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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Dec 7

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

487 head

▲ 157 vs last sale 330▼ 11 vs year ago 498 · −2.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 81▼ 32 vs year ago 61 · −52.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 59▲ 8 vs year ago 54 · +14.8%

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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 slightly higher, feeder heifers slightly higher. Replacement cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

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 $142.89/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$142.89

86 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$188

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

$12.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.93

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	339	149.47	507	29
Medium and Large 2	438	141.04	618	36
Medium and Large 1	507	136.98	695	21

One grade step is worth $12.49/cwt here — about −$188 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 sale86 hd

142.89

—

FL average9 barns · 617 hd

137.96

+4.93

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	2,013	81.45	1,640	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	49.71	570	8thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	376	152.95/cwt	150.00–157.00	575	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	142.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	615	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	143.51/cwt	143.00–144.00	679	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	147.35/cwt	145.00–151.00	698	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	648	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	135.02/cwt	134.00–137.00	709	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	143.02/cwt	142.00–144.00	755	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	124.63/cwt	120.00–127.00	717	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	263	149.52/cwt	147.50–150.00	393	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	429	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	142.75/cwt	141.00–147.00	475	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	138.44/cwt	136.00–140.00	518	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	143.37/cwt	142.00–146.00	545	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	548	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	139.72/cwt	136.00–141.00	599	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	120.63/cwt	118.00–126.00	563	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	131.57/cwt	128.00–134.00	617	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	119.99/cwt	118.00–124.00	634	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	113.06/cwt	110.00–116.00	599	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	103.49/cwt	103.00–104.00	548	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	572	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	112.36/cwt	110.00–117.00	661	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	102.74/cwt	101.00–108.00	703	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	209	177.54/cwt	170.00–180.00	371	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	264	164.86/cwt	162.00–169.00	435	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	265	183.70/cwt	182.50–185.00	487	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	269	170.52/cwt	170.00–172.00	459	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	316	153.79/cwt	150.00–159.00	486	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	337	162.69/cwt	160.00–168.00	548	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	154.18/cwt	150.00–157.00	566	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	143.57/cwt	140.00–149.00	528	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	133.46/cwt	130.00–137.00	561	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	143.05/cwt	140.00–149.00	605	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	152.33/cwt	150.00–159.00	655	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	146.97/cwt	143.00–149.00	688	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	132.20/cwt	130.00–139.00	629	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	133.96/cwt	131.00–140.00	699	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	558	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	572	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	123.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	696	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	111.16/cwt	110.00–114.00	644	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	651	110.50/cwt	110.00–112.00	719	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	653	106.01/cwt	104.00–108.00	692	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,013	81.45/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,640	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	52.13/cwt	47.00–56.00	594	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	42.46/cwt	40.00–45.00	496	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	57.33/cwt	55.00–60.00	550	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 Dec 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 487Last week 330Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 81Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 59Year ago 54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,013	78.00–85.00	81.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,139	47.00–56.00	52.13
2	—	1,168	40.00–45.00	42.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	182.50–185.00	183.70
3	—	468	143.00–149.00	146.97
3	—	522	131.00–140.00	133.96
4	—	430	150.00–159.00	152.33
4	—	651	110.00–112.00	110.50
5	—	566	120.00–125.00	123.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	110.00–114.00	111.16
3	—	423	140.00–149.00	143.05
9	—	337	160.00–168.00	162.69
5	—	367	150.00–157.00	154.18
4	—	653	104.00–108.00	106.01
4	—	476	130.00–139.00	132.20
4	—	269	170.00–172.00	170.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	209	170.00–180.00	177.54
7	—	316	150.00–159.00	153.79
5	—	368	140.00–149.00	143.57
2	—	558	100.00–105.00	102.49
6	—	420	130.00–137.00	133.46
5	—	264	162.00–169.00	164.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	110.00–117.00	112.36
9	—	380	142.00–146.00	143.37
5	—	469	128.00–134.00	131.57
4	—	429	136.00–141.00	139.72
4	—	684	101.00–108.00	102.74
12	—	528	118.00–124.00	119.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	333	141.00–147.00	142.75
5	—	374	136.00–140.00	138.44
2	—	563	100.00–103.00	101.51
2	—	425	128.00–130.00	129.01
2	—	530	110.00–116.00	113.06
3	—	467	118.00–126.00	120.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	263	147.50–150.00	149.52
4	—	318	130.00–140.00	134.88
2	—	530	103.00–104.00	103.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	143.00–144.00	143.51
3	—	525	134.00–137.00	135.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	145.00–151.00	147.35
2	—	528	142.00–144.00	143.02
3	—	575	120.00–127.00	124.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	140.00–146.00	142.97
7	—	376	150.00–157.00	152.95
2	—	478	135.00–136.00	135.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	960	55.00–60.00	57.33

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.