Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls slightly higher, feeder heifers slightly higher. Replacement cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, and in high demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.53/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$130.53

45 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$5.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.15

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	417	132.94	554	15thin
Medium and Large 1	466	131.63	614	12thin
Medium and Large 3	384	127.80	490	18thin

One grade step is worth $5.13/cwt here — about $64 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 sale45 hd

130.53

—

FL average10 barns · 337 hd

131.68

−1.15

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,152	59.17	681	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,130	52.24	590	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	810	33.85	274	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 3	—	463	115.73/cwt	112.00–117.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	154.38/cwt	152.50–158.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	151.94/cwt	150.00–154.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	114.69/cwt	108.00–118.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	122.06/cwt	120.00–124.00	510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	134.52/cwt	130.00–139.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	103.52/cwt	100.00–107.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	121.31/cwt	120.00–124.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	138.37/cwt	137.50–140.00	439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	141.22/cwt	140.00–143.00	613	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	76.20/cwt	74.00–78.00	768	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	42.48/cwt	40.00–45.00	442	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,108	54.00/cwt	52.00–56.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	195.08/cwt	192.50–200.00	406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	557	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	83.89/cwt	82.00–86.00	810	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	53.47/cwt	50.00–56.00	610	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	33.85/cwt	30.00–37.00	274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	133.46/cwt	130.00–137.00	561	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	93.05/cwt	90.00–96.00	696	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	59.54/cwt	57.00–62.00	713	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	64.33/cwt	60.00–69.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	92.68/cwt	90.00–98.00	549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	131.28/cwt	130.00–132.50	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	99.58/cwt	97.00–107.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	103.34/cwt	102.00–106.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	112.66/cwt	110.00–114.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	119.74/cwt	119.00–120.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	142.04/cwt	140.00–146.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	94.59/cwt	90.00–99.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	138.38/cwt	137.50–140.00	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	114.73/cwt	110.00–118.00	488	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	212	156.77/cwt	155.00–160.00	332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	143.64/cwt	140.00–146.00	526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	144.42/cwt	141.00–146.00	625	3

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 Apr 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 95Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 21Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 58Year ago 39

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls slightly higher, feeder heifers slightly higher. Replacement cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, and in high demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	112.00–117.00	115.73
2	—	533	100.00–105.00	102.46
4	—	418	120.00–124.00	122.06
2	—	365	129.00–130.00	129.49
3	—	317	137.50–140.00	138.37
3	—	212	155.00–160.00	156.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	152.50–158.00	154.38
2	—	458	130.00–139.00	134.52
4	—	568	100.00–107.00	103.52
3	—	433	141.00–146.00	144.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	150.00–154.00	151.94
3	—	513	108.00–118.00	114.69
3	—	472	120.00–124.00	121.31
5	—	366	140.00–146.00	143.64
2	—	410	130.00–134.00	131.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	140.00–143.00	141.22
3	—	208	192.50–200.00	195.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	106.00–107.00	106.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	130.00–137.00	133.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	592	90.00–98.00	92.68
3	—	522	102.00–106.00	103.34
3	—	358	140.00–146.00	142.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	130.00–132.50	131.28
4	—	475	97.00–107.00	99.58
4	—	360	119.00–120.00	119.74
3	—	267	137.50–140.00	138.38
7	—	425	110.00–118.00	114.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	110.00–114.00	112.66
2	—	520	90.00–99.00	94.59

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	74.00–78.00	76.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	82.00–86.00	83.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	748	90.00–96.00	93.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	40.00–45.00	42.48
4	—	1,141	50.00–56.00	53.47
2	—	1,198	57.00–62.00	59.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	52.00–56.00	54.00
2	—	1,195	60.00–69.00	64.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	30.00–37.00	33.85

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle