Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter Cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes all firm. Replacement cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.96/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$138.96

38 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$24.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.07

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	441	151.39	667	15thin
Medium and Large 3	416	133.42	555	14thin
Medium and Large 2	515	126.85	653	9thin

One grade step is worth $24.54/cwt here — about $14 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

138.96

—

FL average9 barns · 783 hd

144.03

−5.07

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	1,775	99.52	1,766	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,090	61.40	669	6thin

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	72.87/cwt	70.00–78.00	958	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	64.08/cwt	60.00–69.00	713	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	56.03/cwt	54.00–58.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	143.95/cwt	142.00–146.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	136.36/cwt	132.50–139.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	111.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	123.46/cwt	121.00–126.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	126.86/cwt	122.50–129.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	136.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	134.57/cwt	130.00–139.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	84.01/cwt	80.00–86.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	124.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	101.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	163.04/cwt	160.00–166.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	102.51/cwt	99.00–106.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	182.04/cwt	180.00–184.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	123.45/cwt	120.00–127.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	144.58/cwt	140.00–149.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	133.68/cwt	130.00–139.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	135.08/cwt	132.00–138.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	141.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	143.04/cwt	139.00–147.00	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	156.07/cwt	150.00–159.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	133.51/cwt	132.50–134.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	135.53/cwt	133.00–138.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	162.56/cwt	160.00–167.50	428	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	99.52/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.50	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	93.54/cwt	90.00–97.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	104.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	132.95/cwt	127.00–137.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	171.19/cwt	170.00–172.50	377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	154.74/cwt	150.00–157.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	694	90.99/cwt	90.00–95.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	182.04/cwt	180.00–184.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	647	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 Aug 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 266Year ago 371

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 37Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 30Year ago 55

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	—	1,315	70.00–78.00	72.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,113	60.00–69.00	64.08
2	—	1,045	54.00–58.00	56.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	99.00–100.00	99.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	142.00–146.00	143.95
4	—	418	121.00–126.00	123.46
4	—	365	130.00–139.00	136.66
3	—	693	80.00–86.00	84.01
3	—	513	100.00–105.00	101.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	132.50–139.00	136.36
4	—	524	110.00–115.00	111.28
3	—	477	122.50–129.00	126.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	130.00–139.00	134.57
3	—	517	122.00–128.00	124.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	160.00–166.00	163.04
2	—	275	180.00–184.00	182.04
4	—	530	132.00–138.00	135.08
4	—	475	139.00–147.00	143.04
3	—	430	150.00–159.00	156.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	99.00–106.00	102.51
2	—	523	120.00–127.00	123.45
2	—	428	140.00–149.00	144.58
3	—	475	132.50–134.00	133.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	130.00–139.00	133.68
5	—	378	140.00–145.00	141.90
4	—	458	120.00–125.00	122.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	133.00–138.00	135.53
2	—	430	140.00–142.50	141.24
2	—	325	160.00–165.00	162.54
5	—	694	90.00–95.00	90.99
2	—	528	120.00–125.00	122.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	160.00–167.50	162.56
2	—	588	90.00–97.00	93.54
2	—	515	100.00–110.00	104.95
2	—	220	170.00–172.50	171.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	127.00–137.00	132.95
3	—	423	150.00–157.00	154.74
2	—	275	180.00–184.00	182.04

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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Steers · 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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle