Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $167.77/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$167.77

42 head · 366 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

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

$30.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.39

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	315	196.23	618	2thin
Medium and Large 3	359	166.53	597	29
Medium and Large 2	394	165.87	654	11thin

One grade step is worth $30.36/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale42 hd

167.77

—

FL average10 barns · 470 hd

154.37

+13.39

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	—	High	1,376	84.87	1,168	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,120	64.03	717	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,115	56.89	634	12

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	82.40/cwt	78.00–86.00	682	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	62.75/cwt	59.00–68.00	724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	178.97/cwt	177.50–182.00	594	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	54.45/cwt	50.00–58.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	167.47/cwt	165.00–170.00	603	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	44.18/cwt	42.00–46.00	443	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	64.03/cwt	62.00–66.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	133.93/cwt	127.50–137.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	104.45/cwt	102.00–107.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	116.01/cwt	113.00–117.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	142.45/cwt	140.00–147.50	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	153.73/cwt	152.50–157.50	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	172.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	162.05/cwt	159.00–165.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	165.47/cwt	163.00–168.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	171.19/cwt	170.00–175.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	191.28/cwt	190.00–195.00	541	8
Bulls	—	—	1,495	90.90/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,359	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	173.65/cwt	170.00–177.50	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	180.83/cwt	180.00–182.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	205.86/cwt	205.00–207.50	469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	622	6
Bulls	—	—	1,360	82.58/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	196.23/cwt	195.00–197.50	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	134.45/cwt	130.00–139.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	120.49/cwt	120.00–122.00	618	4
Bulls	—	—	1,153	75.10/cwt	72.00–78.00	866	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 299Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 39Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 30Year ago 48

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

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	828	78.00–86.00	82.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,153	59.00–68.00	62.75
4	—	1,115	50.00–58.00	54.45
2	—	1,003	42.00–46.00	44.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	62.00–66.00	64.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,495	87.00–96.00	90.90
2	—	1,360	80.00–85.00	82.58
2	—	1,153	72.00–78.00	75.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	177.50–182.00	178.97
2	—	360	165.00–170.00	167.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	127.50–137.00	133.93
3	—	367	140.00–147.50	142.45
4	—	520	120.00–122.00	120.98
2	—	570	110.00–112.00	111.02
4	—	309	152.50–157.50	153.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	102.00–107.00	104.45
4	—	528	113.00–117.00	116.01
4	—	465	120.00–124.00	121.98
4	—	215	170.00–175.00	172.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	159.00–165.00	162.05
2	—	370	170.00–177.50	173.65
5	—	318	180.00–182.00	180.83
2	—	585	124.00–125.00	124.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	163.00–168.00	165.47
4	—	325	170.00–175.00	171.19
8	—	283	190.00–195.00	191.28
3	—	228	205.00–207.50	205.86
6	—	408	150.00–155.00	152.48
2	—	460	130.00–139.00	134.45
4	—	513	120.00–122.00	120.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	195.00–197.50	196.23

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle