Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

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. Replacement cows slightly lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.60/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$118.60

86 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$14.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.55

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	460	127.27	586	26
Medium and Large 1	511	124.52	636	10thin
Medium and Large 3	484	112.91	547	50

One grade step is worth $14.35/cwt here — about $39 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 sale86 hd

118.60

—

FL average9 barns · 674 hd

127.15

−8.55

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	1,323	78.35	1,037	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,195	51.58	616	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	47.78	571	8thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	99.99/cwt	96.00–102.00	692	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	111.48/cwt	110.00–116.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	151.79/cwt	150.00–157.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	142.71/cwt	140.00–147.00	531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	155.95/cwt	150.00–159.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	121.54/cwt	119.00–124.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.51/cwt	132.00–133.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	142.49/cwt	141.00–144.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	112.25/cwt	112.00–113.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	93.49/cwt	90.00–97.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	136.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	103.64/cwt	102.00–107.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	102.36/cwt	100.00–106.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	115.44/cwt	110.00–119.00	613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	122.96/cwt	120.00–129.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	112.51/cwt	111.00–114.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	155.07/cwt	151.00–159.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	142.05/cwt	140.00–148.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	649	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	65.84/cwt	62.00–69.00	504	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	103.35/cwt	102.00–104.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	93.49/cwt	90.00–97.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	113.97/cwt	111.00–117.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	93.96/cwt	90.00–98.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	672	83.21/cwt	80.00–88.00	559	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	42.26/cwt	37.00–47.00	459	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	51.58/cwt	50.00–53.00	616	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	53.29/cwt	50.00–56.00	696	4
Bulls	—	—	1,323	78.35/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	133.03/cwt	131.00–137.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	135.29/cwt	130.00–137.00	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	684	81.90/cwt	80.00–87.00	560	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	112.30/cwt	110.00–117.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	135.48/cwt	133.00–138.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	105.27/cwt	100.00–108.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	122.65/cwt	120.00–124.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	114.48/cwt	112.00–117.00	601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	104.48/cwt	103.00–109.00	541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	314	142.33/cwt	140.00–149.00	447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	144.53/cwt	142.00–147.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	85.99/cwt	82.00–90.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	161.70/cwt	160.00–162.50	356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	120.67/cwt	120.00–124.00	496	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	93.02/cwt	90.00–97.00	537	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	105.04/cwt	101.00–107.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	121.73/cwt	120.00–127.00	522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	152.06/cwt	150.00–158.00	415	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	112.63/cwt	110.00–118.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	548	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 Oct 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 483Last week 668Year ago 394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 76Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 125Year ago 59

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows slightly lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	692	96.00–102.00	99.99
4	—	593	110.00–116.00	111.48
3	—	368	150.00–159.00	155.95
2	—	523	119.00–124.00	121.54
2	—	470	132.00–133.00	132.51
2	—	413	141.00–144.00	142.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	111.00–114.00	112.51
2	—	423	151.00–159.00	155.07
2	—	570	120.00–124.00	122.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	131.00–137.00	133.03
3	—	572	100.00–108.00	105.27
3	—	473	120.00–124.00	122.65
6	—	525	112.00–117.00	114.48
2	—	365	142.00–147.00	144.53
4	—	693	82.00–90.00	85.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	150.00–157.00	151.79
5	—	372	140.00–147.00	142.71
4	—	426	130.00–138.00	136.05
3	—	575	102.00–107.00	103.64
5	—	531	110.00–119.00	115.44
3	—	467	120.00–129.00	122.96
2	—	683	90.00–97.00	93.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	140.00–148.00	142.05
2	—	633	100.00–105.00	102.51
2	—	570	111.00–117.00	113.97
2	—	513	121.00–123.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	130.00–137.00	135.29
11	—	684	80.00–87.00	81.90
4	—	518	103.00–109.00	104.48
4	—	314	140.00–149.00	142.33
9	—	577	90.00–97.00	93.02
4	—	429	120.00–127.00	121.73
8	—	273	150.00–158.00	152.06
6	—	467	110.00–118.00	112.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	120.00–123.00	121.48
4	—	528	112.00–113.00	112.25
2	—	683	90.00–97.00	93.49
5	—	574	100.00–106.00	102.36
2	—	418	130.00–132.00	131.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	90.00–98.00	93.96
5	—	672	80.00–88.00	83.21
6	—	467	110.00–117.00	112.30
2	—	313	133.00–138.00	135.48
3	—	220	160.00–162.50	161.70
6	—	411	120.00–124.00	120.67
3	—	525	101.00–107.00	105.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	765	62.00–69.00	65.84
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	702	102.00–104.00	103.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,085	37.00–47.00	42.26
4	—	1,306	50.00–56.00	53.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	50.00–53.00	51.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	75.00–82.00	78.35

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