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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Oct 5

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

455 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 402▼ 122 vs year ago 577 · −21.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 57▲ 29 vs year ago 28 · +103.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 49▲ 63 vs year ago 30 · +210.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. All feeder classes firm. Replacement cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, and in high demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.81/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$132.81

68 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$1.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.94

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	133.56	636	12thin
Medium and Large 2	419	133.46	560	26
Medium and Large 3	406	131.94	536	30

One grade step is worth $1.62/cwt here — about $100 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

132.81

—

FL average10 barns · 674 hd

133.75

−0.94

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	1,860	88.05	1,638	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	61.36	916	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	53.10	605	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	31.03	329	2thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	139.52/cwt	138.00–141.00	523	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	569	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	154.47/cwt	150.00–159.00	638	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	145.02/cwt	141.00–147.00	635	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	141.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	653	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	125.52/cwt	124.00–127.00	584	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	127.48/cwt	126.00–129.00	667	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	711	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	103.52/cwt	102.00–108.00	588	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	134.79/cwt	130.00–137.00	512	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	552	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	426	125.19/cwt	120.00–129.00	533	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	116.43/cwt	110.00–118.00	545	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	122.61/cwt	121.00–126.00	591	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	625	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	113.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	590	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	527	105.99/cwt	105.00–108.00	559	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	642	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	103.37/cwt	102.00–109.00	596	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	582	94.04/cwt	91.00–96.00	547	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	103.01/cwt	102.00–105.00	661	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	97.99/cwt	96.00–100.00	630	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	691	82.51/cwt	80.00–90.00	570	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	263	161.37/cwt	160.00–164.00	424	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	266	155.28/cwt	150.00–159.00	413	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	154.36/cwt	150.00–159.00	502	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	328	145.75/cwt	140.00–149.00	478	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	155.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	571	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	142.74/cwt	140.00–148.00	528	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	135.95/cwt	130.00–139.00	514	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	146.61/cwt	142.00–149.00	616	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	134.26/cwt	130.00–137.00	569	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	433	124.82/cwt	120.00–128.00	540	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	122.29/cwt	120.00–129.00	572	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	135.47/cwt	133.00–138.00	637	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	112.30/cwt	110.00–119.00	588	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	123.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	663	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	111.33/cwt	110.00–114.00	632	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	105.55/cwt	102.00–109.00	610	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	633	96.01/cwt	94.00–97.00	608	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,860	88.05/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,638	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	31.03/cwt	30.00–32.00	329	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	42.59/cwt	40.00–47.00	468	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	59.74/cwt	59.00–61.00	659	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	55.68/cwt	50.00–58.00	664	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	61.36/cwt	60.00–63.00	916	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	90.97/cwt	88.00–94.00	794	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,130	70.21/cwt	68.00–72.00	793	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 Oct 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 402Year ago 577

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 57Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 49Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	160.00–164.00	161.37
2	—	578	102.00–109.00	105.55
4	—	524	110.00–119.00	112.30
4	—	468	120.00–129.00	122.29
5	—	424	130.00–137.00	134.26
6	—	370	140.00–148.00	142.74
2	—	325	150.00–159.00	154.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	633	94.00–97.00	96.01
6	—	378	130.00–139.00	135.95
5	—	433	120.00–128.00	124.82
5	—	266	150.00–159.00	155.28
8	—	328	140.00–149.00	145.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	150.00–160.00	155.03
2	—	470	133.00–138.00	135.47
2	—	535	120.00–128.00	123.96
3	—	420	142.00–149.00	146.61
3	—	568	110.00–114.00	111.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	130.00–134.00	132.04
4	—	520	110.00–117.00	113.53
5	—	577	102.00–109.00	103.37
2	—	643	96.00–100.00	97.99
3	—	482	121.00–126.00	122.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	110.00–118.00	116.43
7	—	426	120.00–129.00	125.19
3	—	527	105.00–108.00	105.99
5	—	582	91.00–96.00	94.04
6	—	380	130.00–137.00	134.79
4	—	691	80.00–90.00	82.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	120.00–122.00	120.66
3	—	642	102.00–105.00	103.01
2	—	573	110.00–114.00	111.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	141.00–147.00	145.02
2	—	523	126.00–129.00	127.48
2	—	378	150.00–151.00	150.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	138.00–141.00	139.52
2	—	465	124.00–127.00	125.52
4	—	568	102.00–108.00	103.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	150.00–159.00	154.47
5	—	462	140.00–147.00	141.42
2	—	525	135.00–136.00	135.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	30.00–32.00	31.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,098	40.00–47.00	42.59
4	—	1,103	59.00–61.00	59.74
6	—	1,192	50.00–58.00	55.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	60.00–63.00	61.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	86.00–90.00	88.05

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	—	873	88.00–94.00	90.97

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	—	1,130	68.00–72.00	70.21

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.