Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2021-04-05

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Apr 5
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
164 head
▼ 158 vs last sale 322▲ 75 vs year ago 89 · +84.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 48▼ 24 vs year ago 54 · −44.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 49▼ 17 vs year ago 44 · −38.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls slightly higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.67/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$152.67
40 head · 405 lb average
Value per head Derived
$619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$17
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$10.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.51
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2373156.4058316thin
Medium and Large 1467154.0372012thin
Medium and Large 3387146.3556612thin
One grade step is worth $10.05/cwt here — about $17 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 sale40 hd
152.67
—
FL average9 barns · 348 hd
149.16
+3.51
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—Average1,53579.991,2282thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19257.0368012

Every lot

37 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 1529146.02/cwt145.00–149.007724
Steers—Medium and Large 1580128.51/cwt128.00–129.007452
Steers—Medium and Large 1692123.34/cwt122.00–126.008543
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263161.21/cwt160.00–162.504242
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270152.77/cwt150.00–158.004123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313150.50/cwt150.00–151.004712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318144.80/cwt142.50–147.004602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2362144.02/cwt142.00–145.005213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370132.97/cwt132.00–134.004922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433123.44/cwt120.00–127.005342
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463114.03/cwt112.00–118.005283
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523106.44/cwt104.00–109.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 266398.51/cwt97.00–100.006532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2208182.46/cwt180.00–187.503803
Bulls—Medium and Large 3213173.36/cwt170.00–175.003693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2314169.78/cwt168.00–171.005335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319180.65/cwt180.00–182.505764
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320158.65/cwt158.00–160.005083
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368151.06/cwt148.00–154.005562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375164.03/cwt162.00–166.006152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420152.02/cwt150.00–154.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425164.96/cwt164.00–166.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460131.51/cwt131.00–132.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473156.94/cwt153.00–161.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523122.93/cwt120.00–126.006432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565114.04/cwt110.00–118.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575122.97/cwt120.00–126.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1693118.01/cwt114.00–122.008182
Bulls—Medium and Large 369397.50/cwt97.00–98.006762
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,53579.99/cwt79.00–81.001,2282
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%95042.91/cwt40.00–46.004082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17362.75/cwt59.00–67.007366
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34155.51/cwt52.00–58.007444
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-271578.69/cwt77.00–80.005632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-399365.48/cwt61.00–71.006502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3958651.70/cwt600.00–700.006,2432
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,025790.06/cwt775.00–800.008,0982

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.