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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Aug 16

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

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Feeder Cattle receipts

413 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 383▲ 103 vs year ago 310 · +33.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 131▲ 71 vs year ago 35 · +202.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 75▼ 17 vs year ago 66 · −25.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.95/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$139.95

87 head · 413 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$24.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.62

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	147.84	618	35
Medium and Large 2	383	144.67	555	27
Medium and Large 3	439	123.81	544	25

One grade step is worth $24.03/cwt here — about $74 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 sale87 hd

139.95

—

FL average9 barns · 1,149 hd

142.57

−2.62

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,205	83.90	1,011	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	70.00	818	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	828	61.01	505	2thin

Every lot

50 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	228	243.43/cwt	240.00–245.00	555	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	208.85/cwt	207.00–212.50	652	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	199.56/cwt	197.50–201.00	631	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	195.70/cwt	194.00–197.50	734	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	182.32/cwt	180.00–189.00	691	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	174.63/cwt	173.00–178.00	751	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	151.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	788	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	141.53/cwt	138.00–145.00	828	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	215	199.88/cwt	195.00–205.00	430	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	225	164.89/cwt	160.00–167.50	371	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	227	177.43/cwt	175.00–182.50	403	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	153.82/cwt	150.00–157.50	408	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	177.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	479	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	272	161.72/cwt	160.00–170.00	440	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	314	155.33/cwt	150.00–159.00	488	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	143.05/cwt	140.00–149.00	534	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	151.94/cwt	150.00–158.00	571	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	122.54/cwt	120.00–127.50	506	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	142.63/cwt	140.00–149.00	615	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	471	116.66/cwt	112.50–118.00	549	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	126.65/cwt	122.50–128.00	605	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	134.97/cwt	134.00–139.00	649	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	128.17/cwt	124.00–131.00	665	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	108.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	566	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	119.52/cwt	115.00–121.00	643	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	567	102.68/cwt	100.00–104.00	582	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	120.02/cwt	118.00–121.00	708	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	685	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	643	96.51/cwt	95.00–98.00	621	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	273	214.86/cwt	210.00–220.00	587	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	314	181.29/cwt	180.00–185.00	569	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	324	201.94/cwt	197.50–205.00	654	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	211.03/cwt	207.00–215.00	692	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	188.70/cwt	182.00–192.00	704	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	176.62/cwt	175.00–180.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	168.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	635	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	165.43/cwt	163.00–168.00	691	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	637	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	175.27/cwt	174.00–179.00	750	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	164.15/cwt	163.00–170.00	768	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	152.61/cwt	150.00–158.00	717	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	474	142.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	673	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	537	148.65/cwt	147.00–152.00	798	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	588	137.95/cwt	134.00–142.00	811	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,205	83.90/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,011	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	828	61.01/cwt	59.00–63.00	505	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	920	59.03/cwt	56.00–62.00	543	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	68.78/cwt	64.00–72.00	817	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	74.87/cwt	73.00–78.00	923	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,295	65.41/cwt	63.00–67.00	847	2

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Mon Aug 16, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 383Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 131Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 75Year ago 66

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	56.00–62.00	59.03
6	—	1,188	64.00–72.00	68.78
6	—	1,233	73.00–78.00	74.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	59.00–63.00	61.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,205	81.00–86.00	83.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	207.00–215.00	211.03
3	—	537	147.00–152.00	148.65
4	—	428	174.00–179.00	175.27
6	—	468	163.00–170.00	164.15
2	—	588	134.00–142.00	137.95
3	—	373	182.00–192.00	188.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	175.00–180.00	176.62
3	—	470	150.00–158.00	152.61
4	—	418	163.00–168.00	165.43
5	—	324	197.50–205.00	201.94
2	—	273	210.00–220.00	214.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	150.00–155.00	152.46
4	—	314	180.00–185.00	181.29
5	—	474	140.00–145.00	142.03
5	—	378	160.00–170.00	168.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	173.00–178.00	174.63
3	—	312	207.00–212.50	208.85
2	—	375	194.00–197.50	195.70
3	—	520	150.00–155.00	151.63
2	—	585	138.00–145.00	141.53
3	—	228	240.00–245.00	243.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	180.00–189.00	182.32
5	—	316	197.50–201.00	199.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	175.00–180.00	177.45
5	—	519	124.00–131.00	128.17
2	—	215	195.00–205.00	199.88
3	—	590	118.00–121.00	120.02
5	—	481	134.00–139.00	134.97
10	—	431	140.00–149.00	142.63
4	—	376	150.00–158.00	151.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	105.00–108.00	106.49
3	—	227	175.00–182.50	177.43
4	—	478	122.50–128.00	126.65
5	—	314	150.00–159.00	155.33
6	—	272	160.00–170.00	161.72
3	—	373	140.00–149.00	143.05
4	—	538	115.00–121.00	119.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	100.00–104.00	102.68
6	—	523	105.00–110.00	108.31
4	—	471	112.50–118.00	116.66
2	—	643	95.00–98.00	96.51
3	—	225	160.00–167.50	164.89
4	—	265	150.00–157.50	153.82
3	—	413	120.00–127.50	122.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,295	63.00–67.00	65.41

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.