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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-06

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

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 99▼ 108 vs year ago 197 · −54.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 72▲ 8 vs year ago 46 · +17.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 22▼ 5 vs year ago 49 · −10.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls no trend, feeder heifers slightly lower. Replacement cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, in high demand.

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 $107.32/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$107.32

33 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$112

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

$9.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.72

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	412	111.99	461	16thin
Medium and Large 2	523	102.97	538	8thin
Medium and Large 1	557	102.89	573	9thin

One grade step is worth $9.10/cwt here — about −$112 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 sale33 hd

107.32

—

FL average10 barns · 618 hd

123.04

−15.72

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	—	High	1,805	87.08	1,572	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,294	58.53	757	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	53.09	597	10

Every lot

23 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	131.43/cwt	129.00–134.00	486	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	135.03/cwt	133.00–136.00	571	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	116.97/cwt	116.00–119.00	612	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	112.05/cwt	110.00–115.00	650	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	122.57/cwt	117.50–125.00	447	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	408	111.36/cwt	106.00–114.00	454	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	456	105.49/cwt	101.00–107.00	481	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	112.97/cwt	109.00–115.00	534	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	111.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	574	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	104.62/cwt	100.00–107.00	549	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	96.97/cwt	94.00–100.00	553	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	593	85.49/cwt	84.00–87.00	507	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	88.49/cwt	87.00–90.00	569	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	487	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	500	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	569	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,805	87.08/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,572	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	985	45.02/cwt	42.00–48.00	443	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	58.49/cwt	58.00–59.00	663	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	53.98/cwt	50.00–56.00	630	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,294	58.53/cwt	56.00–62.00	757	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	75.50/cwt	70.00–80.00	735	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	64.57/cwt	60.00–68.00	662	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 Apr 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 99Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 72Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 22Year ago 49

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls no trend, feeder heifers slightly lower. Replacement cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, in high demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	110.00–115.00	111.02
2	—	643	87.00–90.00	88.49
2	—	570	94.00–100.00	96.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	100.00–107.00	104.62
3	—	473	109.00–115.00	112.97
2	—	593	84.00–87.00	85.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	408	106.00–114.00	111.36
4	—	456	101.00–107.00	105.49
3	—	365	117.50–125.00	122.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	130.00–135.00	133.29
2	—	465	105.00–110.00	107.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	120.00–123.00	121.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	116.00–119.00	116.97
3	—	423	133.00–136.00	135.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	580	110.00–115.00	112.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	129.00–134.00	131.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,805	83.00–90.00	87.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	58.00–59.00	58.49
2	—	985	42.00–48.00	45.02
6	—	1,167	50.00–56.00	53.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,294	56.00–62.00	58.53

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	—	1,025	60.00–68.00	64.57

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	—	973	70.00–80.00	75.50

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.