Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.32/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$123.32

47 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

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

$20.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.70

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	396	127.93	506	22
Medium and Large 3	353	127.13	449	15thin
Medium and Large 1	573	107.49	615	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.43/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale47 hd

123.32

—

FL average10 barns · 735 hd

129.02

−5.70

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	1,730	93.46	1,617	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,312	65.99	865	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	999	57.75	577	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	820	34.58	284	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	438	142.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	179.40/cwt	176.00–182.50	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	97.45/cwt	95.00–100.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	292	165.15/cwt	164.00–170.00	482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	103.99/cwt	102.00–106.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	155.96/cwt	153.00–159.00	585	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	34.58/cwt	30.00–39.00	284	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	54.45/cwt	52.00–57.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	133.46/cwt	130.00–137.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	153.04/cwt	150.00–156.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	94.48/cwt	90.00–99.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	141.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	104.51/cwt	102.00–107.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	116.28/cwt	115.00–117.50	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	141.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	161.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	115.95/cwt	110.00–118.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	123.67/cwt	120.00–127.50	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	134.97/cwt	130.00–137.50	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	123.98/cwt	122.00–126.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	103.99/cwt	101.00–105.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	132.02/cwt	130.00–133.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	125.30/cwt	120.00–129.00	524	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	136.41/cwt	131.00–139.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	175.72/cwt	172.50–179.00	462	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	83.20/cwt	80.00–86.00	710	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	61.05/cwt	59.00–63.00	609	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	69.48/cwt	69.00–70.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	182.02/cwt	180.00–183.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	145.46/cwt	140.00–148.00	625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	114.55/cwt	110.00–119.00	527	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	62.50/cwt	62.00–63.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	127.51/cwt	126.00–129.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	110.34/cwt	110.00–111.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	143.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	470	3
Bulls	—	—	1,730	93.46/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	180	221.06/cwt	220.00–222.00	398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	99.49/cwt	97.00–102.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	124.75/cwt	120.00–127.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	86.22/cwt	85.00–87.50	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	142.85/cwt	140.00–147.00	520	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	153.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	414	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	92.99/cwt	92.00–94.00	902	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 May 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 208Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 35Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 62Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	140.00–146.00	142.98
2	—	278	176.00–182.50	179.40
2	—	375	153.00–159.00	155.96
2	—	180	220.00–222.00	221.06
2	—	693	97.00–102.00	99.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	130.00–135.00	133.32
2	—	520	95.00–100.00	97.45
2	—	465	106.00–108.00	106.99
3	—	328	140.00–145.00	143.30
3	—	270	150.00–160.00	153.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	292	164.00–170.00	165.15
2	—	568	102.00–106.00	103.99
3	—	530	110.00–111.00	110.34
3	—	477	120.00–127.00	124.75
5	—	364	140.00–147.00	142.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	130.00–137.00	133.46
2	—	263	172.50–179.00	175.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	150.00–156.00	153.04
3	—	478	131.00–139.00	136.41
3	—	287	180.00–183.00	182.02
6	—	430	140.00–148.00	145.46
2	—	508	126.00–129.00	127.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	110.00–119.00	114.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	90.00–99.00	94.48
2	—	523	110.00–112.00	111.02
2	—	465	122.00–126.00	123.98
4	—	591	101.00–105.00	103.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	140.00–145.00	141.61
4	—	513	102.00–107.00	104.51
3	—	213	160.00–165.00	161.72
4	—	474	110.00–118.00	115.95
3	—	362	130.00–133.00	132.02
5	—	418	120.00–129.00	125.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	115.00–117.50	116.28
6	—	275	140.00–145.00	141.61
2	—	368	120.00–127.50	123.67
3	—	307	130.00–137.50	134.97
2	—	573	85.00–87.50	86.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	30.00–39.00	34.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	52.00–57.00	54.45
2	—	998	59.00–63.00	61.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	69.00–70.00	69.48
2	—	1,195	62.00–63.00	62.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	90.00–97.00	93.46

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	—	853	80.00–86.00	83.20
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	92.00–94.00	92.99

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