Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers steady. Feeder classes firm. 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 $128.63/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$128.63

71 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$146

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

$4.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.64

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	389	130.49	508	25
Medium and Large 2	454	130.19	591	20
Medium and Large 1	520	125.64	654	26

One grade step is worth $4.85/cwt here — about −$146 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 sale71 hd

128.63

—

FL average10 barns · 458 hd

123.99

+4.64

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	1,627	81.40	1,325	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,543	60.31	930	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,071	53.01	568	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	830	24.29	202	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	67.24/cwt	65.00–70.00	701	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	115.27/cwt	110.00–120.00	743	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	82.19/cwt	79.00–86.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	150.23/cwt	148.00–152.50	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	134.04/cwt	130.00–138.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	162.55/cwt	160.00–167.50	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	123.36/cwt	121.00–128.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	692	104.01/cwt	102.00–108.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	129.07/cwt	127.00–131.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	145.46/cwt	142.00–149.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	165.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	112.62/cwt	110.00–119.00	641	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	95.32/cwt	90.00–98.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	142.69/cwt	140.00–148.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	172.45/cwt	170.00–175.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.54/cwt	129.00–137.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	111.19/cwt	110.00–113.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	156.47/cwt	155.00–157.00	487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	132.48/cwt	132.00–134.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	148.51/cwt	147.00–150.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	134.63/cwt	130.00–139.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	123.49/cwt	119.00–125.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	152.10/cwt	147.50–157.00	494	2
Bulls	—	—	1,360	77.57/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,055	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,031	53.54/cwt	50.00–57.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	121.02/cwt	118.00–124.00	506	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	24.29/cwt	20.00–28.00	202	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	45.05/cwt	40.00–49.00	462	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	63.11/cwt	61.00–65.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	138.27/cwt	137.50–139.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	103.06/cwt	101.00–107.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	113.02/cwt	112.00–114.00	540	2
Bulls	—	—	1,761	83.31/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,467	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	60.44/cwt	58.00–62.00	699	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	57.50/cwt	57.00–58.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	165.20/cwt	162.50–168.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	125.33/cwt	125.00–127.00	467	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	213	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	107.35/cwt	102.00–110.00	551	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	672	81.67/cwt	80.00–85.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	130.49/cwt	130.00–132.50	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	113.87/cwt	110.00–118.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	115.05/cwt	112.00–117.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	123.36/cwt	122.00–126.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	94.52/cwt	90.00–99.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	115.08/cwt	112.00–118.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	111.84/cwt	110.00–119.00	585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	137.91/cwt	135.00–140.00	447	7

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 Nov 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 398Year ago 358

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 56Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 94Year ago 79

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	—	1,043	65.00–70.00	67.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	79.00–86.00	82.19
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	645	110.00–120.00	115.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	148.00–152.50	150.23
2	—	460	130.00–138.00	134.04
3	—	323	160.00–167.50	162.55
3	—	513	121.00–128.00	123.36
6	—	692	102.00–108.00	104.01
7	—	569	110.00–119.00	112.62
3	—	412	140.00–148.00	142.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	90.00–98.00	95.32
4	—	265	170.00–175.00	172.45
3	—	430	129.00–137.00	131.54
2	—	325	147.50–157.00	152.10
3	—	475	122.00–126.00	123.36
5	—	523	110.00–119.00	111.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	119.00–125.00	123.49
2	—	275	162.50–168.00	165.20
2	—	213	170.00–175.00	172.47
3	—	672	80.00–85.00	81.67
5	—	363	130.00–132.50	130.49
2	—	473	112.00–118.00	115.08
7	—	324	135.00–140.00	137.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	127.00–131.00	129.07
2	—	415	142.00–149.00	145.46
2	—	308	160.00–170.00	165.04
2	—	693	105.00–110.00	107.51
4	—	465	132.00–134.00	132.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	311	155.00–157.00	156.47
2	—	363	147.00–150.00	148.51
2	—	423	130.00–139.00	134.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	137.50–139.00	138.27
2	—	478	112.00–114.00	113.02
6	—	513	102.00–110.00	107.35
2	—	420	118.00–120.00	118.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	106.00–107.00	106.50
6	—	528	110.00–118.00	113.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	588	110.00–113.00	111.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	118.00–124.00	121.02
3	—	523	101.00–107.00	103.06
6	—	373	125.00–127.00	125.33
5	—	477	112.00–117.00	115.05
2	—	563	90.00–99.00	94.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	76.00–79.00	77.57
4	—	1,761	80.00–88.00	83.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,031	50.00–57.00	53.54
4	—	1,025	40.00–49.00	45.05
4	—	1,156	58.00–62.00	60.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	20.00–28.00	24.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	61.00–65.00	63.11
2	—	1,680	57.00–58.00	57.50

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle