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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jan 6

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

227 head

▼ 203 vs last sale 430▼ 55 vs year ago 282 · −19.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 100▼ 6 vs year ago 26 · −23.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 67▼ 28 vs year ago 66 · −42.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends this week, markets were closed for the Christmas and New Year holidays.

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 $150.63/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$150.63

53 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$3.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.52

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	403	152.31	615	19thin
Medium and Large 1	489	149.99	733	20
Medium and Large 3	363	149.26	542	14thin

One grade step is worth $3.05/cwt here — about $73 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 sale53 hd

150.63

—

FL average4 barns · 166 hd

142.11

+8.52

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	—	Low	1,633	72.47	1,183	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	46.83	551	4thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	197.48/cwt	195.00–200.00	628	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	151.23/cwt	150.00–152.50	552	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	177.97/cwt	177.00–179.00	658	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	141.97/cwt	139.00–145.00	731	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	123.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	710	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	117.32/cwt	114.00–119.00	730	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	230	182.39/cwt	180.00–185.00	419	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	232	161.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	375	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	142.40/cwt	140.00–147.50	474	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	367	131.38/cwt	130.00–134.00	482	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	139.98/cwt	139.00–142.00	542	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	123.12/cwt	120.00–129.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	135.60/cwt	134.00–136.00	575	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	130.52/cwt	129.00–132.00	607	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	135.61/cwt	134.00–139.00	654	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	127.99/cwt	126.00–132.00	657	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	121.48/cwt	119.00–124.00	650	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	117.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	660	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	759	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	223	196.04/cwt	192.50–200.00	437	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	283	188.29/cwt	185.00–190.00	533	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	308	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	500	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	196.78/cwt	193.00–198.00	636	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	177.35/cwt	172.50–182.50	585	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	382	144.98/cwt	140.00–147.50	554	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	393	162.64/cwt	160.00–168.00	639	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	417	135.97/cwt	135.00–137.50	567	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	145.60/cwt	144.00–149.00	622	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	131.81/cwt	130.00–137.00	613	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	145.95/cwt	143.00–149.00	683	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	134.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	692	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	514	123.64/cwt	120.00–129.00	636	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	694	112.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	781	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,633	72.47/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,183	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	50.08/cwt	48.00–52.00	583	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	43.58/cwt	42.00–45.00	519	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	898	78.37/cwt	76.00–82.00	704	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	62.24/cwt	58.00–66.00	666	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	90.59/cwt	88.00–94.00	987	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 Jan 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 430Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 100Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 67Year ago 66

No trends this week, markets were closed for the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	192.50–200.00	196.04
2	—	330	172.50–182.50	177.35
3	—	283	185.00–190.00	188.29
3	—	427	144.00–149.00	145.60
4	—	465	130.00–137.00	131.81
5	—	514	120.00–129.00	123.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	135.00–137.50	135.97
6	—	308	160.00–165.00	162.48
3	—	382	140.00–147.50	144.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	393	160.00–168.00	162.64
6	—	694	110.00–113.00	112.50
4	—	323	193.00–198.00	196.78
2	—	468	143.00–149.00	145.95
2	—	513	130.00–140.00	134.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	150.00–152.50	151.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	120.00–128.00	123.91
3	—	622	114.00–119.00	117.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	195.00–200.00	197.48
2	—	370	177.00–179.00	177.97
2	—	515	139.00–145.00	141.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	140.00–147.50	142.40
3	—	367	130.00–134.00	131.38
3	—	413	120.00–129.00	123.12
3	—	232	160.00–165.00	161.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	180.00–185.00	182.39
6	—	513	126.00–132.00	127.99
3	—	482	134.00–139.00	135.61
4	—	564	116.00–120.00	117.02
2	—	663	114.00–115.00	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	119.00–124.00	121.48
5	—	424	134.00–136.00	135.60
8	—	465	129.00–132.00	130.52
3	—	387	139.00–142.00	139.98

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	58.00–66.00	62.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	88.00–94.00	90.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	898	76.00–82.00	78.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	48.00–52.00	50.08
2	—	1,190	42.00–45.00	43.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	70.00–75.00	72.47

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.