Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2020-07-27

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jul 27
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
266 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 279▲ 10 vs year ago 256 · +3.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 22▲ 3 vs year ago 34 · +8.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 28▼ 20 vs year ago 50 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers slightly higher, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers slightly higher. All feeder classes firm. Replacement cows no trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.07/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$128.07
69 head · 422 lb average
Value per head Derived
$541
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.05
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1442131.5758231
Medium and Large 2433125.3254324
Medium and Large 3359125.0444914thin
One grade step is worth $6.53/cwt here — about $133 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 sale69 hd
128.07
—
FL average10 barns · 926 hd
128.02
+0.05
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,73895.041,6522thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26170.288875thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,04556.885949thin

Every lot

53 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3320148.45/cwt147.00–150.004756
Steers—Medium and Large 1325170.43/cwt166.00–175.005542
Steers—Medium and Large 2335160.49/cwt160.00–161.005382
Steers—Medium and Large 2365146.48/cwt145.00–148.005352
Steers—Medium and Large 1370154.86/cwt150.00–160.005736
Steers—Medium and Large 1442143.02/cwt140.00–149.006323
Steers—Medium and Large 3458120.50/cwt120.00–121.005522
Steers—Medium and Large 2475130.34/cwt130.00–131.006193
Steers—Medium and Large 1486138.81/cwt137.00–140.006755
Steers—Medium and Large 3518110.99/cwt110.00–112.005752
Steers—Medium and Large 2522123.35/cwt120.00–125.006443
Steers—Medium and Large 1532133.39/cwt130.00–135.007103
Steers—Medium and Large 3593103.34/cwt100.00–105.006133
Steers—Medium and Large 2643107.49/cwt105.00–110.006912
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3268141.46/cwt140.00–147.503795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273160.07/cwt157.50–162.504372
Heifers—Medium and Large 3312133.03/cwt130.00–139.004153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313143.47/cwt140.00–147.004492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320157.55/cwt156.00–159.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1364142.03/cwt140.00–145.005175
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366133.15/cwt130.00–138.004875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419132.58/cwt130.00–137.0055611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420124.40/cwt123.00–127.005223
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426111.01/cwt110.00–114.004734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464119.57/cwt118.00–122.005555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476127.42/cwt125.00–129.006075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513122.41/cwt120.00–124.006285
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525100.06/cwt98.00–102.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534112.38/cwt110.00–114.006005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567115.32/cwt110.00–118.006543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575100.97/cwt100.00–102.005812
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225182.61/cwt180.00–185.004112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265172.45/cwt170.00–175.004572
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275162.95/cwt160.00–166.004482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318162.95/cwt161.00–169.005184
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373131.70/cwt130.00–135.004913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374154.35/cwt150.00–160.005777
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375148.52/cwt148.00–149.005572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412145.12/cwt140.00–149.005987
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430138.02/cwt137.00–139.005932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473122.27/cwt120.00–127.005783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480137.47/cwt136.00–139.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570112.52/cwt110.00–115.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 3571102.03/cwt100.00–105.005835
Bulls—Medium and Large 2691103.74/cwt100.00–105.007174
Bulls—Medium and Large 369191.26/cwt90.00–95.006314
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,73895.04/cwt90.00–100.001,6522
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00345.73/cwt42.00–50.004592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04456.70/cwt53.00–60.005924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07564.54/cwt62.00–69.006943
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,11772.84/cwt71.00–76.008143
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47866.44/cwt65.00–68.009822
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,09868.48/cwt67.00–70.007522

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.