.99/cwt	159.00–161.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	153.94/cwt	152.00–156.00	659	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,063	67.61/cwt	64.00–72.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	537	112.63/cwt	110.00–118.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	153.76/cwt	152.50–155.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	155.40/cwt	150.00–158.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	131.36/cwt	130.00–134.00	470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	133.77/cwt	132.50–135.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	122.61/cwt	118.00–125.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.81/cwt	160.00–162.50	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	137.51/cwt	137.00–138.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	155.29/cwt	150.00–158.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	123.06/cwt	120.00–126.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	114.63/cwt	112.00–116.00	535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	143.19/cwt	142.00–145.00	520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.96/cwt	133.00–139.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	132.06/cwt	130.00–134.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	103.64/cwt	102.00–107.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	154.43/cwt	151.00–158.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	126.03/cwt	124.00–127.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	142.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	187.53/cwt	185.00–190.00	399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	125.99/cwt	123.00–127.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	132.68/cwt	131.00–136.00	646	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 May 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 253Year ago 208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 39Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 58Year ago 62

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	40.00–48.00	44.16
4	—	1,068	50.00–58.00	54.80
6	—	1,216	59.00–68.00	62.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,880	81.00–87.00	84.14
2	—	1,363	76.00–78.00	77.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	159.00–161.00	159.99
3	—	425	150.00–158.00	155.40
2	—	528	137.00–138.00	137.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	110.00–118.00	112.63
2	—	313	152.50–155.00	153.76
2	—	475	120.00–126.00	123.06
5	—	363	142.00–145.00	143.19
2	—	423	130.00–134.00	132.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	160.00–162.50	160.81
3	—	373	150.00–158.00	155.29
2	—	518	124.00–126.00	125.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	152.00–156.00	153.94
2	—	523	133.00–139.00	135.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	132.50–135.00	133.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	151.00–158.00	154.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	110.00–114.00	112.01
3	—	430	140.00–147.00	142.39
2	—	213	185.00–190.00	187.53
4	—	513	123.00–127.00	125.99
3	—	487	131.00–136.00	132.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	140.00–142.50	141.22
3	—	358	130.00–134.00	131.36
3	—	415	118.00–125.00	122.61
3	—	467	112.00–116.00	114.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	102.00–107.00	103.64
3	—	473	124.00–127.00	126.03

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	—	1,063	64.00–72.00	67.61

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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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