Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 6.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls slightly lower, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 4.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows in high demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.74/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$127.74

67 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$18.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	140.06	606	14thin
Medium and Large 2	454	127.89	581	25
Medium and Large 3	428	121.45	520	28

One grade step is worth $18.61/cwt here — about $86 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 sale67 hd

127.74

—

FL average10 barns · 784 hd

127.78

−0.04

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	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	59.09	826	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,099	48.54	533	12

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 1	—	315	163.02/cwt	162.00–164.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	154.01/cwt	152.00–156.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	122.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	142.51/cwt	142.00–143.00	663	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	653.81/cwt	625.00–675.00	6,329	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	99.80/cwt	98.00–102.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	132.32/cwt	130.00–137.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	93.99/cwt	90.00–98.00	651	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	89.48/cwt	89.00–90.00	832	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	69.05/cwt	64.00–74.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	141.53/cwt	140.00–149.00	526	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	136.37/cwt	135.00–139.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	113.64/cwt	110.00–116.00	595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	132.65/cwt	130.00–134.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	140.76/cwt	140.00–144.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	113.52/cwt	111.00–116.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	113.92/cwt	110.00–118.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	123.45/cwt	120.00–127.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	113.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	103.99/cwt	102.00–105.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	124.70/cwt	123.00–128.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	110.77/cwt	110.00–113.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	267	158.95/cwt	157.00–160.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	105.47/cwt	102.00–109.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	104.45/cwt	102.00–107.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	141.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	311	152.28/cwt	150.00–159.00	474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	124.60/cwt	120.00–129.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	592	101.33/cwt	100.00–102.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	91.66/cwt	90.00–95.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	93.48/cwt	90.00–97.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	103.46/cwt	102.00–108.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	93.05/cwt	90.00–97.00	527	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	145.26/cwt	140.00–149.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	116.51/cwt	110.00–119.00	539	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	131.80/cwt	130.00–137.00	480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	133.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	122.31/cwt	120.00–127.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	121.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	515	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	142.62/cwt	140.00–149.00	518	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	51.35/cwt	48.00–54.00	600	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	59.09/cwt	57.00–61.00	826	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	56.49/cwt	56.00–57.00	542	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	40.35/cwt	38.00–44.00	429	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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 668Last week 455Year ago 511

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 57Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 93Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	162.00–164.00	163.02
2	—	368	152.00–156.00	154.01
2	—	568	110.00–116.00	112.99
3	—	468	130.00–137.00	132.32
5	—	430	140.00–144.00	140.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	90.00–98.00	93.99
6	—	372	140.00–149.00	141.53
3	—	420	135.00–139.00	136.37
4	—	530	110.00–118.00	113.92
3	—	567	102.00–105.00	103.99
3	—	470	123.00–128.00	124.70
4	—	311	150.00–159.00	152.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	110.00–113.00	110.77
3	—	267	157.00–160.00	158.95
2	—	525	102.00–107.00	104.45
7	—	566	90.00–97.00	93.05
5	—	318	140.00–149.00	145.26
4	—	364	130.00–137.00	131.80
3	—	413	120.00–127.00	122.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	120.00–126.00	122.97
2	—	465	142.00–143.00	142.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	130.00–134.00	132.65
2	—	523	120.00–127.00	123.45
3	—	587	110.00–115.00	113.35
3	—	417	140.00–145.00	141.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	120.00–129.00	124.60
3	—	592	100.00–102.00	101.33
3	—	693	90.00–95.00	91.66
3	—	417	130.00–135.00	133.36
2	—	535	114.00–116.00	114.99
7	—	363	140.00–149.00	142.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	118.00–120.00	118.99
2	—	560	111.00–116.00	113.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	110.00–116.00	113.64
4	—	465	120.00–121.00	120.51
4	—	585	102.00–108.00	103.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	102.00–109.00	105.47
2	—	563	90.00–97.00	93.48
11	—	463	110.00–119.00	116.51
13	—	424	120.00–125.00	121.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	625.00–675.00	653.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	928	98.00–102.00	99.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	89.00–90.00	89.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	64.00–74.00	69.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,168	48.00–54.00	51.35
2	—	960	56.00–57.00	56.49
4	—	1,064	38.00–44.00	40.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	57.00–61.00	59.09

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

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