Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2021-07-05

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jul 5
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
113 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 179▼ 151 vs year ago 264 · −57.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 42▲ 6 vs year ago 52 · +11.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 38▼ 55 vs year ago 96 · −57.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend, markets closed last week for the July 4th holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.56/cwt on 21 head.
Average price
$133.56
21 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$582
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$39
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$11.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.83
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2377141.985353thin
Medium and Large 1478133.2263712thin
Medium and Large 3382130.024966thin
One grade step is worth $11.96/cwt here — about $39 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 sale21 hd
133.56
—
FL average3 barns · 276 hd
138.39
−4.83
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—Average1,26084.061,0592thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20363.2076016

Every lot

25 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3313153.81/cwt152.00–157.504813
Steers—Medium and Large 1317182.02/cwt180.00–183.005773
Steers—Medium and Large 3363142.48/cwt140.00–145.005172
Steers—Medium and Large 2365161.52/cwt160.00–163.005902
Steers—Medium and Large 1435165.01/cwt164.00–166.007182
Steers—Medium and Large 1463161.65/cwt159.00–163.007483
Steers—Medium and Large 1542151.99/cwt148.00–154.008243
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325141.95/cwt139.00–145.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377141.98/cwt141.00–144.005353
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410124.05/cwt120.00–128.005094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421143.96/cwt141.00–146.006065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480131.98/cwt130.00–134.006342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534122.98/cwt120.00–125.006575
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322162.63/cwt162.00–164.005243
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415141.49/cwt141.00–142.005872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423152.54/cwt150.00–155.006452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430165.47/cwt163.00–168.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475144.55/cwt140.00–149.006872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1484153.26/cwt151.00–154.007424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523146.99/cwt146.00–149.007693
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,26084.06/cwt80.00–88.001,0592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02455.73/cwt54.00–57.005714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22762.37/cwt58.00–65.007656
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29769.00/cwt66.00–73.008956
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,115887.44/cwt875.00–900.009,8952

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.