Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2020-11-16

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Nov 16
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
340 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 359▲ 72 vs year ago 268 · +26.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 34▼ 26 vs year ago 77 · −33.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 56▼ 20 vs year ago 84 · −23.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $143.51/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$143.51
67 head · 400 lb average
Value per head Derived
$574
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.49
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1405153.1662023
Medium and Large 2414138.9257623
Medium and Large 3379137.9852421
One grade step is worth $15.18/cwt here — about $96 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 sale67 hd
143.51
—
FL average9 barns · 597 hd
142.02
+1.49
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—Average1,54981.061,2564thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,26765.118258thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09457.9963412
CowsLean 85-90%Average70837.012622thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3263164.66/cwt164.00–165.004333
Steers—Medium and Large 2318158.02/cwt157.00–160.005033
Steers—Medium and Large 3323145.98/cwt145.00–147.004722
Steers—Medium and Large 2365153.03/cwt151.00–155.005592
Steers—Medium and Large 1378161.96/cwt160.00–164.006124
Steers—Medium and Large 2414145.20/cwt140.00–147.006014
Steers—Medium and Large 1417156.35/cwt150.00–159.0065210
Steers—Medium and Large 1463146.71/cwt140.00–149.006794
Steers—Medium and Large 2473137.73/cwt134.00–139.006514
Steers—Medium and Large 1520134.69/cwt132.00–136.007003
Steers—Medium and Large 269393.01/cwt90.00–96.006452
Steers—Medium and Large 1694101.19/cwt100.00–106.007025
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3326141.53/cwt139.00–145.004617
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358133.52/cwt130.00–137.004784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377144.77/cwt140.00–147.005463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414133.10/cwt130.00–135.005518
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422125.91/cwt120.00–129.005316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428144.44/cwt143.00–146.006182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465135.52/cwt134.00–137.006304
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468114.06/cwt110.00–118.005344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483123.18/cwt120.00–128.005955
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518101.01/cwt100.00–102.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520119.63/cwt118.00–123.006223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575111.97/cwt110.00–114.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 267298.33/cwt95.00–100.006613
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3230174.09/cwt170.00–178.004002
Bulls—Medium and Large 3269155.18/cwt150.00–157.004174
Bulls—Medium and Large 2272161.37/cwt160.00–168.004396
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323154.07/cwt151.00–157.004982
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325142.15/cwt140.00–149.004624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326166.53/cwt163.00–169.005435
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363147.96/cwt144.00–150.005376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1364158.95/cwt155.00–162.005797
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388137.49/cwt137.00–139.005334
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415132.05/cwt130.00–136.005483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417140.99/cwt139.00–142.005883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1437153.04/cwt148.00–154.006696
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475143.47/cwt141.00–146.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475122.97/cwt120.00–126.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518124.03/cwt122.00–128.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525117.02/cwt115.00–119.006142
Bulls—Medium and Large 269393.51/cwt90.00–97.006484
Bulls—Medium and Large 369384.01/cwt80.00–88.005822
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44377.59/cwt75.00–80.001,1202
Bulls——1,65584.52/cwt82.00–87.001,3992
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70837.01/cwt35.00–39.002622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02545.69/cwt42.00–49.004682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05156.02/cwt50.00–59.005894
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14563.41/cwt60.00–66.007266
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26168.05/cwt65.00–73.008584
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27362.17/cwt59.00–64.007914
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-279071.35/cwt70.00–73.005642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-399863.08/cwt60.00–66.006302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02881.59/cwt80.00–83.008392
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,050727.62/cwt675.00–775.007,6402

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.