Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-07-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend, markets closed last week for the July 4th holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.56/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$133.56

21 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.83

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	377	141.98	535	3thin
Medium and Large 1	478	133.22	637	12thin
Medium and Large 3	382	130.02	496	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.96/cwt here — about $39 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 sale21 hd

133.56

—

FL average3 barns · 276 hd

138.39

−4.83

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	1,260	84.06	1,059	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	63.20	760	16

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	161.65/cwt	159.00–163.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	144.55/cwt	140.00–149.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	141.49/cwt	141.00–142.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	153.26/cwt	151.00–154.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.99/cwt	146.00–149.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	165.47/cwt	163.00–168.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	165.01/cwt	164.00–166.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	141.98/cwt	141.00–144.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	124.05/cwt	120.00–128.00	509	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	69.00/cwt	66.00–73.00	895	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	55.73/cwt	54.00–57.00	571	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	62.37/cwt	58.00–65.00	765	6
Bulls	—	—	1,260	84.06/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,059	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	887.44/cwt	875.00–900.00	9,895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	141.95/cwt	139.00–145.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	122.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	151.99/cwt	148.00–154.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	162.63/cwt	162.00–164.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	182.02/cwt	180.00–183.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	143.96/cwt	141.00–146.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	161.52/cwt	160.00–163.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	153.81/cwt	152.00–157.50	481	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 Jul 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 179Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 42Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 38Year ago 96

Compared to last week: No trend, markets closed last week for the July 4th holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	159.00–163.00	161.65
2	—	435	164.00–166.00	165.01
3	—	542	148.00–154.00	151.99
3	—	317	180.00–183.00	182.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	140.00–145.00	142.48
3	—	313	152.00–157.50	153.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	160.00–163.00	161.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	140.00–149.00	144.55
2	—	423	150.00–155.00	152.54
3	—	322	162.00–164.00	162.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	141.00–142.00	141.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	151.00–154.00	153.26
3	—	523	146.00–149.00	146.99
2	—	430	163.00–168.00	165.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	130.00–134.00	131.98
5	—	534	120.00–125.00	122.98
5	—	421	141.00–146.00	143.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	141.00–144.00	141.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	120.00–128.00	124.05
2	—	325	139.00–145.00	141.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,297	66.00–73.00	69.00
4	—	1,024	54.00–57.00	55.73
6	—	1,227	58.00–65.00	62.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	80.00–88.00	84.06

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	—	1,115	875.00–900.00	887.44

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle