Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.64/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$123.64

72 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$17

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$73.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.44

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	299	191.80	573	4thin
Medium and Large 3	441	120.58	531	34
Medium and Large 2	498	118.68	591	34

One grade step is worth $73.13/cwt here — about −$17 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 sale72 hd

123.64

—

FL average10 barns · 485 hd

117.20

+6.44

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	1,454	78.39	1,140	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	51.02	572	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	865	33.99	294	4thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	175	240.14/cwt	235.00–245.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	143.46/cwt	141.00–146.00	607	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	73.06/cwt	70.00–76.00	701	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,163	64.40/cwt	59.00–69.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	218	171.72/cwt	170.00–175.00	374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	144.52/cwt	140.00–146.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	111.99/cwt	111.00–114.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	133.02/cwt	132.00–134.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	96.65/cwt	94.00–98.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	652	95.87/cwt	92.00–101.00	625	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	694.02/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,385	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	86.93/cwt	84.00–90.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	121.15/cwt	120.00–127.00	567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	103.39/cwt	100.00–108.00	585	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	579	96.71/cwt	90.00–99.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	644	81.74/cwt	80.00–87.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	106.24/cwt	104.00–107.00	556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	131.05/cwt	129.00–133.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	110.79/cwt	110.00–114.00	579	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	845.68/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	94.37/cwt	92.00–98.00	487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	130.65/cwt	130.00–132.00	479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	150.47/cwt	147.50–155.00	396	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	143.45/cwt	140.00–147.00	481	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	101.99/cwt	101.00–104.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	103.96/cwt	100.00–108.00	593	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	52.93/cwt	50.00–57.00	619	6
Bulls	—	—	1,454	78.39/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	112.65/cwt	110.00–118.00	465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	103.23/cwt	101.00–109.00	491	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	121.47/cwt	120.00–123.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	529	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	33.99/cwt	30.00–37.00	294	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	45.27/cwt	42.00–49.00	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	103.05/cwt	100.00–106.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	97.01/cwt	95.00–99.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	142.95/cwt	139.00–145.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	117.49/cwt	117.00–119.00	553	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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 483Year ago 566

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 39Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 91Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	175	235.00–245.00	240.14
2	—	423	141.00–146.00	143.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	218	170.00–175.00	171.72
4	—	369	140.00–146.00	144.52
2	—	423	132.00–134.00	133.02
7	—	652	92.00–101.00	95.87
6	—	468	120.00–127.00	121.15
7	—	566	100.00–108.00	103.39
5	—	523	110.00–114.00	110.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	90.00–99.00	96.71
4	—	644	80.00–87.00	81.74
4	—	523	104.00–107.00	106.24
3	—	367	130.00–132.00	130.65
5	—	263	147.50–155.00	150.47
6	—	335	140.00–147.00	143.45
4	—	423	120.00–123.00	121.47
4	—	471	117.00–119.00	117.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	111.00–114.00	111.99
2	—	570	100.00–108.00	103.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	94.00–98.00	96.65
6	—	522	101.00–104.00	101.99
2	—	470	110.00–115.00	112.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	92.00–98.00	94.37
6	—	413	110.00–118.00	112.65
7	—	476	101.00–109.00	103.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	129.00–133.00	131.05
2	—	570	100.00–106.00	103.05
2	—	663	95.00–99.00	97.01
3	—	365	139.00–145.00	142.95

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	70.00–76.00	73.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	84.00–90.00	86.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	59.00–69.00	64.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	650.00–750.00	694.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	800.00–900.00	845.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,169	50.00–57.00	52.93
2	—	975	42.00–49.00	45.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	865	30.00–37.00	33.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,454	76.00–80.00	78.39

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle