Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: This market was not reported last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $169.28/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$169.28

86 head · 396 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$18.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.86

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	371	174.09	646	22
Medium and Large 1	413	173.96	719	42
Medium and Large 3	387	155.53	602	22

One grade step is worth $18.57/cwt here — about $44 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 sale86 hd

169.28

—

FL average8 barns · 429 hd

157.42

+11.86

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	—	High	1,691	85.53	1,446	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	54.68	688	16

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1	—	470	138.71/cwt	135.00–142.50	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	122.43/cwt	120.00–124.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	144.75/cwt	140.00–147.50	531	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	111.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	190.70/cwt	189.00–192.50	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	174.73/cwt	170.00–177.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	112.97/cwt	110.00–117.50	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	105.04/cwt	100.00–107.50	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	126.18/cwt	125.00–131.00	597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	133.99/cwt	130.00–136.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	169.45/cwt	165.00–174.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	138.74/cwt	138.00–141.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.95/cwt	140.00–146.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	119.71/cwt	117.50–122.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	129.51/cwt	127.00–132.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	123.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	194.91/cwt	190.00–200.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.03/cwt	124.00–130.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	144.03/cwt	142.00–146.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	200.07/cwt	195.00–205.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	153.36/cwt	150.00–160.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	206.71/cwt	205.00–210.00	585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	152.23/cwt	150.00–159.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	194.85/cwt	190.00–200.00	643	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	180.07/cwt	175.00–185.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	735	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	63.50/cwt	60.00–68.00	870	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	54.92/cwt	52.00–59.00	639	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	48.57/cwt	45.00–51.00	620	6
Bulls	—	—	1,813	89.05/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,614	2
Bulls	—	—	1,568	82.00/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,286	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	71.39/cwt	71.00–72.00	678	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	638.50/cwt	625.00–650.00	5,970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	158.29/cwt	155.00–160.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	316	165.44/cwt	162.50–170.00	523	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	132.30/cwt	127.50–137.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	180.05/cwt	177.50–182.50	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	653	112.65/cwt	110.00–118.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	222	197.35/cwt	192.50–200.00	438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	193.88/cwt	190.00–200.00	535	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	124.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	141.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	178.66/cwt	175.00–182.50	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	209.20/cwt	207.50–210.00	471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	168.97/cwt	168.00–170.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	169.62/cwt	166.00–172.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	144.53/cwt	140.00–148.00	772	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	131.00/cwt	130.00–133.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	213	221.68/cwt	220.00–222.50	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	181.74/cwt	180.00–185.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	162.47/cwt	160.00–167.50	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	173.77/cwt	172.00–177.50	478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	166.94/cwt	161.00–170.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	181.03/cwt	180.00–183.00	679	3

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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 607Last week 277Year ago 487

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 79Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 73Year ago 62

Compared to last week: This market was not reported last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	135.00–142.50	138.71
3	—	642	110.00–115.00	111.68
2	—	580	117.50–122.00	119.71
2	—	518	127.00–132.00	129.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	120.00–124.00	122.43
11	—	367	140.00–147.50	144.75
5	—	526	110.00–117.50	112.97
3	—	570	100.00–107.50	105.04
3	—	263	160.00–167.50	162.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	125.00–131.00	126.18
3	—	425	140.00–146.00	141.95
3	—	215	180.00–185.00	181.74
3	—	275	172.00–177.50	173.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	189.00–192.50	190.70
3	—	375	170.00–177.00	174.73
5	—	693	120.00–125.00	123.01
2	—	270	190.00–200.00	194.91
2	—	575	124.00–130.00	127.03
4	—	425	150.00–155.00	152.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	692	130.00–136.00	133.99
2	—	435	165.00–174.00	169.45
4	—	586	138.00–141.00	138.74
2	—	538	142.00–146.00	144.03
4	—	335	195.00–205.00	200.07
3	—	470	161.00–170.00	166.94
3	—	375	180.00–183.00	181.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	125.00–130.00	127.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	150.00–160.00	153.36
8	—	276	190.00–200.00	193.88
4	—	653	120.00–128.00	124.02
2	—	323	175.00–182.50	178.66
3	—	225	207.50–210.00	209.20
2	—	370	168.00–170.00	168.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	283	205.00–210.00	206.71
4	—	469	150.00–159.00	152.23
8	—	330	190.00–200.00	194.85
4	—	375	175.00–185.00	180.07
2	—	565	125.00–135.00	130.04
5	—	423	166.00–172.00	169.62
7	—	534	140.00–148.00	144.53
3	—	673	130.00–133.00	131.00
3	—	213	220.00–222.50	221.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	155.00–160.00	158.29
5	—	316	162.50–170.00	165.44
2	—	460	127.50–137.00	132.30
2	—	270	177.50–182.50	180.05
3	—	653	110.00–118.00	112.65
3	—	222	192.50–200.00	197.35
4	—	430	140.00–145.00	141.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,370	60.00–68.00	63.50
6	—	1,164	52.00–59.00	54.92
6	—	1,276	45.00–51.00	48.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,813	88.00–90.00	89.05
2	—	1,568	81.00–83.00	82.00

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	—	950	71.00–72.00	71.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	625.00–650.00	638.50

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle