Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $147.57/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$147.57

63 head · 396 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$30.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.89

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	365	167.65	611	20
Medium and Large 2	439	139.39	612	20
Medium and Large 3	386	137.20	530	23

One grade step is worth $30.45/cwt here — about $81 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 sale63 hd

147.57

—

FL average10 barns · 560 hd

133.68

+13.89

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	—	Low	1,212	77.79	942	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	66.03	936	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,089	58.11	633	8thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	166.37/cwt	162.50–170.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	134.98/cwt	130.00–137.50	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	183.32/cwt	180.00–185.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	154.95/cwt	153.00–159.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	121.36/cwt	120.00–122.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.53/cwt	137.00–140.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	190.75/cwt	190.00–192.50	435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	162.53/cwt	160.00–170.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	148.80/cwt	147.00–152.50	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.47/cwt	116.00–119.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	111.49/cwt	110.00–116.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	134.98/cwt	134.00–136.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	113.46/cwt	110.00–117.00	528	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	132.31/cwt	131.00–135.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	130.46/cwt	127.00–132.00	476	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	120.66/cwt	119.00–125.00	512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	92.06/cwt	90.00–95.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	138.97/cwt	135.00–140.00	434	5
Bulls	—	—	1,115	72.60/cwt	70.00–75.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	339	150.99/cwt	150.00–155.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	101.68/cwt	100.00–105.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	124.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	242	200.84/cwt	200.00–202.50	486	3
Bulls	—	—	1,308	82.99/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	141.43/cwt	140.00–147.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	174.72/cwt	170.00–180.00	390	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	54.64/cwt	50.00–57.00	587	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	61.58/cwt	59.00–65.00	679	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	66.03/cwt	65.00–67.00	936	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	71.62/cwt	68.00–74.00	668	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	95.31/cwt	93.00–98.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	172.28/cwt	170.00–177.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	159.67/cwt	159.00–160.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	170.07/cwt	165.00–175.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	142.17/cwt	135.00–144.00	586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.48/cwt	138.00–144.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	114.82/cwt	110.00–116.00	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	192.94/cwt	190.00–197.50	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	135.03/cwt	132.00–137.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	112.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	155.83/cwt	152.50–159.00	654	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 442Last week 310Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 35Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 66Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	162.50–170.00	166.37
3	—	432	130.00–137.50	134.98
3	—	380	153.00–159.00	154.95
3	—	228	190.00–192.50	190.75
2	—	583	110.00–115.00	112.55
2	—	525	116.00–119.00	117.47
3	—	632	100.00–105.00	101.68
2	—	458	122.00–126.00	124.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	115.00–120.00	117.53
3	—	427	120.00–122.00	121.36
2	—	623	90.00–95.00	92.51
2	—	275	160.00–165.00	162.45
5	—	339	150.00–155.00	150.99
5	—	362	140.00–147.00	141.43
2	—	223	170.00–180.00	174.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	327	180.00–185.00	183.32
4	—	470	137.00–140.00	138.53
4	—	361	160.00–170.00	162.53
3	—	427	147.00–152.50	148.80
3	—	242	200.00–202.50	200.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	110.00–116.00	111.49
2	—	420	134.00–136.00	134.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	465	110.00–117.00	113.46
10	—	365	127.00–132.00	130.46
7	—	424	119.00–125.00	120.66
5	—	577	90.00–95.00	92.06
5	—	312	135.00–140.00	138.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	131.00–135.00	132.31
2	—	568	112.00–114.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	170.00–177.00	172.28
3	—	377	159.00–160.00	159.67
5	—	412	135.00–144.00	142.17
5	—	568	110.00–116.00	114.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	180.00–185.00	182.46
4	—	365	165.00–175.00	170.07
4	—	473	138.00–144.00	142.48
5	—	286	190.00–197.50	192.94
5	—	524	132.00–137.00	135.03
6	—	633	112.00–115.00	112.99
2	—	420	152.50–159.00	155.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	70.00–75.00	72.60
2	—	1,308	82.00–84.00	82.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,075	50.00–57.00	54.64
4	—	1,103	59.00–65.00	61.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	65.00–67.00	66.03

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	—	933	68.00–74.00	71.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	93.00–98.00	95.31

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

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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

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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