Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2021-03-22

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Mar 22
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
236 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 258▲ 147 vs year ago 89 · +165.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 56▼ 16 vs year ago 33 · −48.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 57▼ 4 vs year ago 54 · −7.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows no trend, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows in high demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.08/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$127.08
59 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$560
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.24
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1476130.3862020
Medium and Large 2441129.1557013thin
Medium and Large 3413123.5251026
One grade step is worth $6.87/cwt here — about $111 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 sale59 hd
127.08
—
FL average10 barns · 809 hd
137.33
−10.24
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—Average1,21676.089254thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average95353.045052thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3323158.96/cwt154.00–164.005132
Steers—Medium and Large 3456129.50/cwt128.00–130.005914
Steers—Medium and Large 2470142.38/cwt140.00–147.006693
Steers—Medium and Large 2518134.46/cwt132.00–137.006972
Steers—Medium and Large 1560126.52/cwt124.00–129.007092
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270146.56/cwt145.00–148.003966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363152.50/cwt152.00–153.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367132.98/cwt129.00–135.004883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368142.29/cwt137.00–145.005243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413141.72/cwt140.00–147.005854
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428122.71/cwt120.00–128.005259
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433129.20/cwt129.00–130.005595
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458112.48/cwt110.00–117.505153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468132.46/cwt130.00–135.006206
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468125.35/cwt120.00–128.005873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520122.97/cwt120.00–126.006394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533114.99/cwt114.00–116.006132
Heifers—Medium and Large 3538105.97/cwt104.00–108.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563112.28/cwt110.00–119.006324
Heifers—Medium and Large 357093.11/cwt90.00–99.005313
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1268186.60/cwt183.00–190.005002
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428146.53/cwt145.00–148.006274
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463131.02/cwt130.00–134.006074
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518111.69/cwt110.00–115.005793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1534131.64/cwt128.00–137.007035
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578122.04/cwt120.00–124.007052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2587111.65/cwt110.00–115.006553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1693109.49/cwt107.00–112.007592
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,21676.08/cwt74.00–78.009254
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%95353.04/cwt52.00–54.005052
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2788123.92/cwt122.00–126.009762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870108.62/cwt106.00–112.009452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-295899.95/cwt98.00–102.009582

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.