Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.80/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$135.80

68 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$191

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

$12.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	341	139.61	476	25
Medium and Large 2	400	139.15	557	23
Medium and Large 1	524	127.19	666	20

One grade step is worth $12.43/cwt here — about −$191 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 sale68 hd

135.80

—

FL average9 barns · 1,063 hd

135.84

−0.04

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	1,344	83.89	1,128	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	60.27	690	12

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	143.56/cwt	140.00–147.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	184.45/cwt	181.00–188.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	108.51/cwt	107.00–110.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	202.49/cwt	196.00–205.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	117.79/cwt	116.00–119.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	142.99/cwt	142.00–144.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	160.80/cwt	160.00–162.50	434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	192.57/cwt	190.00–195.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	174.39/cwt	167.00–177.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	173.27/cwt	168.00–176.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	194.32/cwt	193.00–195.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	193.44/cwt	190.00–200.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	143.76/cwt	141.00–148.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	107.49/cwt	102.50–110.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	209.03/cwt	208.00–210.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	242	219.41/cwt	214.00–222.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	157.01/cwt	156.00–158.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	212.31/cwt	210.00–219.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	224.78/cwt	220.00–230.00	506	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	57.80/cwt	51.00–61.00	626	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	48.54/cwt	47.00–50.00	487	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	65.82/cwt	62.00–72.00	812	6
Bulls	—	—	1,179	81.10/cwt	80.00–83.00	956	4
Bulls	—	—	1,675	89.48/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	125.31/cwt	120.00–128.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	143.58/cwt	140.00–147.00	457	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	69.65/cwt	67.00–72.00	717	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	81.92/cwt	80.00–84.00	778	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	655.28/cwt	600.00–700.00	7,143	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	823.81/cwt	775.00–875.00	9,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	172.72/cwt	170.00–178.00	627	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	959.43/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	11,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	153.85/cwt	150.00–157.50	420	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	161.83/cwt	160.00–167.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	181.22/cwt	180.00–182.50	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	150.98/cwt	150.00–153.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	132.40/cwt	130.00–137.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	134.46/cwt	132.00–137.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	161.31/cwt	160.00–162.50	355	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	113.37/cwt	111.00–118.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	106.96/cwt	104.00–110.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	121.95/cwt	120.00–124.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	183.66/cwt	180.00–187.50	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	193.38/cwt	190.00–195.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	202.02/cwt	200.00–203.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	144.05/cwt	140.00–148.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	115.18/cwt	114.00–120.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	172.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	134.90/cwt	130.00–138.00	641	5

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 403Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 70Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 65Year ago 30

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	140.00–147.00	143.56
2	—	375	181.00–188.00	184.45
3	—	330	190.00–195.00	193.38
3	—	277	200.00–203.00	202.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	317	196.00–205.00	202.49
2	—	590	142.00–144.00	142.99
4	—	416	167.00–177.00	174.39
3	—	358	193.00–195.00	194.32
2	—	278	208.00–210.00	209.03
3	—	242	214.00–222.00	219.41
4	—	465	156.00–158.00	157.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	160.00–167.00	161.83
2	—	323	180.00–182.50	181.22
2	—	465	132.00–135.00	133.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	107.00–110.00	108.51
5	—	524	116.00–119.00	117.79
3	—	270	160.00–162.50	160.80
3	—	322	150.00–153.00	150.98
4	—	423	132.00–137.00	134.46
4	—	375	140.00–148.00	144.05
2	—	225	170.00–175.00	172.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	141.00–148.00	143.76
3	—	692	102.50–110.00	107.49
2	—	528	125.00–127.00	126.02
5	—	568	114.00–120.00	115.18
5	—	475	130.00–138.00	134.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	120.00–128.00	125.31
2	—	318	140.00–147.00	143.58
8	—	273	150.00–157.50	153.85
3	—	375	130.00–137.00	132.40
4	—	220	160.00–162.50	161.31
3	—	463	111.00–118.00	113.37
2	—	533	104.00–110.00	106.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	190.00–195.00	192.57
2	—	535	132.00–135.00	133.49
2	—	328	180.00–187.50	183.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	168.00–176.00	173.27
3	—	320	190.00–200.00	193.44
4	—	468	150.00–160.00	155.08
4	—	273	210.00–219.00	212.31
2	—	225	220.00–230.00	224.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	170.00–178.00	172.72
2	—	528	120.00–124.00	121.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	51.00–61.00	57.80
2	—	1,003	47.00–50.00	48.54
6	—	1,233	62.00–72.00	65.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,179	80.00–83.00	81.10
2	—	1,675	86.00–93.00	89.48

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	—	1,030	67.00–72.00	69.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	80.00–84.00	81.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	600.00–700.00	655.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,158	775.00–875.00	823.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	925.00–1,000.00	959.43

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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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