Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.46/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$137.46

40 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$14.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.66

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	381	143.30	546	13thin
Medium and Large 1	476	137.36	653	18thin
Medium and Large 3	382	129.24	493	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.06/cwt here — about $52 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 sale40 hd

137.46

—

FL average9 barns · 955 hd

142.12

−4.66

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	1,073	79.61	854	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	67.04	791	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	892	48.95	437	6thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	Medium and Large 1	—	318	200.97/cwt	200.00–206.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	137.95/cwt	136.00–140.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	152.52/cwt	150.00–157.50	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	183.09/cwt	177.50–185.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	194.12/cwt	192.50–197.50	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	160.98/cwt	160.00–163.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	179.92/cwt	176.00–184.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	167.46/cwt	162.50–170.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	191.63/cwt	190.00–195.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	163.68/cwt	160.00–167.50	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	144.09/cwt	140.00–148.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	135.98/cwt	134.00–138.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	119.35/cwt	118.00–122.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	152.52/cwt	150.00–157.50	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	163.42/cwt	160.00–167.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	122.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	161.93/cwt	160.00–167.50	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	132.63/cwt	130.00–138.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	151.27/cwt	150.00–152.50	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	144.92/cwt	142.00–148.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	213	213.74/cwt	212.50–215.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	182.47/cwt	180.00–187.50	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	277	197.56/cwt	192.50–200.00	547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	111.34/cwt	110.00–114.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	153.92/cwt	152.50–158.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	141.47/cwt	140.00–146.00	591	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	644	2
Bulls	—	—	1,073	79.61/cwt	77.00–82.00	854	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	66.25/cwt	63.00–70.00	798	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	74.53/cwt	72.00–77.00	926	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	56.99/cwt	52.00–62.00	598	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	55.16/cwt	52.00–58.00	425	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	45.85/cwt	43.00–48.00	437	4

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 Aug 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 462Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 226Last week 59Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 75Year ago 60

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	200.00–206.00	200.97
2	—	518	136.00–140.00	137.95
3	—	467	150.00–157.50	152.52
4	—	378	177.50–185.00	183.09
3	—	432	160.00–163.00	160.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	335	192.50–197.50	194.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	212.50–215.00	213.74
3	—	313	180.00–187.50	182.47
9	—	277	192.50–200.00	197.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	176.00–184.00	179.92
3	—	433	162.50–170.00	167.46
3	—	467	150.00–157.50	152.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	150.00–155.00	152.53
3	—	327	190.00–195.00	191.63
4	—	378	160.00–167.50	163.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	110.00–115.00	112.47
4	—	273	160.00–167.50	161.93
3	—	437	130.00–138.00	132.63
2	—	325	150.00–152.50	151.27
2	—	370	142.00–148.00	144.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	140.00–148.00	144.09
2	—	365	130.00–135.00	132.47
5	—	412	120.00–125.00	122.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	134.00–138.00	135.98
3	—	583	118.00–122.00	119.35
2	—	328	160.00–167.00	163.42
3	—	692	110.00–114.00	111.34
4	—	369	152.50–158.00	153.92
4	—	418	140.00–146.00	141.47

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	69.00	69.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	77.00–82.00	79.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,205	63.00–70.00	66.25
6	—	1,243	72.00–77.00	74.53
4	—	1,050	52.00–62.00	56.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	52.00–58.00	55.16
4	—	953	43.00–48.00	45.85

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle