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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Dec 14

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Dec 7Dec 14Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

525 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 487▲ 95 vs year ago 430 · +22.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 29▼ 64 vs year ago 100 · −64.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 62▲ 0 vs year ago 67 · +0.0%

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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 lower, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. All feeder classes firm. Replacement cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.96/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$117.96

82 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$7.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.58

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	454	121.58	552	32
Medium and Large 1	528	117.68	621	19thin
Medium and Large 3	452	114.40	517	31

One grade step is worth $7.18/cwt here — about $34 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 sale82 hd

117.96

—

FL average10 barns · 1,117 hd

118.54

−0.58

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	1,604	74.33	1,192	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	46.80	525	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	808	36.53	295	2thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	220	178.43/cwt	177.00–180.00	393	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	156.01/cwt	155.00–157.00	566	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	145.23/cwt	140.00–148.00	607	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	142.68/cwt	141.00–146.00	659	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	133.46/cwt	130.00–137.00	621	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	133.35/cwt	132.00–136.00	691	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	126.44/cwt	122.00–131.00	731	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	658	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	769	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	693	104.99/cwt	102.00–108.00	728	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	321	133.00/cwt	130.00–137.00	427	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	134.32/cwt	131.00–139.00	498	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	141.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	125.07/cwt	123.00–129.00	472	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	408	120.41/cwt	118.00–122.00	491	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	127.89/cwt	127.00–130.00	523	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	523	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	118.37/cwt	116.00–120.00	558	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	123.98/cwt	123.00–127.00	586	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	117.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	608	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	111.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	584	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	105.38/cwt	100.00–108.00	553	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	109.03/cwt	108.00–111.00	630	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	92.67/cwt	90.00–98.00	537	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	102.48/cwt	102.00–104.00	598	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	103.20/cwt	102.00–104.00	663	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	694	81.99/cwt	80.00–88.00	569	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	171.58/cwt	170.00–176.00	463	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	278	160.81/cwt	160.00–165.00	447	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	151.91/cwt	150.00–158.00	509	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	361	142.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	513	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	369	152.73/cwt	150.00–157.00	564	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	162.01/cwt	160.00–164.00	604	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	408	143.18/cwt	140.00–148.00	584	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	409	131.11/cwt	130.00–139.00	536	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	461	123.55/cwt	120.00–129.00	570	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	140.25/cwt	140.00–141.00	649	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	464	135.16/cwt	131.00–138.00	627	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	514	111.86/cwt	110.00–117.50	575	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	131.01/cwt	130.00–133.00	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	126.42/cwt	120.00–128.00	667	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	122.69/cwt	121.00–126.00	703	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	683	91.66/cwt	90.00–95.00	626	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	692	103.35/cwt	100.00–110.00	715	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	62.99/cwt	62.00–64.00	876	2
Bulls	—	—	1,618	74.51/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,206	2
Bulls	—	—	1,803	85.48/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,541	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	808	36.53/cwt	35.00–38.00	295	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,054	41.66/cwt	38.00–45.00	439	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,068	48.31/cwt	47.00–50.00	516	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	54.06/cwt	52.00–56.00	740	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	753	67.05/cwt	64.00–70.00	505	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	88.91/cwt	86.00–92.00	871	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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 525Last week 487Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 29Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 62Year ago 67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	73.00–76.00	74.51
2	—	1,803	85.00–86.00	85.48
2	—	1,390	62.00–64.00	62.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,068	47.00–50.00	48.31
2	—	1,368	52.00–56.00	54.06
4	—	1,054	38.00–45.00	41.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	35.00–38.00	36.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	160.00–164.00	162.01
3	—	518	130.00–133.00	131.01
4	—	463	140.00–141.00	140.25
3	—	573	121.00–126.00	122.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	170.00–176.00	171.58
5	—	408	140.00–148.00	143.18
5	—	369	150.00–157.00	152.73
3	—	692	100.00–110.00	103.35
5	—	464	131.00–138.00	135.16
5	—	528	120.00–128.00	126.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	140.00–148.00	142.02
5	—	461	120.00–129.00	123.55
4	—	335	150.00–158.00	151.91
3	—	683	90.00–95.00	91.66
8	—	409	130.00–139.00	131.11
4	—	514	110.00–117.50	111.86
6	—	278	160.00–165.00	160.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	116.00–120.00	117.98
3	—	578	108.00–111.00	109.03
5	—	642	102.00–104.00	103.20
4	—	473	123.00–127.00	123.98
3	—	377	140.00–145.00	141.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	408	118.00–122.00	120.41
3	—	525	100.00–108.00	105.38
3	—	377	123.00–129.00	125.07
4	—	465	110.00–115.00	112.53
4	—	694	80.00–88.00	81.99
9	—	321	130.00–137.00	133.00
3	—	580	90.00–98.00	92.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	102.00–104.00	102.48
6	—	523	110.00–115.00	111.62
7	—	371	131.00–139.00	134.32
10	—	409	127.00–130.00	127.89
5	—	471	116.00–120.00	118.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	130.00–137.00	133.46
2	—	693	102.00–108.00	104.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	122.00–131.00	126.44
3	—	518	132.00–136.00	133.35
3	—	462	141.00–146.00	142.68
2	—	663	115.00–117.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	110.00–115.00	112.52
4	—	363	155.00–157.00	156.01
2	—	220	177.00–180.00	178.43
6	—	418	140.00–148.00	145.23

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	—	753	64.00–70.00	67.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	86.00–92.00	88.91

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.