Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $155.05/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$155.05

69 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.59

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	408	161.38	658	21
Medium and Large 1	467	157.36	736	27
Medium and Large 3	428	145.73	623	21

One grade step is worth $15.65/cwt here — about $35 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 sale69 hd

155.05

—

FL average8 barns · 504 hd

150.46

+4.59

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	1,693	79.75	1,350	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	54.20	680	5thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1	—	368	178.15/cwt	176.00–182.50	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	152.37/cwt	150.00–157.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	142.58/cwt	140.00–148.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	122.98/cwt	120.00–129.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	166.04/cwt	160.00–168.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	137.26/cwt	130.00–139.00	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	118.65/cwt	118.00–120.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	143.96/cwt	140.00–148.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	185.71/cwt	184.00–191.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	134.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	556	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	161.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	185.01/cwt	184.00–190.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	145.94/cwt	140.00–149.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	165.29/cwt	160.00–168.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	174.49/cwt	174.00–175.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.43/cwt	150.00–159.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.70/cwt	134.00–142.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	122.63/cwt	120.00–128.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	128.03/cwt	122.00–130.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	153.69/cwt	150.00–157.50	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	122.71/cwt	120.00–128.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	141.96/cwt	140.00–149.00	522	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	179.18/cwt	175.00–180.00	572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	181.36/cwt	180.00–184.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	188.37/cwt	185.00–190.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	143.05/cwt	140.00–149.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	173	222.32/cwt	220.00–225.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	143.96/cwt	140.00–148.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	136.03/cwt	130.00–138.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	134.02/cwt	133.00–135.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	161.46/cwt	160.00–167.00	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	201.22/cwt	200.00–202.50	443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	112.65/cwt	110.00–118.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	150.83/cwt	150.00–152.50	646	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	89.08/cwt	88.00–90.00	813	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	85.01/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,517	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	74.49/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,192	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	54.20/cwt	51.00–58.00	680	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 Nov 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 422Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 77Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 63Year ago 64

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	176.00–182.50	178.15
3	—	468	150.00–157.00	152.37
3	—	527	140.00–148.00	142.58
3	—	633	120.00–129.00	122.98
4	—	423	160.00–168.00	166.04
5	—	585	130.00–139.00	137.26
6	—	336	184.00–190.00	185.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	120.00–128.00	122.63
3	—	283	180.00–184.00	181.36
3	—	428	140.00–149.00	143.05
4	—	468	130.00–138.00	136.03
5	—	369	160.00–167.00	161.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	319	175.00–180.00	179.18
3	—	277	185.00–190.00	188.37
2	—	480	140.00–148.00	143.96
2	—	530	133.00–135.00	134.02
2	—	220	200.00–202.50	201.22
3	—	693	110.00–118.00	112.65
3	—	428	150.00–152.50	150.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	118.00–120.00	118.65
3	—	473	134.00–142.00	136.70
4	—	518	122.00–130.00	128.03
2	—	173	220.00–225.00	222.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	412	130.00–138.00	134.98
2	—	325	150.00–157.50	153.69
3	—	463	120.00–128.00	122.71
9	—	368	140.00–149.00	141.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	160.00–165.00	161.72
6	—	425	140.00–147.00	142.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	140.00–148.00	143.96
4	—	328	184.00–191.00	185.71
3	—	433	160.00–168.00	165.29
2	—	380	174.00–175.00	174.49
4	—	473	150.00–159.00	154.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	150.00	150.00
3	—	470	140.00–149.00	145.94

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	913	88.00–90.00	89.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	82.00–88.00	85.01
2	—	1,600	74.00–75.00	74.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,255	51.00–58.00	54.20

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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Bulls · 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