Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers slightly higher. Replacement cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.33/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$129.33

88 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$14.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.49

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	413	137.80	569	29
Medium and Large 1	546	127.65	698	28
Medium and Large 3	444	122.91	546	31

One grade step is worth $14.90/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 sale88 hd

129.33

—

FL average9 barns · 1,285 hd

133.82

−4.49

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	1,270	81.09	1,030	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,088	62.25	677	10

Every lot, as filed

53 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%	—	1,177	67.37/cwt	64.00–72.00	793	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	50.53/cwt	50.00–51.00	488	2
Bulls	—	—	1,270	81.09/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,030	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	58.59/cwt	56.00–61.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	210.72/cwt	209.00–212.50	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.64/cwt	135.00–142.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	201.22/cwt	199.00–208.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	191.24/cwt	190.00–195.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	155.54/cwt	152.00–159.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.22/cwt	144.00–151.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.03/cwt	115.00–121.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	125.01/cwt	124.00–128.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	150.42/cwt	145.00–153.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	152.57/cwt	150.00–157.50	565	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	71.98/cwt	68.00–77.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	143.74/cwt	140.00–149.00	533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	118.05/cwt	114.00–122.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	140.59/cwt	135.00–142.00	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	157.43/cwt	150.00–160.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	156.31/cwt	155.00–159.00	750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	126.52/cwt	123.50–128.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	166.43/cwt	160.00–168.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	135.04/cwt	132.50–137.50	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	140.30/cwt	137.00–142.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	171.71/cwt	170.00–175.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	166.70/cwt	164.00–171.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	161.64/cwt	160.00–165.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	143.65/cwt	140.00–149.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	110.48/cwt	110.00–112.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	193.34/cwt	187.50–197.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	173.79/cwt	172.50–175.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	163.69/cwt	162.50–165.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	150.48/cwt	150.00–152.50	506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	216	199.36/cwt	197.50–200.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	113.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	184.48/cwt	182.50–190.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	135.72/cwt	134.00–137.50	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	95.49/cwt	92.50–100.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	201.35/cwt	197.50–205.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	141.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	122.03/cwt	120.00–127.00	528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	103.05/cwt	100.00–109.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	111.02/cwt	104.00–114.00	770	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	138.70/cwt	128.00–150.00	379	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,167.01/cwt	1,125.00–1,200.00	15,054	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	983.47/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	10,749	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	82.17/cwt	79.00–87.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	133.14/cwt	130.00–139.00	490	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	143.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	154.26/cwt	153.50–155.00	578	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 Jul 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 378Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 54Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 49Year ago 28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,177	64.00–72.00	67.37
2	—	965	50.00–51.00	50.53
2	—	945	56.00–61.00	58.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	78.00–84.00	81.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	209.00–212.50	210.72
3	—	573	135.00–142.00	139.64
4	—	314	199.00–208.00	201.22
4	—	369	190.00–195.00	191.24
4	—	475	152.00–159.00	155.54
4	—	523	144.00–151.00	149.22
5	—	430	164.00–171.00	166.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	150.00–160.00	157.43
3	—	510	137.00–142.00	140.30
5	—	332	187.50–197.00	193.34
4	—	278	197.50–205.00	201.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	160.00–165.00	161.64
4	—	216	197.50–200.00	199.36
4	—	265	182.50–190.00	184.48
4	—	419	140.00–145.00	143.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	115.00–121.00	118.03
7	—	371	140.00–149.00	143.74
3	—	477	123.50–128.00	126.52
4	—	583	110.00–112.00	110.48
2	—	275	160.00–165.00	162.55
2	—	223	172.50–175.00	173.79
5	—	336	150.00–152.50	150.48
2	—	418	134.00–137.50	135.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	124.00–128.00	125.01
3	—	370	150.00–157.50	152.57
4	—	473	135.00–139.00	137.98
2	—	568	114.00–122.00	118.05
5	—	434	140.00–149.00	143.65
10	—	694	104.00–114.00	111.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	162.50–165.00	163.69
3	—	468	110.00–115.00	113.27
5	—	693	92.50–100.00	95.49
3	—	322	140.00–146.00	141.96
7	—	433	120.00–127.00	122.03
3	—	570	100.00–109.00	103.05
2	—	273	128.00–150.00	138.70
6	—	368	130.00–139.00	133.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	145.00–153.00	150.42
5	—	581	135.00–142.00	140.59
6	—	480	155.00–159.00	156.31
5	—	438	160.00–168.00	166.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	132.50–137.50	135.04
3	—	375	170.00–175.00	171.71
2	—	425	150.00–155.00	152.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	153.50–155.00	154.26

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	—	915	68.00–77.00	71.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	79.00–87.00	82.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,290	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,167.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,093	950.00–1,025.00	983.47

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

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