Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 15.00 to 20.00 lower, slaughter bulls 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 20.00 to 25.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.81/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$118.81

35 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$10.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.85

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	122.39	592	11thin
Medium and Large 2	424	120.61	511	15thin
Medium and Large 3	425	111.43	473	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.96/cwt here — about $119 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 sale35 hd

118.81

—

FL average10 barns · 375 hd

128.66

−9.85

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	1,324	76.48	1,013	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	57.49	798	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	52.62	611	14

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	134.49/cwt	133.00–135.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	122.52/cwt	121.00–124.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	104.32/cwt	103.00–105.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	119.98/cwt	119.00–123.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	110.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	111.70/cwt	110.00–117.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	113.04/cwt	110.00–117.00	530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	153.60/cwt	150.00–157.50	488	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	57.49/cwt	56.00–59.00	798	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	46.70/cwt	42.00–49.00	493	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,143	57.02/cwt	55.00–60.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	157.03/cwt	155.00–159.00	573	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	58.00/cwt	57.00–59.00	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	113.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	727	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	52.98/cwt	50.00–56.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	147.49/cwt	147.00–148.00	612	2
Bulls	—	—	1,270	78.95/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	133.78/cwt	130.00–137.50	479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	123.03/cwt	121.00–125.00	643	2
Bulls	—	—	1,378	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	121.54/cwt	120.00–123.00	450	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 Mar 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 89Year ago 257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 33Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 54Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	356	133.00–135.00	134.49
4	—	413	119.00–123.00	119.98
7	—	469	110.00–117.00	113.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	121.00–124.00	122.52
3	—	560	110.00–112.00	110.68
4	—	518	115.00–116.00	115.49
2	—	318	150.00–157.50	153.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	103.00–105.00	104.32
4	—	416	110.00–117.00	111.70
2	—	370	120.00–123.00	121.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	155.00–159.00	157.03
2	—	643	110.00–116.00	113.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	129.00–130.00	129.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	125.00–127.00	126.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	147.00–148.00	147.49
2	—	523	121.00–125.00	123.03
2	—	578	112.00–115.00	113.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	130.00–137.50	133.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	56.00–59.00	57.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,055	42.00–49.00	46.70
4	—	1,201	57.00–59.00	58.00
6	—	1,206	50.00–56.00	52.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	78.00–80.00	78.95
2	—	1,378	74.00	74.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,143	55.00–60.00	57.02

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle