Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2021-08-30

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Aug 30
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
355 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 462▼ 7 vs year ago 362 · −1.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
226 head
▲ 167 vs last sale 59▲ 200 vs year ago 26 · +769.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 75▲ 40 vs year ago 60 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, 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 $137.46/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$137.46
40 head · 424 lb average
Value per head Derived
$582
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$52
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$14.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.66
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2381143.3054613thin
Medium and Large 1476137.3665318thin
Medium and Large 3382129.244939thin
One grade step is worth $14.06/cwt here — about $52 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 sale40 hd
137.46
—
FL average9 barns · 955 hd
142.12
−4.66
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—Low1,07379.618542thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18167.0479116
CowsLean 85-90%Average89248.954376thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2327191.63/cwt190.00–195.006273
Steers—Medium and Large 1378179.92/cwt176.00–184.006802
Steers—Medium and Large 2378163.68/cwt160.00–167.506194
Steers—Medium and Large 2430152.53/cwt150.00–155.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1433167.46/cwt162.50–170.007253
Steers—Medium and Large 1467152.52/cwt150.00–157.507123
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273161.93/cwt160.00–167.504424
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323144.09/cwt140.00–148.004652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325151.27/cwt150.00–152.504922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328163.42/cwt160.00–167.005362
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365132.47/cwt130.00–135.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369153.92/cwt152.50–158.005684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370144.92/cwt142.00–148.005362
Heifers—Medium and Large 3412122.01/cwt120.00–125.005035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418141.47/cwt140.00–146.005914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2437132.63/cwt130.00–138.005803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465135.98/cwt134.00–138.006322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578112.47/cwt110.00–115.006502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583119.35/cwt118.00–122.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1692111.34/cwt110.00–114.007703
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3213213.74/cwt212.50–215.004552
Bulls—Medium and Large 3277197.56/cwt192.50–200.005479
Bulls—Medium and Large 3313182.47/cwt180.00–187.505713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318200.97/cwt200.00–206.006396
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335194.12/cwt192.50–197.506506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378183.09/cwt177.50–185.006924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432160.98/cwt160.00–163.006953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467152.52/cwt150.00–157.507123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518137.95/cwt136.00–140.007152
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,07379.61/cwt77.00–82.008542
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77055.16/cwt52.00–58.004252
Cows—Lean 85-90%95345.85/cwt43.00–48.004374
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05056.99/cwt52.00–62.005984
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20566.25/cwt63.00–70.007986
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24374.53/cwt72.00–77.009266
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-293369.00/cwt69.00–69.006442

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.