Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers slightly higher, feeder bulls slightly higher, 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 $134.75/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$134.75

63 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$118

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

$6.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	404	136.49	551	28
Medium and Large 2	450	135.91	612	21
Medium and Large 1	517	129.52	669	14thin

One grade step is worth $6.97/cwt here — about −$118 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 sale63 hd

134.75

—

FL average9 barns · 965 hd

134.59

+0.16

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	1,823	80.56	1,469	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	53.56	645	8thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	126.37/cwt	123.00–128.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	134.74/cwt	130.00–138.00	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.98/cwt	160.00–164.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	186.56/cwt	180.00–190.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	142.63/cwt	140.00–148.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	111.22/cwt	110.00–113.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	131.23/cwt	129.00–132.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	152.37/cwt	151.00–155.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	172.69/cwt	170.00–174.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	141.23/cwt	140.00–142.50	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	131.94/cwt	130.00–138.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	118.15/cwt	112.50–121.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	153.44/cwt	150.00–157.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	172.04/cwt	170.00–176.00	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	185.87/cwt	182.50–187.50	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	152.95/cwt	150.00–156.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	166.96/cwt	164.00–170.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	196.23/cwt	195.00–197.50	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	142.66/cwt	140.00–147.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	163.76/cwt	162.50–165.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	152.10/cwt	149.00–155.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	137.03/cwt	134.00–140.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	129.03/cwt	126.00–132.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	134.47/cwt	130.00–139.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	110.67/cwt	110.00–114.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	145.05/cwt	140.00–147.50	532	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	135.97/cwt	130.00–138.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	164.44/cwt	160.00–169.00	600	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	132.70/cwt	130.00–138.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	141.72/cwt	140.00–145.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	218	197.42/cwt	192.50–200.00	430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	182.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	221	181.19/cwt	180.00–185.00	400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	152.69/cwt	150.00–154.00	560	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	66.55/cwt	63.00–70.00	709	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	82.44/cwt	80.00–85.00	701	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	58.95/cwt	58.00–60.00	816	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	51.76/cwt	47.00–57.00	592	6
Bulls	—	—	1,823	80.56/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,469	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

Mon Nov 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 422Last week 537Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 80Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 75Year ago 56

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers slightly higher, feeder bulls slightly higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	150.00–155.00	152.54
3	—	475	123.00–128.00	126.37
2	—	275	160.00–165.00	162.55
4	—	418	130.00–139.00	134.47
6	—	516	110.00–114.00	110.67
9	—	367	140.00–147.50	145.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	110.00–113.00	111.22
4	—	474	129.00–132.00	131.23
8	—	414	140.00–147.00	142.66
2	—	313	162.50–165.00	163.76
2	—	373	149.00–155.00	152.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	134.00–140.00	137.03
2	—	663	107.00–110.00	108.49
6	—	520	126.00–132.00	129.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	130.00–138.00	134.74
2	—	423	140.00–142.50	141.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	160.00–164.00	162.98
3	—	325	180.00–190.00	186.56
3	—	575	130.00–140.00	133.39
3	—	472	151.00–155.00	152.37
3	—	377	170.00–174.00	172.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	140.00–148.00	142.63
4	—	525	130.00–138.00	131.94
3	—	692	112.50–121.00	118.15
2	—	375	160.00–162.00	160.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	150.00–157.00	153.44
4	—	528	130.00–138.00	135.97
8	—	365	160.00–169.00	164.44
3	—	218	192.50–200.00	197.42
2	—	275	180.00–185.00	182.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	170.00–176.00	172.04
3	—	317	182.50–187.50	185.87
2	—	473	150.00–156.00	152.95
2	—	420	164.00–170.00	166.96
2	—	285	195.00–197.50	196.23
2	—	578	130.00–134.00	131.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	130.00–138.00	132.70
3	—	417	140.00–145.00	141.72
4	—	221	180.00–185.00	181.19
3	—	367	150.00–154.00	152.69

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	—	1,065	63.00–70.00	66.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	80.00–85.00	82.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	58.00–60.00	58.95
6	—	1,144	47.00–57.00	51.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	77.00–84.00	80.56

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