Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers slightly higher, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Feeder classes firm. Replacement cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.35/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$140.35

43 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$14.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.15

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	144.72	632	21
Medium and Large 2	404	139.38	563	14thin
Medium and Large 3	422	130.57	551	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.15/cwt here — about $82 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 sale43 hd

140.35

—

FL average10 barns · 464 hd

138.20

+2.15

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
Bulls	—	High	1,779	101.04	1,797	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,263	78.66	993	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	973	60.27	586	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	98.51/cwt	95.00–102.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	113.51/cwt	110.00–117.00	764	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	78.14/cwt	77.00–80.00	637	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	67.04/cwt	66.00–68.00	563	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	983	63.62/cwt	60.00–67.00	625	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	56.91/cwt	55.00–59.00	548	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	78.66/cwt	77.00–81.00	993	4
Bulls	—	—	1,753	104.56/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.59/cwt	142.00–149.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	650	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	97.51/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	133.67/cwt	120.00–147.50	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	103.99/cwt	100.00–108.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	83.51/cwt	82.00–85.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	162.28/cwt	160.00–167.00	514	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	850.09/cwt	825.00–875.00	12,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	153.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	138.50/cwt	138.00–140.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	135.63/cwt	131.00–138.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	148.35/cwt	143.00–151.00	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	173.60/cwt	170.00–177.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	172.58/cwt	170.00–175.00	393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	133.48/cwt	130.00–139.00	422	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	134.44/cwt	130.00–139.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	123.55/cwt	122.00–125.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	123.93/cwt	120.00–128.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	116.39/cwt	114.00–120.00	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	153.72/cwt	152.50–155.00	346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	106.27/cwt	101.00–109.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	141.76/cwt	141.00–142.50	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	123.65/cwt	122.00–127.00	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	105.13/cwt	104.00–107.50	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	96.65/cwt	90.00–100.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	135.51/cwt	134.00–137.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	143.55/cwt	140.00–147.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	136.46/cwt	134.00–139.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	153.53/cwt	152.00–155.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	143.51/cwt	143.00–144.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	156.23/cwt	155.00–157.50	492	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 Jun 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 290Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 50Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 44Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	138.00–140.00	138.99
2	—	593	119.00–121.00	120.00
2	—	673	110.00–117.00	113.51
2	—	378	152.00–155.00	153.53
2	—	425	143.00–144.00	143.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	693	95.00–102.00	98.51
2	—	315	155.00–157.50	156.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	140.00–147.00	143.55
2	—	418	134.00–139.00	136.46
2	—	525	110.00–114.00	111.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	130.00–135.00	132.52
2	—	408	120.00–147.50	133.67
2	—	693	82.00–85.00	83.51
2	—	228	170.00–175.00	172.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	142.00–149.00	145.59
2	—	465	128.00–130.00	129.02
2	—	580	100.00–110.00	105.04
3	—	338	150.00–155.00	153.35
3	—	423	131.00–138.00	135.63
2	—	263	160.00–165.00	162.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	120.00–123.00	121.51
2	—	693	100.00–108.00	103.99
3	—	317	160.00–167.00	162.28
4	—	456	138.00–140.00	138.50
6	—	438	143.00–151.00	148.35
2	—	273	170.00–177.00	173.60
2	—	385	154.00–156.00	154.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	316	130.00–139.00	133.48
2	—	225	152.50–155.00	153.72
2	—	285	141.00–142.50	141.76
3	—	363	122.00–127.00	123.65
3	—	473	104.00–107.50	105.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	130.00–139.00	134.44
4	—	423	120.00–128.00	123.93
3	—	567	101.00–109.00	106.27
3	—	682	90.00–100.00	96.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	122.00–125.00	123.55
5	—	563	114.00–120.00	116.39
2	—	408	134.00–137.00	135.51

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	—	815	77.00–80.00	78.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	840	66.00–68.00	67.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,415	825.00–875.00	850.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	60.00–67.00	63.62
2	—	963	55.00–59.00	56.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,263	77.00–81.00	78.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	100.00–109.00	104.56
2	—	1,805	97.00–98.00	97.51

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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