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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Apr 20

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 67▼ 133 vs year ago 228 · −58.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 10▼ 17 vs year ago 38 · −44.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 48▲ 45 vs year ago 13 · +346.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cow steady, 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 $116.99/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$116.99

25 head · 405 lb average

Value per head Derived

$473

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$121

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

$14.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.00

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	352	120.74	425	12thin
Medium and Large 2	442	114.81	507	11thin
Medium and Large 1	513	106.51	546	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.23/cwt here — about −$121 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 sale25 hd

116.99

—

FL average9 barns · 438 hd

120.98

−4.00

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	1,603	94.76	1,519	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	999	61.04	610	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	975	59.00	575	1thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	567	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	115.63/cwt	113.00–117.00	540	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	137.48/cwt	136.00–139.00	671	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	258	134.15/cwt	132.50–137.50	346	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	129.48/cwt	129.00–130.00	418	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	133.47/cwt	131.00–136.00	487	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	429	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	119.23/cwt	117.00–120.00	488	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	110.51/cwt	107.00–113.00	459	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	109.98/cwt	108.00–112.00	511	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	106.51/cwt	104.00–109.00	546	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	99.68/cwt	99.00–100.00	520	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	332	139.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	463	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	144.53/cwt	142.00–147.00	542	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	133.07/cwt	130.00–139.00	552	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	141.97/cwt	141.00–143.00	608	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	101.53/cwt	100.00–103.00	577	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,603	94.76/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,519	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	975	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	575	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	993	63.56/cwt	60.00–67.00	631	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,010	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	566	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	998	64.84/cwt	60.00–70.00	647	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	86.66/cwt	83.00–90.00	878	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	79.42/cwt	77.00–82.00	828	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	990	637.69/cwt	600.00–675.00	6,313	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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 67Year ago 228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 10Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 48Year ago 13

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cow steady, in high demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	56.00	56.00
2	—	993	60.00–67.00	63.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	90.00–99.00	94.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	83.00–90.00	86.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,043	77.00–82.00	79.42

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	—	998	60.00–70.00	64.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	600.00–675.00	637.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	120.00–125.00	122.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	113.00–117.00	115.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	136.00–139.00	137.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	132.50–137.50	134.15
5	—	415	107.00–113.00	110.51
2	—	323	129.00–130.00	129.48
2	—	365	115.00–120.00	117.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	409	117.00–120.00	119.23
2	—	365	131.00–136.00	133.47
2	—	465	108.00–112.00	109.98
3	—	522	99.00–100.00	99.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	104.00–109.00	106.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	130.00–139.00	133.07
2	—	375	142.00–147.00	144.53
2	—	568	100.00–103.00	101.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	141.00–143.00	141.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	332	137.00–140.00	139.49

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.