Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, and in high demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.84/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$118.84

38 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$94

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

$21.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.20

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	354	125.57	445	25
Medium and Large 1	555	108.58	603	5thin
Medium and Large 2	517	104.23	539	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.35/cwt here — about −$94 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 sale38 hd

118.84

—

FL average10 barns · 578 hd

127.04

−8.20

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	1,606	84.23	1,352	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	960	56.33	541	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	808	38.31	309	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	114.47/cwt	113.00–116.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	106.31/cwt	103.00–108.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	131.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	419	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	259	143.41/cwt	137.50–145.00	371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	82.49/cwt	80.00–85.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	107.12/cwt	100.00–109.00	493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	111.47/cwt	110.00–119.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	575	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	41.10/cwt	40.00–42.00	325	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	47.98/cwt	45.00–51.00	441	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	102.07/cwt	100.00–104.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	125.18/cwt	123.00–127.50	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	150.64/cwt	150.00–152.50	556	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	35.51/cwt	35.00–36.00	293	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	978	57.02/cwt	55.00–59.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	146.28/cwt	144.00–147.50	464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	151.02/cwt	150.00–154.00	488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	161.21/cwt	160.00–162.50	432	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	983	63.99/cwt	60.00–68.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	116.40/cwt	114.00–118.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	133.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	140.82/cwt	140.00–142.50	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	123.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	449	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	152.92/cwt	150.00–159.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	144.02/cwt	142.00–145.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	123.80/cwt	120.00–127.50	514	2
Bulls	—	—	1,863	91.98/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	213	202.42/cwt	197.50–205.00	431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	123.98/cwt	122.00–126.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	150.40/cwt	150.00–152.00	510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	116.42/cwt	114.00–118.00	543	5
Bulls	—	—	1,348	76.47/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	173.71/cwt	170.00–177.50	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	163.81/cwt	162.50–165.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	112.74/cwt	112.00–115.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	134.29/cwt	130.00–137.00	506	5

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 May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 184Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 38Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 53Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	113.00–116.00	114.47
7	—	319	130.00–135.00	131.36
5	—	259	137.50–145.00	143.41
5	—	460	100.00–109.00	107.12
6	—	365	120.00–126.00	123.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	103.00–108.00	106.31
2	—	513	110.00–114.00	111.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	80.00–85.00	82.49
6	—	468	110.00–119.00	111.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	123.00–127.50	125.18
3	—	317	144.00–147.50	146.28
5	—	460	114.00–118.00	116.40
2	—	360	130.00–137.00	133.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	120.00–125.00	121.62
4	—	323	150.00–154.00	151.02
2	—	268	160.00–162.50	161.21
3	—	367	140.00–142.50	140.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	150.00–152.50	150.64
2	—	308	160.00–165.00	162.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	150.00–159.00	152.92
3	—	213	197.50–205.00	202.42
2	—	268	170.00–177.50	173.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	142.00–145.00	144.02
2	—	465	122.00–126.00	123.98
5	—	339	150.00–152.00	150.40
2	—	268	162.50–165.00	163.81
4	—	518	112.00–115.00	112.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	120.00–127.50	123.80
5	—	466	114.00–118.00	116.42
5	—	377	130.00–137.00	134.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	40.00–42.00	41.10
2	—	825	35.00–36.00	35.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	45.00–51.00	47.98
2	—	978	55.00–59.00	57.02
2	—	983	60.00–68.00	63.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,863	90.00–94.00	91.98
2	—	1,348	76.00–77.00	76.47

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	—	753	100.00–104.00	102.07

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