Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. All feeder classes firm. Replacement cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, and in high demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.81/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$132.81

68 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$1.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.94

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	133.56	636	12thin
Medium and Large 2	419	133.46	560	26
Medium and Large 3	406	131.94	536	30

One grade step is worth $1.62/cwt here — about $100 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

132.81

—

FL average10 barns · 674 hd

133.75

−0.94

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	1,860	88.05	1,638	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	61.36	916	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	53.10	605	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	31.03	329	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	263	161.37/cwt	160.00–164.00	424	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	105.55/cwt	102.00–109.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	112.30/cwt	110.00–119.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	122.29/cwt	120.00–129.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	113.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	145.02/cwt	141.00–147.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	127.48/cwt	126.00–129.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	96.01/cwt	94.00–97.00	608	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	135.95/cwt	130.00–139.00	514	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	124.82/cwt	120.00–128.00	540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	266	155.28/cwt	150.00–159.00	413	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	31.03/cwt	30.00–32.00	329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	134.26/cwt	130.00–137.00	569	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	42.59/cwt	40.00–47.00	468	4
Bulls	—	—	1,860	88.05/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,638	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	61.36/cwt	60.00–63.00	916	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	59.74/cwt	59.00–61.00	659	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	55.68/cwt	50.00–58.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	103.37/cwt	102.00–109.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	97.99/cwt	96.00–100.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	116.43/cwt	110.00–118.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	125.19/cwt	120.00–129.00	533	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	139.52/cwt	138.00–141.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	105.99/cwt	105.00–108.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	142.74/cwt	140.00–148.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	122.61/cwt	121.00–126.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	154.47/cwt	150.00–159.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	141.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	103.01/cwt	102.00–105.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	154.36/cwt	150.00–159.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	155.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	135.47/cwt	133.00–138.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	123.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	146.61/cwt	142.00–149.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	111.33/cwt	110.00–114.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	642	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	90.97/cwt	88.00–94.00	794	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	70.21/cwt	68.00–72.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	94.04/cwt	91.00–96.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	134.79/cwt	130.00–137.00	512	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	125.52/cwt	124.00–127.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	103.52/cwt	102.00–108.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	145.75/cwt	140.00–149.00	478	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	691	82.51/cwt	80.00–90.00	570	4

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 Oct 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 402Year ago 577

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 57Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 49Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	160.00–164.00	161.37
2	—	578	102.00–109.00	105.55
4	—	524	110.00–119.00	112.30
4	—	468	120.00–129.00	122.29
5	—	424	130.00–137.00	134.26
6	—	370	140.00–148.00	142.74
2	—	325	150.00–159.00	154.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	633	94.00–97.00	96.01
6	—	378	130.00–139.00	135.95
5	—	433	120.00–128.00	124.82
5	—	266	150.00–159.00	155.28
8	—	328	140.00–149.00	145.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	150.00–160.00	155.03
2	—	470	133.00–138.00	135.47
2	—	535	120.00–128.00	123.96
3	—	420	142.00–149.00	146.61
3	—	568	110.00–114.00	111.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	130.00–134.00	132.04
4	—	520	110.00–117.00	113.53
5	—	577	102.00–109.00	103.37
2	—	643	96.00–100.00	97.99
3	—	482	121.00–126.00	122.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	110.00–118.00	116.43
7	—	426	120.00–129.00	125.19
3	—	527	105.00–108.00	105.99
5	—	582	91.00–96.00	94.04
6	—	380	130.00–137.00	134.79
4	—	691	80.00–90.00	82.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	120.00–122.00	120.66
3	—	642	102.00–105.00	103.01
2	—	573	110.00–114.00	111.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	141.00–147.00	145.02
2	—	523	126.00–129.00	127.48
2	—	378	150.00–151.00	150.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	138.00–141.00	139.52
2	—	465	124.00–127.00	125.52
4	—	568	102.00–108.00	103.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	150.00–159.00	154.47
5	—	462	140.00–147.00	141.42
2	—	525	135.00–136.00	135.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	30.00–32.00	31.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,098	40.00–47.00	42.59
4	—	1,103	59.00–61.00	59.74
6	—	1,192	50.00–58.00	55.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	60.00–63.00	61.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	86.00–90.00	88.05

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	873	88.00–94.00	90.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	68.00–72.00	70.21

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

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