Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.54/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$137.54

55 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$8.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.70

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	141.93	718	13thin
Medium and Large 3	387	139.85	542	18thin
Medium and Large 2	475	133.44	634	24

One grade step is worth $8.49/cwt here — about $84 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 sale55 hd

137.54

—

FL average10 barns · 437 hd

134.84

+2.70

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	—	Low	1,439	78.81	1,134	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,129	58.23	657	10

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,080	68.07/cwt	65.00–71.00	735	2
Bulls	—	—	1,559	82.39/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,284	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	64.50/cwt	60.00–70.00	805	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	45.51/cwt	44.00–47.00	416	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	52.13/cwt	50.00–54.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	162.69/cwt	160.00–164.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	154.69/cwt	153.00–158.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	147.33/cwt	147.00–148.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	694	112.75/cwt	112.00–115.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	102.24/cwt	100.00–109.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	136.04/cwt	133.00–142.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	140.51/cwt	140.00–142.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	141.53/cwt	140.00–143.00	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	127.42/cwt	123.00–132.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	132.65/cwt	131.00–139.00	548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	114.01/cwt	110.00–118.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	115.54/cwt	113.00–118.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	144.85/cwt	140.00–148.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	121.36/cwt	120.00–128.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	124.03/cwt	122.00–125.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	134.96/cwt	129.00–137.00	497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	145.98/cwt	145.00–148.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	161.63/cwt	160.00–164.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	141.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	104.51/cwt	102.00–107.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	117.35/cwt	116.00–118.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.95/cwt	131.00–137.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	133.93/cwt	130.00–138.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	142.76/cwt	140.00–148.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	124.03/cwt	122.00–128.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	153.73/cwt	152.50–155.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	125.98/cwt	120.00–129.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	133.07/cwt	130.00–139.00	552	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	162.19/cwt	160.00–169.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	112.70/cwt	110.00–118.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	111.29/cwt	110.00–114.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	134.47/cwt	132.00–137.00	619	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	84.11/cwt	80.00–88.00	701	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	71.85/cwt	68.00–76.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	124.93/cwt	120.00–127.00	526	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	105.55/cwt	102.00–109.00	615	2

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 146Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 65Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 38Year ago 38

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	65.00–71.00	68.07
6	—	1,559	78.00–86.00	82.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,248	60.00–70.00	64.50
2	—	915	44.00–47.00	45.51
2	—	985	50.00–54.00	52.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	160.00–164.00	162.69
3	—	433	153.00–158.00	154.69
3	—	463	147.00–148.00	147.33
4	—	694	112.00–115.00	112.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	150.00–152.00	150.99
4	—	674	100.00–109.00	102.24
2	—	580	113.00–118.00	115.54
5	—	421	140.00–148.00	144.85
6	—	512	120.00–128.00	121.36
5	—	324	160.00–164.00	161.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	130.00–138.00	133.93
3	—	367	140.00–148.00	142.76
3	—	463	122.00–128.00	124.03
2	—	330	152.50–155.00	153.73
2	—	518	110.00–115.00	112.46
4	—	278	160.00–169.00	162.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	133.00–142.00	136.04
4	—	480	140.00–143.00	141.53
2	—	585	123.00–132.00	127.42
2	—	693	110.00–118.00	114.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	120.00–121.00	120.49
3	—	417	145.00–148.00	145.98
3	—	582	116.00–118.00	117.35
2	—	473	131.00–137.00	133.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	147.00–148.00	147.50
3	—	477	120.00–129.00	125.98
6	—	415	130.00–139.00	133.07
2	—	583	102.00–109.00	105.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	140.00–142.00	140.51
2	—	520	122.00–124.00	122.99
3	—	585	110.00–114.00	111.29
2	—	460	132.00–137.00	134.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	131.00–139.00	132.65
3	—	473	122.00–125.00	124.03
4	—	373	140.00–145.00	141.28
4	—	530	110.00–115.00	112.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	129.00–137.00	134.96
2	—	513	102.00–107.00	104.51
3	—	468	110.00–118.00	112.70
7	—	421	120.00–127.00	124.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	833	80.00–88.00	84.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	68.00–76.00	71.85

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

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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

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