Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.35/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$134.35

61 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$76

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$7.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.97

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	407	138.19	563	23
Medium and Large 3	374	133.22	498	20
Medium and Large 1	489	130.69	639	18thin

One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about −$76 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 sale61 hd

134.35

—

FL average10 barns · 902 hd

143.31

−8.97

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	—	Average	1,865	73.34	1,368	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	54.48	765	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	47.78	561	10

Every lot, as filed

40 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	195.97/cwt	192.00–200.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	154.95/cwt	151.00–159.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	134.78/cwt	131.00–136.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	125.27/cwt	124.00–129.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	162.04/cwt	160.00–167.00	580	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	105.99/cwt	102.00–110.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.59/cwt	130.00–137.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	153.76/cwt	152.50–155.00	550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	908	78.02/cwt	75.00–81.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	124.45/cwt	120.00–129.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	143.81/cwt	138.00–147.50	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	131.18/cwt	130.00–137.00	467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	132.94/cwt	130.00–138.00	623	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	176.49/cwt	176.00–177.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	133.47/cwt	130.00–137.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	163.23/cwt	160.00–165.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	153.60/cwt	149.00–158.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	134.41/cwt	130.00–138.00	571	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	144.59/cwt	139.00–147.50	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	152.82/cwt	150.00–159.00	423	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	54.48/cwt	54.00–55.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	141.32/cwt	140.00–144.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	121.34/cwt	120.00–122.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	125.23/cwt	124.00–129.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.56/cwt	120.00–127.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	218	189.29/cwt	184.00–194.00	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	175.55/cwt	172.00–179.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	136.88/cwt	132.50–139.00	575	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	257	191.69/cwt	190.00–195.00	493	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	42.51/cwt	42.00–43.00	465	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	51.29/cwt	49.00–55.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	142.08/cwt	140.00–146.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	143.11/cwt	140.00–145.00	538	5
Bulls	—	—	1,865	73.34/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,368	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	306	186.72/cwt	180.00–189.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	132.72/cwt	131.00–138.00	628	4

How this sale compares

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 Jan 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 227Year ago 372

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 20Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 38Year ago 48

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	192.00–200.00	195.97
2	—	430	151.00–159.00	154.95
4	—	521	131.00–136.00	134.78
4	—	563	124.00–129.00	125.27
7	—	358	160.00–167.00	162.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	110.00–112.00	111.00
3	—	257	190.00–195.00	191.69
3	—	418	140.00–146.00	142.08
4	—	306	180.00–189.00	186.72
4	—	473	131.00–138.00	132.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	184.00–194.00	189.29
2	—	330	172.00–179.00	175.55
6	—	420	132.50–139.00	136.88
2	—	470	127.00–129.00	127.99
5	—	376	140.00–145.00	143.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	102.00–110.00	105.99
2	—	375	176.00–177.00	176.49
2	—	515	130.00–137.00	133.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	130.00–137.00	133.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	152.50–155.00	153.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	120.00–129.00	124.45
5	—	324	138.00–147.50	143.81
6	—	356	130.00–137.00	131.18
2	—	575	100.00–102.00	101.01
3	—	277	150.00–159.00	152.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	130.00–138.00	132.94
3	—	408	140.00–144.00	141.32
3	—	585	120.00–122.00	121.34
4	—	518	124.00–129.00	125.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	160.00–165.00	163.23
2	—	323	149.00–158.00	153.60
11	—	425	130.00–138.00	134.41
3	—	375	139.00–147.50	144.59
2	—	473	120.00–127.00	123.56
2	—	588	110.00–112.00	111.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	75.00–81.00	78.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	54.00–55.00	54.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,095	42.00–43.00	42.51
6	—	1,228	49.00–55.00	51.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,865	70.00–79.00	73.34

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle