Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2021-08-02

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Aug 2
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
482 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 378▲ 263 vs year ago 219 · +120.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 113▲ 50 vs year ago 18 · +277.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 83▲ 32 vs year ago 16 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls slightly higher. Feeder steers 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls slightly higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows slightly lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.93/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$130.93
74 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$4.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.05
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1484133.0564423
Medium and Large 2466131.1361228
Medium and Large 3391128.5850323
One grade step is worth $4.46/cwt here — about $141 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 sale74 hd
130.93
—
FL average9 barns · 1,281 hd
139.98
−9.05
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—Low1,50988.531,3364thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33873.689864thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11664.007148thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225225.33/cwt220.00–230.005072
Steers—Medium and Large 2273200.34/cwt200.00–201.005473
Steers—Medium and Large 3320183.87/cwt180.00–187.505882
Steers—Medium and Large 1328205.79/cwt204.00–207.506752
Steers—Medium and Large 2333195.53/cwt192.00–199.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 1363194.47/cwt190.00–199.007062
Steers—Medium and Large 2365181.27/cwt180.00–182.506624
Steers—Medium and Large 3373169.15/cwt167.50–170.006313
Steers—Medium and Large 2418160.29/cwt155.00–163.006703
Steers—Medium and Large 1423169.07/cwt165.00–173.007152
Steers—Medium and Large 1475156.24/cwt155.00–157.507422
Steers—Medium and Large 3478134.57/cwt130.00–139.006432
Steers—Medium and Large 1525149.96/cwt146.00–154.007874
Steers—Medium and Large 3531121.51/cwt120.00–129.006456
Steers—Medium and Large 2590127.52/cwt125.00–130.007524
Steers—Medium and Large 1593144.20/cwt143.00–145.008555
Steers—Medium and Large 3623111.99/cwt110.00–116.006983
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278161.22/cwt160.00–165.004484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318152.04/cwt150.00–156.004836
Heifers—Medium and Large 3336141.96/cwt140.00–145.004775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368150.87/cwt150.00–153.005557
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374130.98/cwt130.00–138.004908
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375144.89/cwt141.00–149.005434
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419123.52/cwt120.00–128.005187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420141.37/cwt140.00–144.005943
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463111.69/cwt110.00–115.005173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477123.63/cwt121.00–129.005903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478134.92/cwt132.00–138.006454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527117.32/cwt112.00–120.006183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528126.48/cwt123.00–130.006682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583117.60/cwt113.00–122.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631110.40/cwt110.00–112.006975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2691101.50/cwt100.00–102.007018
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270200.09/cwt195.00–205.005402
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273183.72/cwt182.50–185.005024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1276212.74/cwt210.00–217.005875
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310193.81/cwt190.00–197.506014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317203.69/cwt201.00–205.006463
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335180.38/cwt180.00–182.006045
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378170.72/cwt167.50–177.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423164.85/cwt163.00–172.006975
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423150.51/cwt150.00–153.006376
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428157.37/cwt155.00–162.006743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475149.01/cwt148.00–150.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 3477136.64/cwt135.00–140.006523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485156.11/cwt155.00–162.007576
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517136.71/cwt135.00–140.007073
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518122.49/cwt120.00–125.006344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528148.31/cwt145.00–150.007833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1590137.47/cwt134.00–141.008112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590122.48/cwt120.00–125.007232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1653135.48/cwt131.00–140.008852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41084.01/cwt83.00–85.001,1852
Bulls——1,60893.05/cwt90.00–96.001,4962
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03659.81/cwt54.00–62.006204
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19568.19/cwt65.00–71.008154
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33873.68/cwt72.00–77.009864
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-394568.86/cwt64.00–73.006512
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,010659.16/cwt600.00–700.006,6582
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,153850.49/cwt825.00–875.009,8062

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.