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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Mar 23

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 131▼ 244 vs year ago 333 · −73.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 13▼ 3 vs year ago 36 · −8.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 18▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 10.00 to 15.00 higher, slaughter bulls 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 10.00 to 15.00 higher , in high demand.

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 $145.39/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$145.39

21 head · 380 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$68

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

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.99

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	300	154.13	463	8thin
Medium and Large 1	441	143.53	632	9thin
Medium and Large 3	402	132.13	530	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about −$68 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 sale21 hd

145.39

—

FL average10 barns · 270 hd

127.41

+17.99

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	—	High	1,660	92.01	1,527	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	78.47	931	7thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	553	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	135.08/cwt	132.50–137.50	432	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	123.02/cwt	119.00–127.00	502	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	572	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	91.95/cwt	90.00–96.00	481	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	557	85.32/cwt	80.00–88.00	475	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	593	96.01/cwt	92.00–98.00	569	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	693	82.32/cwt	80.00–87.00	570	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	225	166.22/cwt	165.00–167.50	374	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	259	166.23/cwt	165.00–170.00	431	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	318	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	479	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	166.19/cwt	165.00–167.50	540	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	133.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	487	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	154.82/cwt	150.00–160.00	658	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	135.94/cwt	133.00–139.00	632	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	512	125.95/cwt	122.00–128.00	645	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	578	98.03/cwt	97.00–99.00	567	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	83.51/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,261	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	100.51/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,819	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,104	74.82/cwt	70.00–78.00	826	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	83.34/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,081	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	773	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	91.27/cwt	88.00–94.00	758	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	82.34/cwt	80.00–85.00	712	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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 131Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 13Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 18Year ago 0

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	—	865	80.00–85.00	82.34

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	—	830	88.00–94.00	91.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	96.00	96.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	145.00–150.00	147.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	92.00–98.00	96.01
2	—	408	119.00–127.00	123.02
3	—	693	80.00–87.00	82.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	120.00–122.00	120.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	80.00–88.00	85.32
3	—	523	90.00–96.00	91.95
2	—	320	132.50–137.50	135.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	130.00–137.00	133.55
2	—	318	150.00–151.00	150.51
4	—	259	165.00–170.00	166.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	97.00–99.00	98.03
2	—	225	165.00–167.50	166.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	122.00–128.00	125.95
2	—	465	133.00–139.00	135.94
2	—	425	150.00–160.00	154.82
2	—	325	165.00–167.50	166.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,297	80.00–86.00	83.34
4	—	1,104	70.00–78.00	74.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,810	96.00–105.00	100.51
2	—	1,510	80.00–87.00	83.51

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.