Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2021-07-12

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jul 12
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
378 head
▲ 265 vs last sale 113▲ 16 vs year ago 362 · +4.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 58▲ 15 vs year ago 39 · +38.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 41▼ 44 vs year ago 93 · −47.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers steady. All feeder classes firm. Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $175.97/cwt on 14 head.
Average price
$175.97
14 head · 340 lb average
Value per head Derived
$598
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$6
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+30.60
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2309180.645586thin
Medium and Large 1363179.626516thin
Medium and Large 3365150.995512thin
One grade step is worth $29.65/cwt here — about $6 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 sale14 hd
175.97
—
FL average9 barns · 413 hd
145.37
+30.60
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—High1,57388.061,3856thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,22071.518722thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,05363.566696thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2427155.98/cwt155.00–158.006663
Steers—Medium and Large 1465154.09/cwt150.00–158.007174
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318141.46/cwt140.00–143.004502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378151.04/cwt149.00–153.005712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473131.46/cwt130.00–133.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1593112.49/cwt110.00–115.006672
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223198.82/cwt197.50–200.004432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1268202.43/cwt200.00–205.005432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325178.57/cwt174.00–183.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365150.99/cwt150.00–152.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378164.52/cwt161.00–168.006222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390171.48/cwt170.00–173.006692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430164.95/cwt161.00–169.007092
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,57388.06/cwt84.00–93.001,3856
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04868.53/cwt67.00–70.007182
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05561.07/cwt57.00–66.006444
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22071.51/cwt70.00–73.008722
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,083845.50/cwt800.00–900.009,1572
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-268574.31/cwt70.00–80.005092
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,01065.03/cwt60.00–69.006572

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.