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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Sep 21

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

561 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 451▲ 124 vs year ago 437 · +28.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 79▲ 22 vs year ago 47 · +46.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 75▲ 17 vs year ago 48 · +35.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.59/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$127.59

48 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$55

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

$6.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.46

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	445	131.58	585	17thin
Medium and Large 1	547	125.87	689	14thin
Medium and Large 2	512	125.03	640	17thin

One grade step is worth $6.55/cwt here — about −$55 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 sale48 hd

127.59

—

FL average10 barns · 964 hd

138.05

−10.46

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	—	Average	1,570	84.11	1,321	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,262	63.76	805	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	976	53.88	526	6thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	366	145.46/cwt	140.00–149.00	532	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	426	137.79/cwt	137.00–139.00	587	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	137.35/cwt	136.00–140.00	629	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	123.42/cwt	120.00–127.00	574	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	634	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	681	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	124.14/cwt	120.00–127.00	655	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	534	114.76/cwt	110.00–118.00	613	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	123.52/cwt	119.00–125.00	695	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	111.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	633	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	110.66/cwt	108.00–112.00	722	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	132.04/cwt	130.00–138.00	479	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	124.07/cwt	120.00–128.00	519	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	122.32/cwt	121.00–123.00	566	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	111.35/cwt	110.00–117.00	530	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	119.97/cwt	118.00–122.00	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	112.68/cwt	112.00–116.00	589	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	104.45/cwt	102.00–107.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	103.44/cwt	100.00–107.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	653	93.49/cwt	90.00–97.00	610	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	662	82.65/cwt	78.00–85.00	547	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	151.91/cwt	149.00–155.00	501	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	363	142.31/cwt	140.00–147.00	517	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	557	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	414	141.31/cwt	139.00–148.00	585	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	426	135.05/cwt	130.00–137.00	575	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	136.68/cwt	134.00–138.00	633	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	124.77/cwt	122.50–127.00	580	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	131.61/cwt	130.00–132.00	621	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	130.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	669	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	123.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	645	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	578	103.03/cwt	102.00–105.00	596	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	592	113.33/cwt	112.00–114.00	671	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	593	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	706	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	662	109.01/cwt	107.00–113.00	722	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	691	100.99/cwt	98.00–102.00	698	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,570	84.11/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,321	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	940	54.41/cwt	51.00–58.00	511	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	990	45.70/cwt	42.00–50.00	452	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	998	61.53/cwt	59.00–64.00	614	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,190	57.88/cwt	56.00–60.00	689	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,298	66.70/cwt	65.00–69.00	866	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	840.94/cwt	800.00–875.00	9,402	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	918	70.34/cwt	66.00–74.00	646	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 Sep 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 561Last week 451Year ago 437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 79Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 75Year ago 48

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	140.00–149.00	145.46
5	—	426	137.00–139.00	137.79
5	—	534	110.00–118.00	114.76
2	—	465	120.00–127.00	123.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	119.00–125.00	123.52
3	—	458	136.00–140.00	137.35
3	—	652	108.00–112.00	110.66
4	—	520	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	130.00–135.00	132.54
4	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.41
5	—	528	120.00–127.00	124.14
6	—	567	110.00–115.00	111.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	129.00–132.00	130.49
2	—	593	118.00–120.00	119.00
3	—	463	134.00–138.00	136.68
3	—	662	107.00–113.00	109.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	150.00–155.00	152.53
3	—	523	120.00–125.00	123.38
3	—	592	112.00–114.00	113.33
4	—	414	139.00–148.00	141.31
4	—	691	98.00–102.00	100.99
5	—	472	130.00–132.00	131.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	130.00–137.00	135.05
2	—	330	149.00–155.00	151.91
2	—	465	122.50–127.00	124.77
3	—	363	140.00–147.00	142.31
3	—	578	102.00–105.00	103.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	120.00–128.00	124.07
2	—	530	102.00–107.00	104.45
3	—	662	78.00–85.00	82.65
5	—	476	110.00–117.00	111.35
8	—	363	130.00–138.00	132.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	90.00–97.00	93.49
3	—	463	121.00–123.00	122.32
6	—	523	112.00–116.00	112.68
2	—	580	100.00–107.00	103.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	118.00–122.00	119.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	800.00–875.00	840.94

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	—	918	66.00–74.00	70.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	59.00–64.00	61.53
2	—	940	51.00–58.00	54.41
2	—	990	42.00–50.00	45.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	56.00–60.00	57.88
4	—	1,298	65.00–69.00	66.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	81.00–87.00	84.11

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.