Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2021-03-15

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Mar 15
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
258 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 204▲ 127 vs year ago 131 · +96.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 31▲ 43 vs year ago 13 · +330.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 65▲ 39 vs year ago 18 · +216.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $129.36/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$129.36
69 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$56
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$14.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.62
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2434134.9658622
Medium and Large 1484131.9463925
Medium and Large 3438120.8553022
One grade step is worth $14.11/cwt here — about $56 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
129.36
—
FL average10 barns · 798 hd
136.98
−7.62
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—Low1,64575.531,2428thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09449.695438thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2323164.91/cwt161.00–169.005332
Steers—Medium and Large 3328153.63/cwt150.00–157.005042
Steers—Medium and Large 1419166.74/cwt165.00–169.006997
Steers—Medium and Large 2423154.63/cwt150.00–159.006542
Steers—Medium and Large 3432138.69/cwt136.00–140.005993
Steers—Medium and Large 3458133.00/cwt132.50–134.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 1460151.01/cwt150.00–152.006952
Steers—Medium and Large 2520131.08/cwt127.00–135.006822
Steers—Medium and Large 1527144.94/cwt143.00–149.007643
Steers—Medium and Large 1693114.99/cwt112.00–118.007972
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3208163.80/cwt160.00–167.503412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265164.28/cwt162.50–166.004352
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322145.39/cwt140.00–148.004683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328163.15/cwt159.00–167.505352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363153.02/cwt152.00–156.005554
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367132.62/cwt130.00–138.004873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374145.56/cwt142.00–148.005445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1409146.01/cwt143.00–147.005974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425134.55/cwt130.00–139.005726
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425123.31/cwt120.00–128.005245
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458110.85/cwt110.00–112.505083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468133.99/cwt132.00–138.006273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468126.02/cwt125.00–129.005904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514127.77/cwt121.00–130.006578
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528101.30/cwt100.00–104.005353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583113.03/cwt110.00–119.006596
Heifers—Medium and Large 269391.66/cwt90.00–95.006353
Heifers—Medium and Large 369381.33/cwt80.00–84.005643
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1243195.99/cwt195.00–197.004762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275189.07/cwt185.00–193.005206
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324167.85/cwt165.00–172.005445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330182.18/cwt178.00–186.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333153.30/cwt150.00–155.005103
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365158.99/cwt158.00–160.005804
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378142.58/cwt140.00–145.005394
Bulls—Medium and Large 3426130.96/cwt130.00–135.005585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428164.07/cwt160.00–168.007024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430156.01/cwt155.00–157.006712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467135.36/cwt132.00–137.006323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473145.57/cwt141.00–150.006892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517124.65/cwt120.00–127.006443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523135.52/cwt134.00–137.007094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1592124.99/cwt123.00–126.007403
Bulls—Medium and Large 364390.50/cwt90.00–91.005822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1693117.51/cwt114.00–121.008142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2693104.98/cwt100.00–110.007282
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54073.48/cwt71.00–76.001,1326
Bulls——1,95881.69/cwt79.00–84.001,5992
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08445.86/cwt40.00–49.004974
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10353.52/cwt50.00–57.005904
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-380871.40/cwt68.00–75.005772

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.