Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2021-06-14

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jun 14
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
202 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 181▲ 24 vs year ago 178 · +13.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 64▲ 40 vs year ago 35 · +114.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 27▲ 39 vs year ago 27 · +144.4%
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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. Feeder classes firm. 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 $132.17/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$132.17
38 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$570
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$2.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.13
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2422132.9156121
Medium and Large 1484132.1363910thin
Medium and Large 3384129.994997thin
One grade step is worth $2.92/cwt here — about $62 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 sale38 hd
132.17
—
FL average10 barns · 752 hd
132.30
−0.13
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—Average1,48380.591,1954thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,11876.498552thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07263.3467910
CowsLean 85-90%High82444.593686thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3325155.28/cwt153.00–157.505052
Steers—Medium and Large 2330163.03/cwt161.00–165.005382
Steers—Medium and Large 1415160.28/cwt158.00–162.506652
Steers—Medium and Large 1525136.29/cwt135.00–140.007164
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313151.64/cwt149.00–153.004753
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325143.73/cwt142.50–145.004674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367146.60/cwt143.00–148.005387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415144.55/cwt140.00–149.006004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423131.61/cwt130.00–135.005573
Heifers—Medium and Large 3462111.68/cwt110.00–115.005163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467137.36/cwt134.00–139.006413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469121.28/cwt120.00–125.005694
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525114.02/cwt112.00–116.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580101.03/cwt100.00–102.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1593110.33/cwt110.00–111.006543
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278181.68/cwt181.00–183.005053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2287176.30/cwt175.00–179.005063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318163.58/cwt160.00–167.005202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325176.70/cwt172.50–179.005743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378164.04/cwt162.00–166.006204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430155.47/cwt154.00–157.006692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470144.62/cwt140.00–147.006803
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513111.00/cwt110.00–112.005692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520135.27/cwt133.00–137.507034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1588125.70/cwt123.00–131.007393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663101.66/cwt100.00–105.006743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1683112.01/cwt110.00–114.007652
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,48380.59/cwt78.00–83.001,1954
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79536.53/cwt35.00–38.002902
Cows—Lean 85-90%83053.33/cwt50.00–57.004432
Cows—Lean 85-90%84843.92/cwt41.00–47.003722
Cows—Boner 80-85%91851.98/cwt50.00–54.004772
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09570.48/cwt66.00–75.007724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,11876.49/cwt75.00–78.008552
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12561.87/cwt57.00–65.006964
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2993825.44/cwt800.00–850.008,1972
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3993738.16/cwt700.00–775.007,3302
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-388568.03/cwt65.00–71.006022

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.