Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows steady

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $149.81/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$149.81

53 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$13

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

$60.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	360	179.20	646	9thin
Medium and Large 2	415	158.06	656	28
Medium and Large 3	554	118.84	659	16thin

One grade step is worth $60.36/cwt here — about −$13 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 sale53 hd

149.81

—

FL average10 barns · 503 hd

151.22

−1.41

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	1,844	81.74	1,507	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	51.92	760	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,004	46.50	467	8thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	365	175.07/cwt	170.00–180.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	161.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	194.46/cwt	190.00–199.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	187.49/cwt	187.00–188.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	122.93/cwt	120.00–129.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	142.96/cwt	140.00–149.00	682	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	870	63.54/cwt	60.00–68.00	553	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	755	89.01/cwt	88.00–90.00	672	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	913	75.66/cwt	73.00–79.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	163.89/cwt	160.00–167.50	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	133.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	145.28/cwt	140.00–148.00	520	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	196.97/cwt	195.00–199.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	134.56/cwt	130.00–139.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	143.66/cwt	143.00–144.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	95.02/cwt	90.00–100.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	159.67/cwt	159.00–160.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	151.71/cwt	149.00–153.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	194.97/cwt	192.00–198.00	542	4
Bulls	—	—	2,185	80.91/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,768	2
Bulls	—	—	1,985	92.08/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,828	2
Bulls	—	—	1,363	72.22/cwt	70.00–74.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	694	90.87/cwt	90.00–97.00	631	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	154.47/cwt	150.00–156.00	584	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	39.98/cwt	37.00–43.00	368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	132.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	145.31/cwt	142.50–148.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	162.61/cwt	160.00–166.00	592	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	145.91/cwt	140.00–149.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	156.54/cwt	155.00–158.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	131.65/cwt	130.00–138.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	110.67/cwt	110.00–112.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	142.48/cwt	141.00–144.00	684	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	51.92/cwt	50.00–54.00	760	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	50.23/cwt	48.00–53.00	535	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	45.55/cwt	44.00–47.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	126.96/cwt	123.00–129.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	134.96/cwt	133.00–136.00	638	3

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 424Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 52Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 39Year ago 93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	170.00–180.00	175.07
3	—	427	160.00–165.00	161.60
4	—	308	190.00–199.00	194.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	187.00–188.00	187.49
2	—	538	130.00–132.00	131.00
3	—	583	120.00–129.00	122.93
4	—	278	192.00–198.00	194.97
7	—	364	160.00–166.00	162.61
6	—	467	140.00–149.00	145.91
4	—	423	155.00–158.00	156.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	694	90.00–97.00	90.87
4	—	378	150.00–156.00	154.47
2	—	478	130.00–136.00	132.98
2	—	425	142.50–148.00	145.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	150.00–152.00	151.02
2	—	580	126.00–127.00	126.50
3	—	477	140.00–149.00	142.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	195.00–199.00	196.97
2	—	583	130.00–139.00	134.56
3	—	508	143.00–144.00	143.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	160.00–167.50	163.89
4	—	415	130.00–138.00	133.95
9	—	358	140.00–148.00	145.28
3	—	470	123.00–129.00	126.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	90.00–100.00	95.02
3	—	308	159.00–160.00	159.67
3	—	373	149.00–153.00	151.71
4	—	410	140.00–145.00	142.47
3	—	473	133.00–136.00	134.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	130.00–138.00	131.65
3	—	632	110.00–112.00	110.67
2	—	480	141.00–144.00	142.48

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	60.00–68.00	63.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	755	88.00–90.00	89.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	913	73.00–79.00	75.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,185	80.00–82.00	80.91
2	—	1,985	90.00–94.00	92.08
2	—	1,363	70.00–74.00	72.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	37.00–43.00	39.98
4	—	1,066	48.00–53.00	50.23
2	—	965	44.00–47.00	45.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	50.00–54.00	51.92

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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Bulls · 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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle