Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $162.29/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$162.29

49 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

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

$35.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.57

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	356	187.78	669	13thin
Medium and Large 3	384	154.44	593	16thin
Medium and Large 2	457	152.00	694	20

One grade step is worth $35.79/cwt here — about −$25 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 sale49 hd

162.29

—

FL average10 barns · 561 hd

158.72

+3.57

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	1,573	77.27	1,215	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,118	54.01	604	2thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	209.82/cwt	205.00–215.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	186.30/cwt	183.00–193.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	197.12/cwt	193.00–201.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	168.54/cwt	167.00–170.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	193.38/cwt	192.50–195.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	647	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	70.25/cwt	68.00–72.00	717	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	695	89.91/cwt	86.00–94.00	625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	78.68/cwt	74.00–83.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	131.25/cwt	130.00–139.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	153.38/cwt	149.00–157.50	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	144.23/cwt	140.00–147.50	518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	135.72/cwt	130.00–139.00	574	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	136.80/cwt	132.50–139.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	140.61/cwt	140.00–142.50	602	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	54.01/cwt	52.00–56.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	141.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	123.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	133.24/cwt	130.00–138.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.10/cwt	120.00–128.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	140.98/cwt	140.00–143.00	588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	136.02/cwt	130.00–139.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	187.44/cwt	180.00–190.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	122.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	172.24/cwt	168.00–175.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	172.54/cwt	170.00–175.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	163.55/cwt	160.00–167.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	124.63/cwt	120.00–129.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	185.14/cwt	180.00–190.00	505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	132.03/cwt	130.00–138.00	605	4
Bulls	—	—	1,318	71.58/cwt	70.00–73.00	943	2
Bulls	—	—	1,828	82.96/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,517	2

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 311Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 47Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 35Year ago 40

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	205.00–215.00	209.82
3	—	358	183.00–193.00	186.30
4	—	330	193.00–201.00	197.12
4	—	420	167.00–170.00	168.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	150.00–152.00	151.02
2	—	693	112.00–115.00	113.49
3	—	508	130.00–139.00	136.02
4	—	313	180.00–190.00	187.44
4	—	565	120.00–124.00	122.97
5	—	376	168.00–175.00	172.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	170.00–175.00	172.54
2	—	365	160.00–167.00	163.55
2	—	415	140.00–141.00	140.49
2	—	520	120.00–129.00	124.63
4	—	273	180.00–190.00	185.14
4	—	458	130.00–138.00	132.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	120.00–126.00	123.05
3	—	262	192.50–195.00	193.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	110.00–115.00	112.52
3	—	473	132.50–139.00	136.80
4	—	428	140.00–142.50	140.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	468	130.00–139.00	131.25
2	—	523	120.00–128.00	124.10
6	—	417	140.00–143.00	140.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	149.00–157.50	153.38
7	—	359	140.00–147.50	144.23
8	—	423	130.00–139.00	135.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	140.00–145.00	141.68
4	—	580	120.00–127.00	123.41
5	—	509	130.00–138.00	133.24

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	—	1,020	68.00–72.00	70.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	695	86.00–94.00	89.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	74.00–83.00	78.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	52.00–56.00	54.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	70.00–73.00	71.58
2	—	1,828	82.00–84.00	82.96

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

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

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle