Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Market closed last week to observe holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $159.03/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$159.03

49 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$42.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.41

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	380	185.87	706	12thin
Medium and Large 2	389	168.45	655	10thin
Medium and Large 3	438	143.61	629	27

One grade step is worth $42.26/cwt here — about $77 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 sale49 hd

159.03

—

FL average8 barns · 488 hd

146.62

+12.41

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	1,432	82.81	1,185	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	69.12	763	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	52.62	479	3thin

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	—	425	168.84/cwt	165.00–172.50	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	188.78/cwt	187.50–190.00	698	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	192.46/cwt	190.00–195.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	173.27/cwt	170.00–180.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	155.95/cwt	152.50–161.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	211.22/cwt	210.00–212.50	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	190.20/cwt	188.00–192.50	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	155.71/cwt	149.00–159.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	113.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	106.64/cwt	104.00–107.50	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	140.77/cwt	140.00–147.50	600	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	130.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	150.86/cwt	150.00–155.00	410	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	142.65/cwt	140.00–144.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.03/cwt	133.00–139.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	129.25/cwt	125.00–132.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	133.07/cwt	130.00–139.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.52/cwt	124.00–127.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	152.55/cwt	150.00–157.50	485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	191.32/cwt	190.00–195.00	507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	111.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	147.89/cwt	145.00–150.00	630	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	120.32/cwt	120.00–122.50	622	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,163	65.96/cwt	62.00–70.00	767	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	86.83/cwt	86.00–88.00	880	2
Bulls	—	—	1,518	88.00/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,336	2
Bulls	—	—	1,345	77.62/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,044	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	67.43/cwt	58.00–74.00	728	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	78.59/cwt	75.00–85.00	957	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	60.47/cwt	57.00–63.00	610	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	52.62/cwt	50.00–57.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	141.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	178.47/cwt	177.00–180.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	156.20/cwt	152.50–160.00	586	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 947Last week 355Year ago 451

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 226Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 100Year ago 75

Compared to last week: Market closed last week to observe holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	165.00–172.50	168.84
6	—	370	187.50–190.00	188.78
2	—	318	210.00–212.50	211.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	190.00–195.00	192.46
3	—	377	170.00–180.00	173.27
5	—	419	152.50–161.00	155.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	265	190.00–195.00	191.32
4	—	563	110.00–115.00	111.27
7	—	426	145.00–150.00	147.89
8	—	517	120.00–122.50	120.32
2	—	323	177.00–180.00	178.47
2	—	375	152.50–160.00	156.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	188.00–192.50	190.20
2	—	693	137.00–140.00	138.49
3	—	522	149.00–159.00	155.71
3	—	568	140.00–144.00	142.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	110.00–115.00	112.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	110.00–115.00	113.30
4	—	526	104.00–107.50	106.64
5	—	378	130.00–135.00	130.98
6	—	272	150.00–155.00	150.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	140.00–147.50	140.77
3	—	473	133.00–139.00	135.03
5	—	519	125.00–132.00	129.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	130.00–139.00	133.07
2	—	475	124.00–127.00	125.52
3	—	318	150.00–157.50	152.55
3	—	377	140.00–145.00	141.59

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	—	1,163	62.00–70.00	65.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	86.00–88.00	86.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	85.00–91.00	88.00
2	—	1,345	75.00–80.00	77.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,079	58.00–74.00	67.43
6	—	1,218	75.00–85.00	78.59
5	—	1,008	57.00–63.00	60.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	910	50.00–57.00	52.62

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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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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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle