Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2021-12-13

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Dec 13
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
594 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 607▲ 69 vs year ago 525 · +13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 91▲ 62 vs year ago 36 · +172.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 54▼ 15 vs year ago 67 · −22.4%
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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 slightly lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $158.01/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$158.01
74 head · 426 lb average
Value per head Derived
$673
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.75
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1429166.5871523
Medium and Large 2439155.0968223
Medium and Large 3412153.3763128
One grade step is worth $13.21/cwt here — about $84 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
158.01
—
FL average9 barns · 518 hd
154.26
+3.75
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—Low1,16584.499842thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12858.0665512
CowsLean 85-90%Average86548.414192thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2323183.91/cwt180.00–188.005942
Steers—Medium and Large 1327196.53/cwt190.00–200.006433
Steers—Medium and Large 3369160.99/cwt160.00–164.005944
Steers—Medium and Large 1372178.52/cwt176.00–182.506645
Steers—Medium and Large 2375171.20/cwt167.50–175.006422
Steers—Medium and Large 1425172.47/cwt170.00–175.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 3432153.40/cwt150.00–155.006633
Steers—Medium and Large 1472156.92/cwt151.00–160.007413
Steers—Medium and Large 2575127.97/cwt124.00–130.007363
Steers—Medium and Large 1577139.71/cwt138.00–143.008063
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273163.65/cwt160.00–167.504472
Heifers—Medium and Large 3372141.53/cwt140.00–147.505265
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419133.25/cwt130.00–138.0055810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429140.41/cwt140.00–141.006025
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473121.35/cwt120.00–124.005743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483137.52/cwt136.00–139.006644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526118.73/cwt118.00–121.006254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533128.07/cwt125.00–131.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633103.00/cwt102.00–104.006522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683111.51/cwt110.00–113.007622
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3223197.65/cwt192.50–200.004413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2266194.37/cwt192.50–195.005174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273201.71/cwt200.00–205.005513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323180.85/cwt180.00–182.505843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327196.06/cwt190.00–199.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330171.62/cwt170.00–175.005663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367168.65/cwt168.00–170.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 3374164.64/cwt160.00–167.506168
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378177.21/cwt175.00–184.006704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428165.73/cwt162.50–172.507093
Bulls—Medium and Large 3431151.95/cwt150.00–158.006554
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471144.84/cwt140.00–148.006825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475152.61/cwt150.00–158.007253
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475134.45/cwt130.00–139.006394
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524133.47/cwt129.00–135.006994
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525123.96/cwt120.00–128.006514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530144.08/cwt140.00–148.007644
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575113.97/cwt110.00–118.006552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578132.61/cwt130.00–138.007663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578122.55/cwt120.00–125.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683119.00/cwt118.00–120.008132
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,16584.49/cwt84.00–85.009842
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86548.41/cwt47.00–50.004192
Cows—Boner 80-85%96347.62/cwt45.00–50.004592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09055.39/cwt51.00–59.006044
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20863.31/cwt60.00–68.007656
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07867.18/cwt64.00–71.007242

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.