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

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jan 11
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
283 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 347▼ 141 vs year ago 424 · −33.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 56▼ 4 vs year ago 52 · −7.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 69▲ 8 vs year ago 39 · +20.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls slightly higher, feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes firms. Replacement cows slightly higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $143.79/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$143.79
78 head · 425 lb average
Value per head Derived
$611
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$168
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$3.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.80
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3364145.7153029
Medium and Large 2428142.8561123
Medium and Large 1490142.4969826
One grade step is worth $3.22/cwt here — about −$168 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 sale78 hd
143.79
—
FL average9 barns · 529 hd
139.99
+3.80
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
Bulls—Low1,02062.486372thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19453.3963712

Every lot

43 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2370161.28/cwt160.00–162.505972
Steers—Medium and Large 2470138.26/cwt137.50–139.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 1693112.51/cwt110.00–115.007802
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315150.86/cwt150.00–152.504753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318142.55/cwt140.00–147.504533
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323133.91/cwt130.00–138.004334
Heifers—Medium and Large 3359125.64/cwt120.00–127.504514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367142.52/cwt140.00–147.505233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371131.94/cwt130.00–138.004894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433127.75/cwt127.50–128.005532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435136.03/cwt133.00–137.505926
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468111.69/cwt110.00–115.005233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475129.98/cwt128.00–132.006174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478122.95/cwt120.00–126.005884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517121.48/cwt120.00–127.006285
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588108.52/cwt107.00–110.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1592116.13/cwt115.00–119.006877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663111.01/cwt109.00–113.007362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663100.51/cwt97.50–102.006663
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3232182.43/cwt180.00–187.504233
Bulls—Medium and Large 3258163.79/cwt160.00–167.504232
Bulls—Medium and Large 3317152.11/cwt150.00–157.004827
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328161.04/cwt160.00–162.005282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370162.47/cwt160.00–165.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370144.62/cwt140.00–149.005358
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377152.29/cwt150.00–157.005749
Bulls—Medium and Large 3416133.06/cwt130.00–137.505545
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423144.42/cwt140.00–149.006114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434153.24/cwt150.00–158.0066510
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465123.54/cwt120.00–127.005742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472136.04/cwt130.00–139.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475143.06/cwt140.00–149.006803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515135.53/cwt132.00–139.006986
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517126.32/cwt125.00–129.006533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563114.02/cwt110.00–118.006422
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575108.24/cwt107.50–109.006222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585125.64/cwt125.00–127.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1693114.01/cwt110.00–118.007902
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,02062.48/cwt60.00–65.006372
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05550.63/cwt41.00–70.005344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18453.15/cwt48.00–57.006296
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50059.61/cwt58.00–61.008942
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-378561.59/cwt59.00–66.004832

This sale against other markets

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.