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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, May 24

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← May 17May 24Jun 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

265 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 294▲ 265 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 42▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 50▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. All feeder classes firm. Replacement cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.73/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$133.73

34 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$11.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.27

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	138.70	711	12thin
Medium and Large 2	454	138.27	628	7thin
Medium and Large 3	462	127.63	589	15thin

One grade step is worth $11.07/cwt here — about $121 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 sale34 hd

133.73

—

FL average10 barns · 591 hd

147.00

−13.27

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	1,540	80.96	1,246	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	75.85	1,149	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	55.91	639	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	778	41.61	324	2thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	142.38/cwt	140.00–147.00	517	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	143.51/cwt	143.00–144.00	607	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	136.09/cwt	130.00–139.00	576	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	136.18/cwt	132.00–139.00	636	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	123.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	145.02/cwt	142.00–146.00	698	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	137.04/cwt	133.00–141.00	706	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	744	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	693	94.01/cwt	90.00–96.00	651	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	133.04/cwt	130.00–136.00	479	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	123.65/cwt	121.00–125.00	523	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	566	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	122.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	572	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	111.57/cwt	110.00–118.00	522	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	511	102.76/cwt	102.00–105.00	525	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	629	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	111.95/cwt	110.00–117.00	587	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	111.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	646	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	258	164.84/cwt	160.00–168.00	425	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	268	185.28/cwt	181.00–187.50	497	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	134.58/cwt	130.00–139.00	563	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	595	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	154.02/cwt	153.00–156.00	652	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	146.02/cwt	142.00–150.00	676	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	124.45/cwt	120.00–129.00	579	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	133.59/cwt	130.00–137.00	632	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	519	110.64/cwt	110.00–112.50	574	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	135.55/cwt	133.00–138.00	705	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	72.39/cwt	71.00–74.00	956	2
Bulls	—	—	1,529	81.46/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,246	4
Bulls	—	—	1,780	88.52/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,576	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	778	41.61/cwt	40.00–43.00	324	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,051	44.13/cwt	40.00–48.00	464	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	54.04/cwt	50.00–59.00	625	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	65.63/cwt	60.00–70.00	781	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	75.85/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,149	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	84.93/cwt	82.00–88.00	705	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,133	72.62/cwt	69.00–77.00	823	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,285	721.21/cwt	700.00–750.00	9,268	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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 294Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 50Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. All feeder classes firm. Replacement cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	87.00–90.00	88.52
2	—	1,320	71.00–74.00	72.39
4	—	1,529	79.00–85.00	81.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,157	50.00–59.00	54.04
6	—	1,190	60.00–70.00	65.63
4	—	1,051	40.00–48.00	44.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	40.00–43.00	41.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	72.00–79.00	75.85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	121.00–125.00	122.98
7	—	524	110.00–117.00	111.95
3	—	425	130.00–135.00	133.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	130.00–136.00	133.04
3	—	423	121.00–125.00	123.65
5	—	468	110.00–118.00	111.57
4	—	511	102.00–105.00	102.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	110.00–115.00	111.71
2	—	518	121.00–122.00	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	120.00–129.00	124.45
2	—	418	130.00–139.00	134.58
5	—	258	160.00–168.00	164.84
4	—	519	110.00–112.50	110.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	142.00–150.00	146.02
3	—	268	181.00–187.50	185.28
2	—	520	133.00–138.00	135.55
6	—	423	153.00–156.00	154.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	140.00–145.00	141.63
2	—	473	130.00–137.00	133.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	130.00–139.00	136.09
6	—	363	140.00–147.00	142.38
3	—	693	90.00–96.00	94.01
3	—	467	120.00–125.00	123.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	132.00–139.00	136.18
2	—	423	143.00–144.00	143.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	133.00–141.00	137.04
4	—	481	142.00–146.00	145.02
2	—	568	130.00–132.00	131.01

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	—	1,133	69.00–77.00	72.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	830	82.00–88.00	84.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	700.00–750.00	721.21

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.