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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, May 10

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← May 3May 10May 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

146 head

▼ 107 vs last sale 253▼ 62 vs year ago 208 · −29.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 39▲ 30 vs year ago 35 · +85.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 58▼ 24 vs year ago 62 · −38.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers slightly higher. Replacement cows slightly higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.21/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$129.21

31 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$22.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.34

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	137.73	625	14thin
Medium and Large 3	397	126.20	501	11thin
Medium and Large 2	524	114.84	602	6thin

One grade step is worth $22.90/cwt here — about $23 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 sale31 hd

129.21

—

FL average10 barns · 616 hd

126.87

+2.34

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,622	80.61	1,307	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,121	56.98	639	12

Every lot

32 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	154.43/cwt	151.00–158.00	576	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	133.77/cwt	132.50–135.00	555	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	153.94/cwt	152.00–156.00	659	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	135.96/cwt	133.00–139.00	711	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	213	187.53/cwt	185.00–190.00	399	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	456	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	358	131.36/cwt	130.00–134.00	470	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	122.61/cwt	118.00–125.00	509	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	142.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	612	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	114.63/cwt	112.00–116.00	535	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	126.03/cwt	124.00–127.00	596	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	132.68/cwt	131.00–136.00	646	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	125.99/cwt	123.00–127.00	646	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	631	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	103.64/cwt	102.00–107.00	596	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	313	153.76/cwt	152.50–155.00	481	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	160.81/cwt	160.00–162.50	523	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	363	159.99/cwt	159.00–161.00	581	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	363	143.19/cwt	142.00–145.00	520	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	155.29/cwt	150.00–158.00	579	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	132.06/cwt	130.00–134.00	559	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	155.40/cwt	150.00–158.00	660	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	123.06/cwt	120.00–126.00	585	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	648	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	137.51/cwt	137.00–138.00	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	537	112.63/cwt	110.00–118.00	605	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,363	77.08/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,051	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	84.14/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,582	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	943	44.16/cwt	40.00–48.00	416	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,068	54.80/cwt	50.00–58.00	585	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	62.70/cwt	59.00–68.00	762	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,063	67.61/cwt	64.00–72.00	719	2

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Mon May 10, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 253Year ago 208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 39Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 58Year ago 62

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers slightly higher. Replacement cows slightly higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	40.00–48.00	44.16
4	—	1,068	50.00–58.00	54.80
6	—	1,216	59.00–68.00	62.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,880	81.00–87.00	84.14
2	—	1,363	76.00–78.00	77.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	159.00–161.00	159.99
3	—	425	150.00–158.00	155.40
2	—	528	137.00–138.00	137.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	110.00–118.00	112.63
2	—	313	152.50–155.00	153.76
2	—	475	120.00–126.00	123.06
5	—	363	142.00–145.00	143.19
2	—	423	130.00–134.00	132.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	160.00–162.50	160.81
3	—	373	150.00–158.00	155.29
2	—	518	124.00–126.00	125.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	152.00–156.00	153.94
2	—	523	133.00–139.00	135.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	132.50–135.00	133.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	151.00–158.00	154.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	110.00–114.00	112.01
3	—	430	140.00–147.00	142.39
2	—	213	185.00–190.00	187.53
4	—	513	123.00–127.00	125.99
3	—	487	131.00–136.00	132.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	140.00–142.50	141.22
3	—	358	130.00–134.00	131.36
3	—	415	118.00–125.00	122.61
3	—	467	112.00–116.00	114.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	102.00–107.00	103.64
3	—	473	124.00–127.00	126.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,063	64.00–72.00	67.61

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.