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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Mar 16

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

131 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 251▼ 172 vs year ago 303 · −56.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 54▼ 8 vs year ago 21 · −38.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 63▼ 21 vs year ago 39 · −53.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers untested, feeder bulls 10.00 to 15.00 lower, feeder heifers untested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.14/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$109.14

22 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$107

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

$26.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.84

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	386	115.21	445	17thin
Medium and Large 2	624	88.49	552	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.72/cwt here — about −$107 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 sale22 hd

109.14

—

FL average10 barns · 598 hd

124.98

−15.84

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	1,600	86.05	1,377	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,140	62.96	718	2thin

Every lot

18 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	313	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	477	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	683	83.49/cwt	80.00–87.00	570	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	121.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	394	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	116.27/cwt	115.00–117.50	486	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	459	104.81/cwt	100.00–106.00	481	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	91.65/cwt	90.00–95.00	529	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	694	83.76/cwt	82.50–85.00	581	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	218	172.59/cwt	170.00–175.00	376	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	258	166.68/cwt	165.00–167.50	430	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	327	141.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	463	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	132.91/cwt	130.00–136.00	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	611	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	458	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	568	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	513	107.47/cwt	102.50–110.00	551	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	578	93.78/cwt	92.50–95.00	542	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	86.05/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,377	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	62.96/cwt	61.00–65.00	718	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	63.92/cwt	59.00–68.00	690	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 Mar 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 251Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 54Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 63Year ago 39

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers untested, feeder bulls 10.00 to 15.00 lower, feeder heifers untested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	100.00–106.00	104.81
4	—	418	115.00–117.50	116.27
8	—	325	120.00–125.00	121.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	90.00–95.00	91.65
2	—	694	82.50–85.00	83.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	132.00–135.00	133.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	170.00–175.00	172.59
2	—	418	130.00–136.00	132.91
2	—	458	123.00–125.00	123.99
2	—	578	92.50–95.00	93.78
3	—	258	165.00–167.50	166.68
3	—	513	102.50–110.00	107.47
6	—	327	140.00–150.00	141.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	150.00–155.00	152.52
2	—	683	80.00–87.00	83.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	59.00–68.00	63.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	85.00–87.00	86.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	61.00–65.00	62.96

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.