Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.82/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$117.82

59 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$19.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.85

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	132.63	627	4thin
Medium and Large 2	457	124.77	570	16thin
Medium and Large 3	479	113.44	543	39

One grade step is worth $19.19/cwt here — about $83 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 sale59 hd

117.82

—

FL average9 barns · 951 hd

128.67

−10.85

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	1,659	83.53	1,386	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	54.95	690	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	785	44.76	351	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 2	—	320	172.58/cwt	170.00–175.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	153.53/cwt	152.00–155.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	411	141.77/cwt	140.00–147.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	152.57/cwt	150.00–157.50	565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	123.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	133.52/cwt	132.00–135.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	134.64/cwt	132.00–136.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	121.16/cwt	120.00–124.00	695	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	143.04/cwt	140.00–146.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	132.84/cwt	130.00–137.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	163.69/cwt	160.00–167.50	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	154.05/cwt	150.00–158.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	105.66/cwt	105.00–107.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	143.43/cwt	142.00–149.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	123.97/cwt	122.00–126.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	105.97/cwt	104.00–108.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	131.80/cwt	130.00–137.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	133.26/cwt	130.00–137.50	492	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	118.60/cwt	118.00–120.00	818	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	144.63/cwt	140.00–147.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	122.63/cwt	120.00–128.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	687	93.01/cwt	90.00–99.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	111.16/cwt	110.00–118.00	512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	101.58/cwt	101.00–105.00	519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	161.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	132.61/cwt	130.00–138.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	124.04/cwt	122.00–126.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	141.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	98.19/cwt	95.00–100.00	569	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	73.62/cwt	70.00–77.00	869	2
Bulls	—	—	1,558	87.51/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,363	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	79.54/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,400	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	58.05/cwt	57.00–60.00	758	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	44.76/cwt	40.00–49.00	351	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	52.89/cwt	50.00–56.00	647	6

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 Oct 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 718Last week 566Year ago 455

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 32Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 70Year ago 93

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	170.00–175.00	172.58
2	—	465	140.00–145.00	142.47
2	—	423	152.00–155.00	153.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	140.00–147.00	141.77
6	—	370	150.00–157.50	152.57
2	—	520	120.00–128.00	123.96
4	—	663	100.00–110.00	105.02
3	—	318	160.00–165.00	161.70
3	—	475	130.00–138.00	132.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	132.00–135.00	133.52
2	—	523	140.00–146.00	143.04
10	—	690	118.00–120.00	118.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	160.00–165.00	162.53
3	—	520	132.00–136.00	134.64
7	—	574	120.00–124.00	121.16
3	—	478	140.00–147.00	144.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	130.00–137.00	132.84
2	—	325	160.00–167.50	163.69
2	—	365	150.00–158.00	154.05
3	—	683	105.00–107.00	105.66
5	—	412	142.00–149.00	143.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	122.00–126.00	123.97
2	—	578	104.00–108.00	105.97
4	—	419	130.00–137.00	131.80
4	—	520	110.00–112.00	111.02
4	—	364	140.00–145.00	141.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	130.00–137.50	133.26
4	—	330	140.00–145.00	142.46
3	—	427	120.00–128.00	122.63
3	—	687	90.00–99.00	93.01
7	—	461	110.00–118.00	111.16
7	—	511	101.00–105.00	101.58
8	—	579	95.00–100.00	98.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	140.00–142.50	141.22
2	—	525	122.00–126.00	124.04

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	—	1,180	70.00–77.00	73.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	87.00–88.00	87.51
2	—	1,760	78.00–81.00	79.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,305	57.00–60.00	58.05
6	—	1,224	50.00–56.00	52.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	40.00–49.00	44.76

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle