Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.78/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$140.78

60 head · 412 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.39

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	402	146.17	587	22
Medium and Large 1	465	142.53	662	10thin
Medium and Large 3	401	135.92	545	28

One grade step is worth $10.26/cwt here — about $42 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 sale60 hd

140.78

—

FL average10 barns · 948 hd

140.39

+0.39

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	1,648	84.47	1,392	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,005	51.41	517	4thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	184.95/cwt	181.00–189.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	213	224.39/cwt	222.50–228.00	478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	171.29/cwt	170.00–174.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	124.07/cwt	121.00–130.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	135.01/cwt	134.00–137.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	210.77/cwt	210.00–217.00	611	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	194.89/cwt	192.50–196.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	144.38/cwt	139.00–147.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	187.55/cwt	185.00–190.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	135.99/cwt	135.00–138.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	121.48/cwt	117.00–126.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	213.61/cwt	209.00–216.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	113.71/cwt	110.00–117.50	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	409	136.13/cwt	130.00–137.00	557	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	153.28/cwt	152.00–157.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.52/cwt	130.00–139.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	158.55/cwt	158.00–160.00	514	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	135.08/cwt	131.00–139.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	153.09/cwt	150.00–156.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	161.49/cwt	160.00–163.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	140.51/cwt	140.00–142.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.35/cwt	127.00–129.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	266	161.02/cwt	160.00–165.00	428	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	213.87/cwt	210.00–218.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.58/cwt	120.00–127.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	202.68/cwt	200.00–204.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	172.64/cwt	170.00–178.00	635	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	54.25/cwt	52.00–56.00	564	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	48.56/cwt	47.00–50.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	152.98/cwt	150.00–156.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	146.04/cwt	140.00–149.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	111.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	582	3
Bulls	—	—	1,648	84.47/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	164.41/cwt	162.00–169.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	197.56/cwt	190.00–200.00	648	8

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 Feb 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 276Year ago 294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 24Year ago 64

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	181.00–189.00	184.95
3	—	213	222.50–228.00	224.39
3	—	423	170.00–174.00	171.29
3	—	577	121.00–130.00	124.07
6	—	513	134.00–137.00	135.01
8	—	290	210.00–217.00	210.77
8	—	328	190.00–200.00	197.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	210.00–218.00	213.87
2	—	518	120.00–127.00	123.58
3	—	268	200.00–204.00	202.68
3	—	368	170.00–178.00	172.64
3	—	417	162.00–169.00	164.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	150.00–156.00	152.98
3	—	467	140.00–149.00	146.04
3	—	520	110.00–116.00	111.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	192.50–196.00	194.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	185.00–190.00	187.55
2	—	683	117.00–126.00	121.48
3	—	268	209.00–216.00	213.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	135.00–138.00	135.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	139.00–147.00	144.38
4	—	458	120.00–125.00	122.49
6	—	510	110.00–117.50	113.71
8	—	409	130.00–137.00	136.13
2	—	320	150.00–156.00	153.09
5	—	266	160.00–165.00	161.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	152.00–157.00	153.28
4	—	423	140.00–145.00	142.43
4	—	468	130.00–139.00	134.52
7	—	324	158.00–160.00	158.55
3	—	518	127.00–129.00	128.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	131.00–139.00	135.08
2	—	358	160.00–163.00	161.49
4	—	463	140.00–142.00	140.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	52.00–56.00	54.25
2	—	970	47.00–50.00	48.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	83.00–86.00	84.47

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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