Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.04/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$120.04

69 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$10.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.19

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	126.70	588	11thin
Medium and Large 2	444	120.55	535	35
Medium and Large 3	420	116.08	487	23

One grade step is worth $10.62/cwt here — about $101 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 sale69 hd

120.04

—

FL average10 barns · 733 hd

124.23

−4.19

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	1,686	96.67	1,630	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,311	69.15	907	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,038	58.65	609	8thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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 1	—	515	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	106.68/cwt	106.00–110.00	547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	107.41/cwt	102.00–110.00	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	140.61/cwt	140.00–142.50	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	134.58/cwt	130.00–137.50	436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	131.35/cwt	130.00–134.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	122.57/cwt	120.00–128.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	96.20/cwt	92.50–100.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	80.50/cwt	80.00–81.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	125.96/cwt	122.00–130.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	123.02/cwt	122.00–125.00	533	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	133.64/cwt	131.00–139.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	119.24/cwt	114.00–120.00	550	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	117.68/cwt	112.00–120.00	492	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	133.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	561	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.76/cwt	132.00–140.00	637	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,115	63.51/cwt	62.00–65.00	708	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	65.44/cwt	62.00–69.00	729	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	55.89/cwt	54.00–58.00	539	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	47.84/cwt	45.00–51.00	459	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	71.97/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,014	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	81.00/cwt	78.00–84.00	915	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,008	67.25/cwt	64.00–70.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	627	2
Bulls	—	—	1,686	96.67/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	115.48/cwt	112.00–119.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	131.53/cwt	130.00–139.00	476	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	124.55/cwt	120.00–129.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	107.38/cwt	102.00–110.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	135.08/cwt	131.00–141.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	132.47/cwt	130.00–136.00	567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	123.15/cwt	121.00–130.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	143.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	157.95/cwt	156.00–160.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	152.55/cwt	150.00–157.50	477	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 Jun 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 295Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 56Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 46Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	117.00–120.00	118.49
6	—	475	122.00–130.00	125.96
3	—	408	131.00–139.00	133.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	106.00–110.00	106.68
4	—	328	140.00–142.50	140.61
3	—	367	130.00–134.00	131.35
2	—	578	92.50–100.00	96.20
12	—	433	122.00–125.00	123.02
8	—	461	114.00–120.00	119.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	102.00–110.00	107.41
5	—	324	130.00–137.50	134.58
3	—	373	120.00–128.00	122.57
2	—	575	80.00–81.00	80.50
7	—	418	112.00–120.00	117.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	130.00–137.00	133.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	132.00–140.00	134.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	108.00–110.00	109.01
2	—	513	112.00–119.00	115.48
2	—	465	120.00–129.00	124.55
5	—	428	130.00–136.00	132.47
3	—	363	140.00–146.00	143.96
3	—	313	150.00–157.50	152.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	362	130.00–139.00	131.53
3	—	525	102.00–110.00	107.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	131.00–141.00	135.08
4	—	533	121.00–130.00	123.15
2	—	370	156.00–160.00	157.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	62.00–65.00	63.51
4	—	1,409	70.00–75.00	71.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,114	62.00–69.00	65.44
2	—	965	54.00–58.00	55.89
2	—	960	45.00–51.00	47.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,686	94.00–102.00	96.67

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	—	1,130	78.00–84.00	81.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	64.00–70.00	67.25

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

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