Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls slightly higher. Feeder steers untested, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows unevenly steady, in high demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.25/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$144.25

56 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$135

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

$22.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	357	153.60	548	19thin
Medium and Large 3	336	146.61	492	20
Medium and Large 1	521	131.01	683	17thin

One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about −$135 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 sale56 hd

144.25

—

FL average10 barns · 708 hd

142.16

+2.09

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	1,423	84.99	1,209	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,348	64.98	876	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	963	48.52	467	4thin

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	—	235	218.78/cwt	217.50–220.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	194.84/cwt	190.00–197.50	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	185.04/cwt	180.00–187.50	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	143.47/cwt	142.00–145.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	143.73/cwt	140.00–147.50	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	113.51/cwt	110.00–117.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	143.97/cwt	141.00–147.00	777	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	775	83.72/cwt	80.00–88.00	649	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	645	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	678	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	783	94.60/cwt	90.00–98.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	257	163.64/cwt	160.00–169.00	421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	134.10/cwt	130.00–138.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	132.96/cwt	130.00–136.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	123.76/cwt	122.00–129.00	855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	165.60/cwt	162.00–169.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	259	173.07/cwt	170.00–177.50	448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	155.07/cwt	150.00–157.50	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	143.78/cwt	142.00–147.50	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	154.62/cwt	150.00–157.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	216	172.04/cwt	170.00–177.50	372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	138.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	125.64/cwt	125.00–127.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	131.62/cwt	130.00–134.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	162.06/cwt	160.00–166.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.76/cwt	120.00–128.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	163.80/cwt	160.00–167.50	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	133.45/cwt	132.00–135.00	634	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	45.11/cwt	42.00–48.00	426	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	51.92/cwt	50.00–54.00	509	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	64.98/cwt	62.00–68.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	124.05/cwt	120.00–128.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	237	202.43/cwt	200.00–207.50	480	3
Bulls	—	—	1,423	84.99/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	192.38/cwt	190.00–197.50	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	173.77/cwt	172.50–175.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	200.69/cwt	200.00–204.00	536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	171.29/cwt	170.00–172.50	548	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 Feb 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 296Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 45Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 137Last week 57Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	217.50–220.00	218.78
2	—	693	120.00–124.00	122.01
3	—	320	190.00–197.50	194.84
3	—	377	180.00–187.50	185.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	142.00–145.00	143.47
2	—	653	100.00–110.00	105.02
4	—	370	172.50–175.00	173.77
6	—	267	200.00–204.00	200.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	160.00–167.50	163.80
2	—	475	132.00–135.00	133.45
3	—	237	200.00–207.50	202.43
3	—	283	190.00–197.50	192.38
2	—	320	170.00–172.50	171.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	140.00–147.50	143.73
2	—	593	110.00–117.00	113.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	141.00–147.00	143.97
2	—	588	130.00–136.00	132.96
4	—	691	122.00–129.00	123.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	162.00–169.00	165.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	110.00–112.00	111.00
5	—	257	160.00–169.00	163.64
2	—	368	130.00–140.00	134.97
3	—	308	150.00–157.00	154.62
4	—	216	170.00–177.50	172.04
2	—	435	120.00–128.00	124.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	130.00–138.00	134.10
5	—	259	170.00–177.50	173.07
6	—	380	150.00–157.50	155.07
3	—	315	160.00–166.00	162.06
3	—	473	120.00–128.00	122.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	142.00–147.50	143.78
3	—	467	135.00–140.00	138.29
3	—	582	125.00–127.00	125.64
3	—	632	115.00–116.00	115.34
5	—	509	130.00–134.00	131.62

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	—	775	80.00–88.00	83.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	645	100.00–110.00	105.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	783	90.00–98.00	94.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	42.00–48.00	45.11
2	—	980	50.00–54.00	51.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	62.00–68.00	64.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	84.00–86.00	84.99

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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Ocala Livestock Market

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