Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers slightly higher. Feeder classes firm. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $143.51/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$143.51

67 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$15.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.49

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	405	153.16	620	23
Medium and Large 2	414	138.92	576	23
Medium and Large 3	379	137.98	524	21

One grade step is worth $15.18/cwt here — about $96 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

143.51

—

FL average9 barns · 597 hd

142.02

+1.49

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	1,549	81.06	1,256	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,267	65.11	825	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,094	57.99	634	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	708	37.01	262	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	693	93.51/cwt	90.00–97.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	125.91/cwt	120.00–129.00	531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	154.07/cwt	151.00–157.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	140.99/cwt	139.00–142.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	156.35/cwt	150.00–159.00	652	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	146.71/cwt	140.00–149.00	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.69/cwt	132.00–136.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	132.05/cwt	130.00–136.00	548	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	71.35/cwt	70.00–73.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	98.33/cwt	95.00–100.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	119.63/cwt	118.00–123.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	135.52/cwt	134.00–137.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	158.95/cwt	155.00–162.00	579	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	93.01/cwt	90.00–96.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	101.19/cwt	100.00–106.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	143.47/cwt	141.00–146.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	144.44/cwt	143.00–146.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	161.96/cwt	160.00–164.00	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	145.20/cwt	140.00–147.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	123.18/cwt	120.00–128.00	595	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	81.59/cwt	80.00–83.00	839	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	727.62/cwt	675.00–775.00	7,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	153.04/cwt	148.00–154.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	166.53/cwt	163.00–169.00	543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	124.03/cwt	122.00–128.00	642	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	998	63.08/cwt	60.00–66.00	630	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	68.05/cwt	65.00–73.00	858	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	63.41/cwt	60.00–66.00	726	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	56.02/cwt	50.00–59.00	589	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	708	37.01/cwt	35.00–39.00	262	2
Bulls	—	—	1,443	77.59/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,120	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	45.69/cwt	42.00–49.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	174.09/cwt	170.00–178.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	141.53/cwt	139.00–145.00	461	7
Bulls	—	—	1,655	84.52/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	142.15/cwt	140.00–149.00	462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	164.66/cwt	164.00–165.00	433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	137.49/cwt	137.00–139.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	84.01/cwt	80.00–88.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	153.03/cwt	151.00–155.00	559	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	62.17/cwt	59.00–64.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	137.73/cwt	134.00–139.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	122.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	144.77/cwt	140.00–147.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	147.96/cwt	144.00–150.00	537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	133.10/cwt	130.00–135.00	551	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	114.06/cwt	110.00–118.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	158.02/cwt	157.00–160.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	269	155.18/cwt	150.00–157.00	417	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	161.37/cwt	160.00–168.00	439	6

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 359Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 34Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 56Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	693	90.00–97.00	93.51
2	—	323	151.00–157.00	154.07
3	—	417	139.00–142.00	140.99
6	—	363	144.00–150.00	147.96
2	—	525	115.00–119.00	117.02
6	—	272	160.00–168.00	161.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	130.00–136.00	132.05
2	—	230	170.00–178.00	174.09
4	—	325	140.00–149.00	142.15
4	—	388	137.00–139.00	137.49
2	—	693	80.00–88.00	84.01
2	—	475	120.00–126.00	122.97
4	—	269	150.00–157.00	155.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	364	155.00–162.00	158.95
2	—	475	141.00–146.00	143.47
6	—	437	148.00–154.00	153.04
5	—	326	163.00–169.00	166.53
3	—	518	122.00–128.00	124.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	120.00–129.00	125.91
2	—	518	100.00–102.00	101.01
4	—	358	130.00–137.00	133.52
7	—	326	139.00–145.00	141.53
4	—	468	110.00–118.00	114.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	95.00–100.00	98.33
5	—	483	120.00–128.00	123.18
3	—	377	140.00–147.00	144.77
8	—	414	130.00–135.00	133.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	118.00–123.00	119.63
4	—	465	134.00–137.00	135.52
2	—	428	143.00–146.00	144.44
2	—	575	110.00–114.00	111.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	417	150.00–159.00	156.35
4	—	463	140.00–149.00	146.71
3	—	520	132.00–136.00	134.69
5	—	694	100.00–106.00	101.19
4	—	378	160.00–164.00	161.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	90.00–96.00	93.01
4	—	414	140.00–147.00	145.20
2	—	365	151.00–155.00	153.03
4	—	473	134.00–139.00	137.73
3	—	318	157.00–160.00	158.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	145.00–147.00	145.98
3	—	263	164.00–165.00	164.66

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	—	790	70.00–73.00	71.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,028	80.00–83.00	81.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	998	60.00–66.00	63.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	675.00–775.00	727.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,261	65.00–73.00	68.05
4	—	1,273	59.00–64.00	62.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,145	60.00–66.00	63.41
4	—	1,051	50.00–59.00	56.02
2	—	1,025	42.00–49.00	45.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	35.00–39.00	37.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	75.00–80.00	77.59
2	—	1,655	82.00–87.00	84.52

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

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