Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-13

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 slightly lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $158.01/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$158.01

74 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$13.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.75

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	166.58	715	23
Medium and Large 2	439	155.09	682	23
Medium and Large 3	412	153.37	631	28

One grade step is worth $13.21/cwt here — about $84 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 sale74 hd

158.01

—

FL average9 barns · 518 hd

154.26

+3.75

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	1,165	84.49	984	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	58.06	655	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	48.41	419	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	273	201.71/cwt	200.00–205.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	132.61/cwt	130.00–138.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	177.21/cwt	175.00–184.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	144.08/cwt	140.00–148.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	196.06/cwt	190.00–199.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	160.99/cwt	160.00–164.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.97/cwt	124.00–130.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	183.91/cwt	180.00–188.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	153.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	139.71/cwt	138.00–143.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	178.52/cwt	176.00–182.50	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	196.53/cwt	190.00–200.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	156.92/cwt	151.00–160.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	171.20/cwt	167.50–175.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	133.47/cwt	129.00–135.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	133.25/cwt	130.00–138.00	558	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	163.65/cwt	160.00–167.50	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	140.41/cwt	140.00–141.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	137.52/cwt	136.00–139.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	266	194.37/cwt	192.50–195.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	128.07/cwt	125.00–131.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	121.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	141.53/cwt	140.00–147.50	526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	118.73/cwt	118.00–121.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	164.64/cwt	160.00–167.50	616	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	165.73/cwt	162.50–172.50	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	152.61/cwt	150.00–158.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	123.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	144.84/cwt	140.00–148.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	113.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	197.65/cwt	192.50–200.00	441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	134.45/cwt	130.00–139.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	180.85/cwt	180.00–182.50	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	168.65/cwt	168.00–170.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	171.62/cwt	170.00–175.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	151.95/cwt	150.00–158.00	655	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	67.18/cwt	64.00–71.00	724	2
Bulls	—	—	1,165	84.49/cwt	84.00–85.00	984	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	55.39/cwt	51.00–59.00	604	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	63.31/cwt	60.00–68.00	765	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	48.41/cwt	47.00–50.00	419	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	47.62/cwt	45.00–50.00	459	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 Dec 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 607Year ago 525

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 91Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 54Year ago 67

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	200.00–205.00	201.71
3	—	578	130.00–138.00	132.61
4	—	378	175.00–184.00	177.21
4	—	530	140.00–148.00	144.08
3	—	327	190.00–199.00	196.06
3	—	428	162.50–172.50	165.73
3	—	475	150.00–158.00	152.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	118.00–120.00	119.00
4	—	524	129.00–135.00	133.47
2	—	578	120.00–125.00	122.55
4	—	266	192.50–195.00	194.37
5	—	471	140.00–148.00	144.84
3	—	323	180.00–182.50	180.85
3	—	367	168.00–170.00	168.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	374	160.00–167.50	164.64
4	—	525	120.00–128.00	123.96
2	—	575	110.00–118.00	113.97
3	—	223	192.50–200.00	197.65
4	—	475	130.00–139.00	134.45
3	—	330	170.00–175.00	171.62
4	—	431	150.00–158.00	151.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	160.00–164.00	160.99
3	—	432	150.00–155.00	153.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	124.00–130.00	127.97
2	—	323	180.00–188.00	183.91
2	—	375	167.50–175.00	171.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	138.00–143.00	139.71
5	—	372	176.00–182.50	178.52
3	—	327	190.00–200.00	196.53
2	—	425	170.00–175.00	172.47
3	—	472	151.00–160.00	156.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	102.00–104.00	103.00
5	—	429	140.00–141.00	140.41
4	—	526	118.00–121.00	118.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	419	130.00–138.00	133.25
2	—	273	160.00–167.50	163.65
3	—	473	120.00–124.00	121.35
5	—	372	140.00–147.50	141.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	110.00–113.00	111.51
4	—	483	136.00–139.00	137.52
2	—	533	125.00–131.00	128.07

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,078	64.00–71.00	67.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	84.00–85.00	84.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,090	51.00–59.00	55.39
6	—	1,208	60.00–68.00	63.31
2	—	963	45.00–50.00	47.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	47.00–50.00	48.41

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle