Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $167.87/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$167.87

56 head · 388 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$23.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.95

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	372	181.28	674	21
Medium and Large 2	418	163.14	682	14thin
Medium and Large 3	384	157.61	605	21

One grade step is worth $23.66/cwt here — about $69 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

167.87

—

FL average10 barns · 486 hd

166.92

+0.95

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	—	High	1,917	91.51	1,754	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	69.69	974	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	62.48	709	10

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	72.12/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	143.30/cwt	142.00–144.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	137.04/cwt	135.00–139.00	644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	161.21/cwt	160.00–162.50	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	129.18/cwt	127.50–130.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.21/cwt	134.00–139.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	125.55/cwt	122.00–129.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	143.78/cwt	140.00–147.50	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	161.19/cwt	160.00–162.50	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	131.70/cwt	130.00–137.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	151.03/cwt	150.00–155.00	471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	123.70/cwt	120.00–127.50	513	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	171.99/cwt	170.00–174.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	145.01/cwt	143.00–147.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	212.47/cwt	207.50–215.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	123.90/cwt	120.00–128.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	176.01/cwt	175.00–177.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	143.74/cwt	142.50–145.00	683	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	833	74.81/cwt	70.00–79.00	623	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	808	96.69/cwt	94.00–100.00	781	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	983	85.75/cwt	80.00–90.00	843	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	96.09/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,675	2
Bulls	—	—	2,090	86.93/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,817	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	52.00/cwt	51.00–53.00	672	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	64.83/cwt	62.00–68.00	910	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	67.91/cwt	65.00–71.00	765	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	62.28/cwt	60.00–64.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	155	204.84/cwt	200.00–210.00	318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	162.04/cwt	160.00–167.00	588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	171.83/cwt	170.00–177.50	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	132.96/cwt	130.00–139.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	154.94/cwt	150.00–157.50	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	123.53/cwt	120.00–127.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	188.77/cwt	187.50–190.00	491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	164.05/cwt	160.00–168.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	174.44/cwt	170.00–179.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	145.02/cwt	142.00–148.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	187.54/cwt	185.00–190.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	196.32/cwt	195.00–202.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.53/cwt	142.50–147.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	181.62/cwt	180.00–185.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	124.46/cwt	120.00–129.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	161.02/cwt	157.00–165.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	293	214.28/cwt	211.00–217.50	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	238	221.01/cwt	220.00–222.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	170	201.10/cwt	155.00–250.00	342	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 316Year ago 315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 24Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 137Year ago 45

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,395	70.00–75.00	72.12
2	—	1,403	62.00–68.00	64.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	51.00–53.00	52.00
4	—	1,126	65.00–71.00	67.91
4	—	1,066	60.00–64.00	62.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	92.00–100.00	96.09
2	—	2,090	85.00–89.00	86.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	142.00–144.00	143.30
6	—	470	135.00–139.00	137.04
2	—	515	130.00–134.00	132.02
2	—	155	200.00–210.00	204.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	160.00–162.50	161.21
3	—	462	127.50–130.00	129.18
4	—	425	134.00–139.00	135.21
4	—	513	122.00–129.00	125.55
6	—	363	140.00–147.50	143.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	160.00–162.50	161.19
4	—	376	130.00–137.00	131.70
5	—	312	150.00–155.00	151.03
6	—	415	120.00–127.50	123.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	170.00–174.00	171.99
2	—	543	143.00–147.00	145.01
3	—	327	207.50–215.00	212.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	150.00–155.00	152.53
4	—	575	120.00–128.00	123.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	175.00–177.00	176.01
2	—	475	142.50–145.00	143.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	363	160.00–167.00	162.04
4	—	313	170.00–177.50	171.83
3	—	477	130.00–139.00	132.96
3	—	425	150.00–157.50	154.94
2	—	520	120.00–127.00	123.53
2	—	260	187.50–190.00	188.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	160.00–168.00	164.05
4	—	375	170.00–179.00	174.44
2	—	528	130.00–135.00	132.46
2	—	463	142.00–148.00	145.02
2	—	335	185.00–190.00	187.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	195.00–202.00	196.32
3	—	525	142.50–147.00	145.53
3	—	370	180.00–185.00	181.62
2	—	565	120.00–129.00	124.46
2	—	458	157.00–165.00	161.02
2	—	293	211.00–217.50	214.28
2	—	238	220.00–222.00	221.01
2	—	170	155.00–250.00	201.10

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	—	833	70.00–79.00	74.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	808	94.00–100.00	96.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	983	80.00–90.00	85.75

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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