Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers slightly lower, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.77/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$142.77

68 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$10.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.28

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	146.24	639	23
Medium and Large 2	409	143.67	587	29
Medium and Large 3	394	136.13	536	16thin

One grade step is worth $10.10/cwt here — about $103 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 sale68 hd

142.77

—

FL average10 barns · 521 hd

140.48

+2.28

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	1,655	94.06	1,557	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,484	69.80	1,036	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	920	65.98	607	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	65.98/cwt	64.00–68.00	607	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,258	67.71/cwt	65.00–70.00	852	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	71.96/cwt	69.00–76.00	979	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	65.47/cwt	65.00–66.00	1,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	114.02/cwt	110.00–118.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	126.03/cwt	124.00–128.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	135.35/cwt	132.00–137.00	700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	128.47/cwt	121.00–131.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	140.47/cwt	139.00–142.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	111.91/cwt	110.00–116.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	146.95/cwt	145.00–148.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	123.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	98.74/cwt	97.50–100.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	141.31/cwt	137.50–145.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	126.02/cwt	124.00–128.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	126.37/cwt	120.00–129.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	115.94/cwt	110.00–119.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	114.75/cwt	110.00–118.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	134.70/cwt	134.00–136.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	134.78/cwt	134.00–138.00	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	163.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	364	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	137.49/cwt	136.00–138.00	588	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	161.96/cwt	160.00–164.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	175.23/cwt	170.00–180.00	386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	120.98/cwt	117.00–125.00	681	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,153.07/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	12,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	175.94/cwt	173.00–177.50	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	136.01/cwt	134.00–140.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	152.61/cwt	150.00–158.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	126.03/cwt	121.00–131.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	171.56/cwt	170.00–178.00	546	5
Bulls	—	—	1,655	94.06/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	142.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	164.56/cwt	160.00–167.50	536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	129.98/cwt	127.00–132.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	123.34/cwt	121.00–125.00	524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	151.16/cwt	150.00–156.00	570	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	146.97/cwt	142.00–148.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	92.45/cwt	90.00–95.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	112.31/cwt	110.00–117.00	631	6

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 219Year ago 541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 18Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 16Year ago 61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	64.00–68.00	65.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,361	69.00–76.00	71.96
2	—	1,730	65.00–66.00	65.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	90.00–98.00	94.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	65.00–70.00	67.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,153.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	115.00–120.00	117.49
6	—	517	132.00–137.00	135.35
4	—	583	121.00–131.00	128.47
4	—	480	139.00–142.00	140.47
3	—	420	145.00–148.00	146.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	110.00–118.00	114.02
2	—	533	124.00–128.00	126.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	110.00–116.00	111.91
3	—	412	120.00–130.00	123.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	97.50–100.00	98.74
2	—	315	137.50–145.00	141.31
4	—	415	124.00–128.00	126.02
3	—	475	110.00–119.00	115.94
3	—	368	134.00–136.00	134.70
3	—	223	160.00–165.00	163.43
2	—	583	90.00–95.00	92.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	120.00–129.00	126.37
5	—	526	110.00–118.00	114.75
5	—	418	134.00–138.00	134.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	110.00–117.00	112.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	136.00–138.00	137.49
2	—	535	115.00–118.00	116.49
2	—	588	110.00–113.00	111.51
3	—	270	173.00–177.50	175.94
4	—	463	121.00–131.00	126.03
5	—	326	160.00–167.50	164.56
5	—	377	150.00–156.00	151.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	160.00–164.00	161.96
2	—	563	117.00–125.00	120.98
3	—	457	134.00–140.00	136.01
5	—	318	170.00–178.00	171.56
5	—	529	127.00–132.00	129.98
6	—	428	142.00–148.00	146.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	170.00–180.00	175.23
2	—	633	90.00–95.00	92.49
3	—	327	150.00–158.00	152.61
4	—	373	140.00–148.00	142.04
5	—	425	121.00–125.00	123.34

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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