Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-27

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 $119.75/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$119.75

74 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$12.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.40

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	127.26	680	16thin
Medium and Large 2	506	122.07	617	24
Medium and Large 3	486	114.58	557	34

One grade step is worth $12.68/cwt here — about $124 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 sale74 hd

119.75

—

FL average9 barns · 977 hd

130.16

−10.40

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	1,833	82.67	1,515	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,095	56.38	617	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	48.50	449	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	464	148.72/cwt	145.00–150.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	183.78/cwt	180.00–187.50	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	118.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.62/cwt	130.00–138.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	148.65/cwt	147.50–151.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	144.72/cwt	141.00–146.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	191.65/cwt	190.00–195.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	134.93/cwt	131.00–139.00	783	2
Bulls	—	—	1,833	82.67/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,515	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	48.50/cwt	45.00–51.00	449	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	56.38/cwt	52.00–59.00	617	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	86.27/cwt	84.00–88.00	716	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	66.65/cwt	63.00–71.00	650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	934.89/cwt	875.00–975.00	8,507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	172.42/cwt	170.00–177.50	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	154.76/cwt	150.00–158.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	161.03/cwt	160.00–162.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.37/cwt	120.00–127.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	153.46/cwt	152.00–155.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	183.68/cwt	180.00–187.50	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	140.65/cwt	140.00–142.50	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.03/cwt	142.50–147.50	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	135.96/cwt	132.00–138.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	93.61/cwt	90.00–96.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	126.03/cwt	124.00–131.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	113.99/cwt	110.00–118.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	100.79/cwt	100.00–104.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	134.91/cwt	131.00–139.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	126.28/cwt	124.00–131.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	124.09/cwt	120.00–128.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.37/cwt	120.00–127.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	112.46/cwt	110.00–120.00	538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	135.99/cwt	132.00–138.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	117.52/cwt	116.00–119.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	141.49/cwt	141.00–142.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	100.85/cwt	100.00–106.00	639	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.22/cwt	141.00–148.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	140.97/cwt	138.00–144.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	154.55/cwt	150.00–159.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	123.94/cwt	120.00–128.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	124.68/cwt	121.00–130.00	525	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 Sep 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 566Last week 407Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 112Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 51Year ago 49

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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	145.00–150.00	148.72
2	—	313	180.00–187.50	183.78
3	—	525	130.00–138.00	132.62
3	—	570	120.00–127.00	122.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	130.00–140.00	134.94
4	—	523	141.00–148.00	146.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	105.00–110.00	107.49
4	—	475	138.00–144.00	140.97
2	—	425	150.00–159.00	154.55
4	—	528	120.00–128.00	123.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	115.00–120.00	118.39
2	—	375	142.50–147.50	145.03
4	—	430	131.00–139.00	134.91
3	—	480	124.00–131.00	126.28
2	—	315	150.00–155.00	152.46
7	—	634	100.00–106.00	100.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	140.00–142.50	140.65
3	—	378	132.00–138.00	135.96
5	—	633	90.00–96.00	93.61
5	—	588	100.00–104.00	100.79
4	—	523	105.00–110.00	107.54
8	—	478	110.00–120.00	112.46
5	—	421	121.00–130.00	124.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	533	124.00–131.00	126.03
2	—	683	110.00–118.00	113.99
3	—	487	132.00–138.00	135.99
2	—	573	116.00–119.00	117.52
2	—	425	141.00–142.00	141.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	147.50–151.00	148.65
2	—	423	160.00–162.00	161.03
3	—	570	120.00–127.00	122.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	141.00–146.00	144.72
3	—	313	190.00–195.00	191.65
2	—	663	125.00–128.00	126.49
2	—	580	131.00–139.00	134.93
4	—	473	152.00–155.00	153.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	140.00–145.00	142.53
3	—	325	170.00–177.50	172.42
5	—	434	150.00–158.00	154.76
2	—	275	180.00–187.50	183.68
2	—	528	120.00–128.00	124.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,833	80.00–85.00	82.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	926	45.00–51.00	48.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,095	52.00–59.00	56.38

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	830	84.00–88.00	86.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	63.00–71.00	66.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	875.00–975.00	934.89

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