Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2021-06-21

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jun 21
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
179 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 202▼ 15 vs year ago 194 · −7.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 75▲ 7 vs year ago 35 · +20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 66▼ 46 vs year ago 84 · −54.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement horses slightly higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $161.69/cwt on 30 head.
Average price
$161.69
30 head · 421 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$36
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.39
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1421162.6168427
Medium and Large 2422153.446483thin
One grade step is worth $9.17/cwt here — about $36 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 sale30 hd
161.69
—
FL average9 barns · 654 hd
158.31
+3.39
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—Low1,42882.301,1766thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47578.951,1652thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12562.7970712

Every lot

30 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1324174.26/cwt171.00–179.005655
Steers—Medium and Large 1374167.74/cwt166.00–170.006277
Steers—Medium and Large 2422153.44/cwt150.00–160.006483
Steers—Medium and Large 1424162.62/cwt161.00–165.006905
Steers—Medium and Large 1469158.76/cwt155.00–160.007454
Steers—Medium and Large 1520149.48/cwt147.00–152.007776
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323144.47/cwt143.00–146.004672
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368133.05/cwt130.00–139.004903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370145.03/cwt143.00–146.005373
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420122.98/cwt122.00–124.005172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472135.64/cwt134.00–139.006403
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518102.03/cwt100.00–107.005297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572111.65/cwt110.00–115.006393
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323173.95/cwt172.00–176.005622
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375152.51/cwt152.00–153.005722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377159.96/cwt158.00–164.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418163.44/cwt160.00–167.006832
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425142.49/cwt142.00–143.006062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463142.37/cwt140.00–147.006593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467152.30/cwt150.00–157.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470133.37/cwt130.00–135.006273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515133.51/cwt132.00–135.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535148.03/cwt145.00–149.007924
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36573.58/cwt70.00–77.001,0042
Bulls——1,46086.66/cwt85.00–88.001,2654
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08170.97/cwt67.00–76.007674
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10454.27/cwt50.00–57.005994
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19163.12/cwt60.00–66.007524
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47578.95/cwt77.00–81.001,1652
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-290070.84/cwt66.00–74.006382

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.