Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls steady feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.81/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$126.81

42 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$8.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.88

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	134.52	632	2thin
Medium and Large 2	466	127.30	593	15thin
Medium and Large 3	407	125.91	512	25

One grade step is worth $8.61/cwt here — about $120 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 sale42 hd

126.81

—

FL average8 barns · 842 hd

129.69

−2.88

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	57.36	660	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	45.90	438	8thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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 3	—	414	150.28/cwt	149.00–154.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	143.56/cwt	140.00–147.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	641	101.81/cwt	100.00–109.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	124.30/cwt	123.00–127.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	120.03/cwt	118.00–122.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	121.87/cwt	120.00–129.00	505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	143.44/cwt	140.00–147.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	123.46/cwt	120.00–127.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	145.94/cwt	140.00–149.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	133.44/cwt	130.00–137.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	141.55/cwt	140.00–146.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	160.14/cwt	155.00–165.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	133.54/cwt	130.00–139.00	489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	114.84/cwt	110.00–118.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	134.52/cwt	133.00–136.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	120.45/cwt	118.00–123.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	694	101.59/cwt	100.00–108.00	705	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	775.98/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,915	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	913	65.05/cwt	62.00–70.00	594	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	60.28/cwt	57.00–65.00	729	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	52.99/cwt	50.00–56.00	563	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	50.98/cwt	50.00–52.00	408	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	44.20/cwt	40.00–49.00	445	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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 585Last week 718Year ago 668

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 40Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 80Year ago 125

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls steady feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	149.00–154.00	150.28
4	—	473	140.00–147.00	143.56
5	—	641	100.00–109.00	101.81
3	—	523	123.00–127.00	124.30
2	—	580	108.00–110.00	109.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	118.00–122.00	120.03
4	—	470	120.00–127.00	123.46
3	—	363	140.00–149.00	145.94
4	—	423	130.00–137.00	133.44
2	—	633	100.00–104.00	101.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	120.00–129.00	121.87
4	—	324	140.00–146.00	141.55
2	—	268	155.00–165.00	160.14
5	—	366	130.00–139.00	133.54
5	—	476	110.00–118.00	114.84
4	—	515	100.00–105.00	102.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	133.00–136.00	134.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	140.00–147.00	143.44
2	—	520	118.00–123.00	120.45
5	—	694	100.00–108.00	101.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	750.00–800.00	775.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	913	62.00–70.00	65.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,209	57.00–65.00	60.28
4	—	1,063	50.00–56.00	52.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	50.00–52.00	50.98
6	—	1,006	40.00–49.00	44.20

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