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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.98/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$134.98

61 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$4.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.75

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	137.48	639	13thin
Medium and Large 2	440	134.91	594	28
Medium and Large 3	383	133.47	511	20

One grade step is worth $4.00/cwt here — about $128 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 sale61 hd

134.98

—

FL average10 barns · 700 hd

142.74

−7.75

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	1,465	81.52	1,194	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,027	56.18	577	8thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	212.04/cwt	210.00–214.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	184.79/cwt	182.00–187.50	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	161.98/cwt	160.00–164.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	124.03/cwt	122.00–126.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	170.66/cwt	170.00–172.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	220.58/cwt	220.00–222.50	485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	195.70/cwt	190.00–200.00	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	201.96/cwt	200.00–204.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	151.55/cwt	147.00–156.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	128.24/cwt	127.50–129.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	166.36/cwt	163.00–168.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	172.20/cwt	172.00–173.00	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	308	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	272	189.13/cwt	187.50–190.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	116.24/cwt	115.00–120.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	137.48/cwt	136.00–139.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	130.51/cwt	129.00–132.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	154.18/cwt	152.50–155.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	142.58/cwt	140.00–148.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	120.31/cwt	119.00–123.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	114.98/cwt	114.00–116.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	143.62/cwt	139.00–148.00	539	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	93.71/cwt	89.00–98.00	940	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	60.64/cwt	58.00–63.00	676	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	54.46/cwt	53.00–56.00	523	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	48.99/cwt	48.00–50.00	451	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	89.48/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,378	2
Bulls	—	—	1,390	73.55/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	138.65/cwt	137.00–142.00	635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	151.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	181.70/cwt	180.00–185.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	192.46/cwt	190.00–195.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	152.13/cwt	147.00–157.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	168.35/cwt	167.00–169.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	135.28/cwt	133.00–137.50	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	203.44/cwt	202.00–207.50	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	131.30/cwt	130.00–134.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	147.34/cwt	146.00–150.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	189.97/cwt	187.50–192.50	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	128.10/cwt	127.00–129.00	543	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	134.92/cwt	130.00–138.00	487	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	145.74/cwt	139.00–149.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.52/cwt	129.00–132.00	613	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	124.69/cwt	120.00–128.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	153.05/cwt	150.00–157.50	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	135.01/cwt	134.00–138.00	548	4

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 Mar 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 284Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 58Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 56Year ago 47

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	210.00–214.00	212.04
2	—	365	182.00–187.50	184.79
2	—	465	160.00–164.00	161.98
2	—	573	122.00–126.00	124.03
3	—	412	170.00–172.00	170.66
4	—	220	220.00–222.50	220.58
5	—	321	190.00–200.00	195.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	200.00–204.00	201.96
2	—	475	147.00–156.00	151.55
2	—	510	127.50–129.00	128.24
3	—	432	163.00–168.00	166.36
5	—	372	172.00–173.00	172.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	170.00–175.00	172.48
2	—	460	145.00–146.00	145.49
3	—	272	187.50–190.00	189.13
4	—	415	150.00–155.00	152.53
4	—	514	115.00–120.00	116.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	136.00–139.00	137.48
2	—	510	129.00–132.00	130.51
3	—	372	152.50–155.00	154.18
3	—	423	140.00–148.00	142.58
3	—	570	119.00–123.00	120.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	114.00–116.00	114.98
4	—	375	139.00–148.00	143.62
8	—	470	129.00–132.00	130.52
5	—	522	120.00–128.00	124.69
5	—	334	150.00–157.50	153.05
4	—	406	134.00–138.00	135.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	424	127.00–129.00	128.10
8	—	361	130.00–138.00	134.92
3	—	317	139.00–149.00	145.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	137.00–142.00	138.65
3	—	425	150.00–155.00	151.71
3	—	323	180.00–185.00	181.70
2	—	280	190.00–195.00	192.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	147.00–157.00	152.13
3	—	420	167.00–169.00	168.35
2	—	523	133.00–137.50	135.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	202.00–207.50	203.44
3	—	582	130.00–134.00	131.30
3	—	527	146.00–150.00	147.34
2	—	683	125.00–128.00	126.49
2	—	370	187.50–192.50	189.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	89.00–98.00	93.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,114	58.00–63.00	60.64
2	—	960	53.00–56.00	54.46
2	—	920	48.00–50.00	48.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	86.00–93.00	89.48
2	—	1,390	70.00–77.00	73.55

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