Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2021-11-01

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Nov 1
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
537 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 469▲ 242 vs year ago 295 · +82.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 71▲ 22 vs year ago 58 · +37.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 86▲ 19 vs year ago 56 · +33.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $157.99/cwt on 72 head.
Average price
$157.99
72 head · 412 lb average
Value per head Derived
$651
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.93
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1424167.0070826
Medium and Large 3361155.2856019thin
Medium and Large 2437151.2266127
One grade step is worth $15.78/cwt here — about $47 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 sale72 hd
157.99
—
FL average8 barns · 352 hd
141.05
+16.93
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14553.7061510

Every lot, as filed

52 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 3—463134.02/cwt130.00–138.006212
BullsMedium and Large 2—320172.58/cwt170.00–177.505523
BullsMedium and Large 2—377165.51/cwt160.00–169.006245
BullsMedium and Large 2—424153.36/cwt150.00–158.006507
HeifersMedium and Large 2—363152.30/cwt150.00–159.005534
HeifersMedium and Large 3—470124.09/cwt120.00–128.005832
HeifersMedium and Large 1—530126.72/cwt124.00–131.006725
BullsMedium and Large 3—378151.72/cwt150.00–157.005744
BullsMedium and Large 3—433140.85/cwt140.00–142.506103
HeifersMedium and Large 2—515117.52/cwt115.00–120.006052
SteersMedium and Large 1—535143.03/cwt140.00–146.007654
SteersMedium and Large 1—592136.66/cwt134.00–138.008093
HeifersMedium and Large 2—424142.84/cwt140.00–147.006065
BullsMedium and Large 1—482152.25/cwt150.00–157.007343
HeifersMedium and Large 2—470132.72/cwt130.00–138.006243
SteersMedium and Large 1—423169.35/cwt168.00–172.007166
SteersMedium and Large 3—465134.04/cwt130.00–138.006234
SteersMedium and Large 3—380167.75/cwt164.00–169.006374
SteersMedium and Large 1—373180.87/cwt177.00–185.006754
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525108.37/cwt105.00–110.005693
HeifersMedium and Large 2—578106.94/cwt104.00–110.006182
SteersMedium and Large 2—468141.69/cwt140.00–145.006633
SteersMedium and Large 2—331181.45/cwt180.00–186.006014
SteersMedium and Large 1—466156.19/cwt151.00–160.007287
SteersMedium and Large 1—329192.36/cwt190.00–194.006337
HeifersMedium and Large 1—567114.68/cwt112.00–120.006503
HeifersMedium and Large 3—213171.72/cwt170.00–175.003663
SteersMedium and Large 3—323175.98/cwt175.00–177.005682
SteersMedium and Large 2—273188.35/cwt187.50–190.005143
SteersMedium and Large 2—370170.99/cwt170.00–172.006332
SteersMedium and Large 1—274195.65/cwt195.00–197.505364
SteersMedium and Large 2—428156.42/cwt152.00–161.006692
BullsMedium and Large 1—329183.27/cwt180.00–187.506037
BullsMedium and Large 1—673124.01/cwt122.00–126.008352
BullsMedium and Large 1—283198.29/cwt195.00–200.005613
BullsMedium and Large 1—373180.87/cwt177.00–185.006754
BullsMedium and Large 1—513142.68/cwt142.00–144.007323
BullsMedium and Large 1—428168.98/cwt168.00–170.007232
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20056.85/cwt52.00–62.006826
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,06348.98/cwt47.00–51.005214
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—77594.04/cwt92.00–96.007292
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—850105.35/cwt100.00–110.008952
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—81381.38/cwt78.00–84.006622
BullsMedium and Large 1—593134.99/cwt132.50–137.508002
BullsMedium and Large 2—480143.40/cwt140.00–145.006886
BullsMedium and Large 3—523123.55/cwt120.00–127.006462
BullsMedium and Large 3—225185.17/cwt182.50–187.504172
BullsMedium and Large 3—270172.57/cwt170.00–178.004666
BullsMedium and Large 2—518133.94/cwt130.00–138.006946
HeifersMedium and Large 2—315162.41/cwt160.00–167.005123
HeifersMedium and Large 3—278160.59/cwt160.00–165.004468
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375145.59/cwt142.00–149.005464

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.