Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2021-07-26

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jul 26
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
378 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 403▲ 112 vs year ago 266 · +42.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 70▲ 76 vs year ago 37 · +205.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 65▲ 53 vs year ago 30 · +176.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls slightly higher. Feeder steers 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers steady. 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 $135.80/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$135.80
68 head · 415 lb average
Value per head Derived
$563
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$191
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$12.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.04
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3341139.6147625
Medium and Large 2400139.1555723
Medium and Large 1524127.1966620
One grade step is worth $12.43/cwt here — about −$191 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 sale68 hd
135.80
—
FL average9 barns · 1,063 hd
135.84
−0.04
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—Average1,34483.891,1286thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14560.2769012

Every lot

53 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1242219.41/cwt214.00–222.005313
Steers—Medium and Large 2277202.02/cwt200.00–203.005603
Steers—Medium and Large 1278209.03/cwt208.00–210.005812
Steers—Medium and Large 1317202.49/cwt196.00–205.006427
Steers—Medium and Large 3323181.22/cwt180.00–182.505852
Steers—Medium and Large 2330193.38/cwt190.00–195.006383
Steers—Medium and Large 1358194.32/cwt193.00–195.006963
Steers—Medium and Large 2375184.45/cwt181.00–188.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 1416174.39/cwt167.00–177.007254
Steers—Medium and Large 3416161.83/cwt160.00–167.006734
Steers—Medium and Large 1465157.01/cwt156.00–158.007304
Steers—Medium and Large 3465133.48/cwt132.00–135.006212
Steers—Medium and Large 2468143.56/cwt140.00–147.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1590142.99/cwt142.00–144.008442
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220161.31/cwt160.00–162.503554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225172.56/cwt170.00–175.003882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270160.80/cwt160.00–162.504343
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273153.85/cwt150.00–157.504208
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318143.58/cwt140.00–147.004572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322150.98/cwt150.00–153.004863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375144.05/cwt140.00–148.005404
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375132.40/cwt130.00–137.004973
Heifers—Medium and Large 3412125.31/cwt120.00–128.005163
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423134.46/cwt132.00–137.005694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426143.76/cwt141.00–148.006125
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463113.37/cwt111.00–118.005253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475134.90/cwt130.00–138.006415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524117.79/cwt116.00–119.006175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528126.02/cwt125.00–127.006652
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533106.96/cwt104.00–110.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568115.18/cwt114.00–120.006545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585108.51/cwt107.00–110.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1692107.49/cwt102.50–110.007443
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225224.78/cwt220.00–230.005062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273212.31/cwt210.00–219.005804
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273192.57/cwt190.00–195.005262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320193.44/cwt190.00–200.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328183.66/cwt180.00–187.506022
Bulls—Medium and Large 3363172.72/cwt170.00–178.006273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420173.27/cwt168.00–176.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468155.08/cwt150.00–160.007264
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528121.95/cwt120.00–124.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535133.49/cwt132.00–135.007142
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17981.10/cwt80.00–83.009564
Bulls——1,67589.48/cwt86.00–93.001,4992
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00348.54/cwt47.00–50.004872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08357.80/cwt51.00–61.006264
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23365.82/cwt62.00–72.008126
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-295081.92/cwt80.00–84.007782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,03069.65/cwt67.00–72.007172
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,090655.28/cwt600.00–700.007,1432
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,158823.81/cwt775.00–875.009,5402
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,160959.43/cwt925.00–1,000.0011,1292

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.