Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bull unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady. All feeder classes firm. Replacement cows 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.11/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$136.11

52 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$31.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.52

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	424	150.93	639	16thin
Medium and Large 2	439	137.97	605	20
Medium and Large 3	486	118.96	578	16thin

One grade step is worth $31.97/cwt here — about $62 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 sale52 hd

136.11

—

FL average10 barns · 502 hd

133.59

+2.52

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	56.73	686	10

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	101.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	112.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	129.20/cwt	122.00–135.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	134.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	115.22/cwt	110.00–117.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	91.24/cwt	90.00–95.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	101.51/cwt	100.00–102.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	122.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	112.39/cwt	110.00–117.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	86.02/cwt	80.00–89.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	106.27/cwt	105.00–107.50	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	125.69/cwt	123.00–127.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	171.96/cwt	170.00–175.00	543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	93.51/cwt	90.00–97.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	127.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	189.88/cwt	187.50–195.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	122.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	84.68/cwt	80.00–87.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	137.56/cwt	132.50–140.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	101.71/cwt	100.00–105.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	173.85/cwt	170.00–177.50	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	180.81/cwt	180.00–182.50	483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	150.17/cwt	148.00–152.50	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	520	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	100.14/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,004	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	56.38/cwt	52.00–64.00	706	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	913	46.53/cwt	43.00–50.00	425	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	62.19/cwt	60.00–65.00	817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	163.84/cwt	160.00–167.50	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	125.46/cwt	123.00–128.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	145.66/cwt	145.00–147.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	174.92/cwt	170.00–180.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	112.08/cwt	110.00–116.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	146.84/cwt	140.00–149.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	189.66/cwt	185.00–192.50	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	134.82/cwt	130.00–136.00	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	165.23/cwt	163.00–167.50	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	181.96/cwt	180.00–184.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	157.51/cwt	157.00–158.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	161.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	124.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.59/cwt	97.00–104.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	152.36/cwt	151.00–155.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	656	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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 282Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 30Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 52Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	100.00–104.00	101.01
4	—	564	110.00–117.00	115.22
4	—	515	120.00–126.00	122.97
2	—	468	130.00–132.00	130.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	140.00–145.00	141.63
2	—	468	110.00–116.00	112.98
6	—	365	130.00–138.00	134.05
4	—	521	100.00–102.00	101.51
3	—	623	80.00–89.00	86.02
3	—	427	123.00–127.00	125.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	122.00–135.00	129.20
4	—	689	90.00–95.00	91.24
3	—	517	110.00–117.00	112.39
2	—	570	105.00–107.50	106.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	316	170.00–175.00	171.96
3	—	283	187.50–195.00	189.88
2	—	643	100.00–110.00	105.02
2	—	425	148.00–152.50	150.17
2	—	528	120.00–128.00	124.02
2	—	578	112.00–115.00	113.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	693	90.00–97.00	93.51
4	—	466	120.00–128.00	122.02
3	—	430	132.50–140.00	137.56
3	—	267	180.00–182.50	180.81
3	—	320	160.00–165.00	161.72
3	—	363	151.00–155.00	152.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	120.00–130.00	127.57
3	—	693	80.00–87.00	84.68
3	—	527	100.00–105.00	101.71
2	—	273	170.00–177.50	173.85
2	—	365	140.00–145.00	142.53
2	—	575	97.00–104.00	100.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	160.00–167.50	163.84
3	—	417	145.00–147.00	145.66
3	—	572	110.00–116.00	112.08
2	—	285	180.00–184.00	181.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	123.00–128.00	125.46
4	—	315	170.00–180.00	174.92
4	—	484	140.00–149.00	146.84
5	—	275	185.00–192.50	189.66
5	—	538	130.00–136.00	134.82
2	—	368	163.00–167.50	165.23
2	—	420	157.00–158.00	157.51

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	98.00–102.00	100.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,253	52.00–64.00	56.38
2	—	913	43.00–50.00	46.53
4	—	1,313	60.00–65.00	62.19

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

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

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle