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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Dec 2

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

408 head

▲ 140 vs last sale 268▼ 91 vs year ago 499 · −18.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 77▲ 22 vs year ago 28 · +78.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

103 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 84▲ 72 vs year ago 31 · +232.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No trends offered from last week, market closed for Thanksgiving.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.17/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$132.17

41 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$27.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.72

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	409	148.17	606	12thin
Medium and Large 2	450	130.35	586	14thin
Medium and Large 3	431	121.06	522	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.11/cwt here — about $85 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 sale41 hd

132.17

—

FL average4 barns · 235 hd

126.45

+5.72

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	1,850	77.51	1,434	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,272	57.11	726	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	48.89	554	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	848	33.15	281	2thin

Every lot

42 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	159.05/cwt	158.00–160.00	517	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	154.97/cwt	153.00–157.00	566	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	153.98/cwt	150.00–158.00	628	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	147.09/cwt	145.00–149.00	625	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	143.59/cwt	141.00–149.00	672	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	137.49/cwt	136.00–139.00	657	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	137.38/cwt	132.00–140.00	714	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	143.74/cwt	142.50–145.00	486	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	509	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	132.37/cwt	126.00–134.00	492	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	121.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	503	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	130.28/cwt	129.00–133.00	556	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	121.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	561	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	104.73/cwt	100.00–107.00	548	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	111.94/cwt	110.00–118.00	593	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	120.24/cwt	120.00–121.00	638	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	593	112.65/cwt	110.00–118.00	668	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	693	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	641	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	275	151.23/cwt	150.00–152.50	416	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	318	138.70/cwt	137.50–140.00	441	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	156.06/cwt	150.00–159.00	518	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	358	131.24/cwt	130.00–132.50	470	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	143.06/cwt	140.00–149.00	519	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	382	155.02/cwt	152.00–159.00	592	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	408	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	541	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	122.21/cwt	120.00–127.00	523	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	142.28/cwt	140.00–147.00	612	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	123.85/cwt	120.00–127.50	580	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	133.03/cwt	132.00–134.00	629	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	510	104.36/cwt	103.00–107.00	532	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	602	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	582	97.97/cwt	97.00–100.00	570	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	693	94.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	658	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,850	77.51/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,434	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	848	33.15/cwt	30.00–36.00	281	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	45.52/cwt	44.00–47.00	514	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	52.25/cwt	50.00–56.00	594	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,175	53.58/cwt	52.00–55.00	630	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	58.88/cwt	56.00–63.00	777	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,053	64.60/cwt	60.00–69.00	680	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	73.43/cwt	70.00–78.00	822	2

This sale against other markets

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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 408Last week 268Year ago 499

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 77Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 84Year ago 31

Compared to one week ago: No trends offered from last week, market closed for Thanksgiving.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	139.00–140.00	139.49
3	—	427	129.00–133.00	130.28
2	—	693	90.00–95.00	92.49
4	—	530	110.00–118.00	111.94
2	—	583	107.00–108.00	107.49
4	—	463	120.00–125.00	121.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	142.50–145.00	143.74
5	—	372	126.00–134.00	132.37
4	—	415	120.00–125.00	121.30
3	—	523	100.00–107.00	104.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	120.00–121.00	120.24
3	—	593	110.00–118.00	112.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	150.00–158.00	153.98
3	—	520	132.00–140.00	137.38
3	—	468	141.00–149.00	143.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	145.00–149.00	147.09
2	—	365	153.00–157.00	154.97
2	—	325	158.00–160.00	159.05
2	—	478	136.00–139.00	137.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	140.00–147.00	142.28
2	—	473	132.00–134.00	133.03
7	—	382	152.00–159.00	155.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	120.00–127.50	123.85
3	—	332	150.00–159.00	156.06
2	—	408	130.00–135.00	132.48
2	—	693	90.00–100.00	94.98
2	—	535	110.00–115.00	112.45
3	—	363	140.00–149.00	143.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	137.50–140.00	138.70
3	—	510	103.00–107.00	104.36
2	—	275	150.00–152.50	151.23
3	—	428	120.00–127.00	122.21
3	—	582	97.00–100.00	97.97
2	—	358	130.00–132.50	131.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,850	77.00–78.00	77.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	52.00–55.00	53.58
4	—	1,320	56.00–63.00	58.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,136	50.00–56.00	52.25
4	—	1,129	44.00–47.00	45.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	30.00–36.00	33.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	70.00–78.00	73.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,053	60.00–69.00	64.60

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.