Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers slightly higher, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. All feeder classes firm. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.74/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$134.74

68 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$21.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.38

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	429	144.19	619	18thin
Medium and Large 1	506	138.78	702	27
Medium and Large 3	489	122.60	600	23

One grade step is worth $21.58/cwt here — about $19 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

134.74

—

FL average10 barns · 795 hd

138.11

−3.38

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	—	Average	1,729	89.30	1,544	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,388	63.48	881	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,059	54.32	575	6thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 3	—	321	145.44/cwt	145.00–148.00	467	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	112.42/cwt	110.00–114.00	597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	163.91/cwt	160.00–168.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	133.02/cwt	130.00–138.00	688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	59.52/cwt	58.00–61.00	683	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	63.48/cwt	63.00–64.00	881	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	72.19/cwt	68.00–77.00	689	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	48.45/cwt	47.00–50.00	487	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	55.00/cwt	54.00–56.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	172.67/cwt	172.00–173.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	120.51/cwt	117.00–124.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	111.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	141.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	163.95/cwt	161.00–170.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	123.71/cwt	120.00–127.50	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	113.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	156.40/cwt	151.00–159.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	140.85/cwt	140.00–145.00	510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	134.51/cwt	133.00–136.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	143.76/cwt	139.00–147.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	91.99/cwt	90.00–94.00	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	154.82/cwt	153.00–156.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	753	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	836.62/cwt	825.00–850.00	9,814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	556	101.76/cwt	100.00–107.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	123.41/cwt	121.00–125.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	694	92.49/cwt	90.00–100.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	171.00/cwt	170.00–177.50	575	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	163.39/cwt	160.00–170.00	593	3
Bulls	—	—	1,543	83.55/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	131.94/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	172.45/cwt	167.50–177.50	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	133.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	614	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	95.05/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	144.62/cwt	140.00–146.00	525	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	125.35/cwt	121.00–127.50	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	183.41/cwt	180.00–185.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	111.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	154.96/cwt	150.00–157.50	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	309	159.35/cwt	157.50–165.00	492	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	142.26/cwt	140.00–147.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	105.58/cwt	102.00–107.00	543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	152.19/cwt	150.00–157.50	476	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	85.01/cwt	82.00–88.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	122.48/cwt	120.00–127.50	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	129.49/cwt	128.00–130.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	116.77/cwt	110.00–119.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	102.67/cwt	102.00–103.00	588	3

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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 442Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 62Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	321	145.00–148.00	145.44
7	—	514	102.00–107.00	105.58
2	—	653	82.00–88.00	85.01
3	—	408	120.00–127.50	122.48
4	—	358	128.00–130.00	129.49
4	—	464	110.00–119.00	116.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	110.00–114.00	112.42
7	—	313	150.00–157.50	152.19
3	—	573	102.00–103.00	102.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	160.00–168.00	163.91
2	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.53
3	—	523	110.00–115.00	111.69
4	—	465	120.00–127.50	123.71
6	—	362	140.00–145.00	140.85
6	—	693	90.00–94.00	91.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	517	130.00–138.00	133.02
2	—	643	117.00–124.00	120.51
3	—	367	161.00–170.00	163.95
3	—	430	151.00–159.00	156.40
5	—	459	139.00–147.00	143.76
6	—	593	125.00–129.00	126.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	172.00–173.00	172.67
3	—	423	140.00–145.00	141.69
3	—	583	110.00–115.00	113.37
4	—	463	133.00–136.00	134.51
5	—	381	153.00–156.00	154.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	100.00–107.00	101.76
4	—	694	90.00–100.00	92.49
5	—	422	130.00–135.00	131.94
2	—	268	167.50–177.50	172.45
9	—	363	140.00–146.00	144.62
3	—	458	121.00–127.50	125.35
3	—	513	110.00–115.00	111.69
4	—	309	157.50–165.00	159.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	121.00–125.00	123.41
7	—	336	170.00–177.50	171.00
2	—	460	130.00–137.00	133.54
3	—	278	180.00–185.00	183.41
3	—	373	150.00–157.50	154.96
3	—	423	140.00–147.00	142.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	160.00–170.00	163.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	58.00–61.00	59.52
2	—	1,005	47.00–50.00	48.45
2	—	1,023	54.00–56.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	63.00–64.00	63.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	80.00–87.00	83.55
2	—	1,915	93.00–97.00	95.05

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	—	955	68.00–77.00	72.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	825.00–850.00	836.62

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

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

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle