Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2021-01-18

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jan 18
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
380 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 283▲ 69 vs year ago 311 · +22.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 48▲ 14 vs year ago 47 · +29.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 47▲ 25 vs year ago 35 · +71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers slightly higher. Feeder classes firm. Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.55/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$123.55
77 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$542
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.06
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1462127.8059020
Medium and Large 2447125.1155926
Medium and Large 3418119.5149931
One grade step is worth $8.29/cwt here — about $91 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 sale77 hd
123.55
—
FL average10 barns · 994 hd
127.61
−4.06
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—Average1,69774.931,2716thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15047.7154910
CowsLean 85-90%Low98832.563222thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2220192.61/cwt190.00–195.004242
Steers—Medium and Large 3368156.53/cwt155.00–158.005762
Steers—Medium and Large 1416154.96/cwt152.00–157.006455
Steers—Medium and Large 2419145.13/cwt142.00–150.006085
Steers—Medium and Large 1468145.52/cwt142.00–149.006812
Steers—Medium and Large 3520113.51/cwt112.00–115.005902
Steers—Medium and Large 1583125.53/cwt124.00–127.007322
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260162.55/cwt160.00–165.004232
Heifers—Medium and Large 3262142.06/cwt140.00–150.003725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2312142.70/cwt140.00–148.004453
Heifers—Medium and Large 3314133.26/cwt130.00–138.004185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1364142.44/cwt140.00–146.005185
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368122.04/cwt120.00–126.004496
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379133.51/cwt130.00–139.005065
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420116.77/cwt116.00–117.504902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421133.77/cwt132.00–135.005635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430123.95/cwt122.00–128.005333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470118.74/cwt117.50–120.005582
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474113.04/cwt110.00–115.005365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478127.03/cwt125.00–131.006073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512118.66/cwt118.00–119.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 3519106.77/cwt106.00–109.005544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528114.65/cwt112.50–115.006057
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584105.03/cwt102.00–106.006134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585109.46/cwt108.00–114.006404
Heifers—Medium and Large 364392.51/cwt90.00–95.005954
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215183.91/cwt180.00–185.003955
Bulls—Medium and Large 2220192.44/cwt190.00–195.004234
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265163.82/cwt160.00–167.504342
Bulls—Medium and Large 3314153.06/cwt150.00–158.004818
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370154.05/cwt150.00–158.005704
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373143.05/cwt140.00–149.005346
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413155.95/cwt150.00–159.006446
Bulls—Medium and Large 3424131.80/cwt130.00–137.005594
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425146.44/cwt144.00–149.006222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475146.03/cwt143.00–149.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478126.43/cwt120.00–128.006045
Bulls—Medium and Large 3516109.28/cwt106.00–118.005647
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526126.12/cwt125.00–129.006637
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567123.32/cwt118.00–126.006993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573113.30/cwt112.00–116.006493
Bulls—Medium and Large 365397.51/cwt95.00–100.006372
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63671.66/cwt70.00–73.001,1724
Bulls——1,81881.46/cwt79.00–84.001,4812
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98832.56/cwt30.00–35.003222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08843.59/cwt40.00–46.004744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19250.46/cwt47.00–54.006016
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,043612.23/cwt575.00–650.006,3862
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-296579.02/cwt78.00–80.007632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,05558.87/cwt57.00–62.006212

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.