Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2020-08-10

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Aug 10
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
282 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 219▼ 259 vs year ago 541 · −47.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 18▼ 23 vs year ago 53 · −43.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 16▼ 9 vs year ago 61 · −14.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers slightly lower, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.77/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$142.77
68 head · 415 lb average
Value per head Derived
$592
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$103
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.28
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1437146.2463923
Medium and Large 2409143.6758729
Medium and Large 3394136.1353616thin
One grade step is worth $10.10/cwt here — about $103 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 sale68 hd
142.77
—
FL average10 barns · 521 hd
140.48
+2.28
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—High1,65594.061,5572thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48469.801,0366thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High92065.986072thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3412123.36/cwt120.00–130.005083
Steers—Medium and Large 1420146.95/cwt145.00–148.006173
Steers—Medium and Large 1480140.47/cwt139.00–142.006744
Steers—Medium and Large 1517135.35/cwt132.00–137.007006
Steers—Medium and Large 3528111.91/cwt110.00–116.005913
Steers—Medium and Large 2533126.03/cwt124.00–128.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1583128.47/cwt121.00–131.007494
Steers—Medium and Large 2593114.02/cwt110.00–118.006762
Steers—Medium and Large 1623117.49/cwt115.00–120.007322
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3223163.43/cwt160.00–165.003643
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315141.31/cwt137.50–145.004452
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368134.70/cwt134.00–136.004963
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415126.02/cwt124.00–128.005234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418134.78/cwt134.00–138.005635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474126.37/cwt120.00–129.005997
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475115.94/cwt110.00–119.005513
Heifers—Medium and Large 350898.74/cwt97.50–100.005022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526114.75/cwt110.00–118.006045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562112.31/cwt110.00–117.006316
Heifers—Medium and Large 358392.45/cwt90.00–95.005392
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3220175.23/cwt170.00–180.003862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270175.94/cwt173.00–177.504753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318171.56/cwt170.00–178.005465
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326164.56/cwt160.00–167.505365
Bulls—Medium and Large 3327152.61/cwt150.00–158.004993
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373142.04/cwt140.00–148.005304
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377151.16/cwt150.00–156.005705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378161.96/cwt160.00–164.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425123.34/cwt121.00–125.005245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428146.97/cwt142.00–148.006296
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428137.49/cwt136.00–138.005888
Bulls—Medium and Large 1457136.01/cwt134.00–140.006223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463126.03/cwt121.00–131.005844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529129.98/cwt127.00–132.006885
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535116.49/cwt115.00–118.006232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563120.98/cwt117.00–125.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588111.51/cwt110.00–113.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 363392.49/cwt90.00–95.005852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,65594.06/cwt90.00–98.001,5572
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%92065.98/cwt64.00–68.006072
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36171.96/cwt69.00–76.009794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73065.47/cwt65.00–66.001,1332
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,25867.71/cwt65.00–70.008522
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,153.07/cwt1,100.00–1,200.0012,2232

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.