Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers under 600 lbs were slightly higher, bulls under 600 steady, and feeder heifers under 600 lbs were also steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were steady. Replacement cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.46/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$180.46

58 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$11.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.26

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	387	186.61	722	13thin
Medium and Large 1	446	179.36	800	38
Medium and Large 3	355	175.02	621	7thin

One grade step is worth $11.60/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 sale58 hd

180.46

—

FL average6 barns · 482 hd

191.72

−11.26

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	1,407	83.70	1,178	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,247	63.11	787	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,002	56.74	569	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	838	48.04	403	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	185.83/cwt	182.50–192.50	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	166.05/cwt	162.00–167.50	591	4
Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	172.56/cwt	167.50–180.00	569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	158.39/cwt	142.50–191.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	171.50/cwt	170.00–176.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	144.63/cwt	142.00–146.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	158.21/cwt	156.00–161.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	152.37/cwt	150.00–157.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	133.19/cwt	130.00–137.00	581	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	918.75/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	8,269	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,247	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	918	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,204	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	956	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	110.58/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,014	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	84.92/cwt	80.00–91.00	819	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,331	1
Bulls	—	—	1,100	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	682	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,002	56.74/cwt	50.00–64.00	569	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,247	63.11/cwt	61.00–69.00	787	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	48.04/cwt	47.00–49.00	403	2
Bulls	—	—	1,514	87.91/cwt	68.00–99.00	1,331	9
Bulls	—	—	1,314	81.39/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,069	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	158.22/cwt	156.00–163.00	837	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	126.04/cwt	124.00–128.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	113.06/cwt	110.00–116.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	154.55/cwt	152.00–157.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	212.59/cwt	210.00–217.50	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	115.47/cwt	114.00–117.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	723	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	194.89/cwt	190.00–200.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	186.90/cwt	185.00–187.50	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	159.17/cwt	157.50–160.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	166.03/cwt	161.00–169.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	193.06/cwt	190.00–200.00	707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	228.98/cwt	224.00–232.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	179.92/cwt	174.00–189.00	838	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	216.52/cwt	216.00–218.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	145.25/cwt	143.00–147.50	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	238	223.87/cwt	220.00–227.50	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	207.28/cwt	204.00–209.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	164.23/cwt	160.00–167.50	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	184.91/cwt	180.00–187.50	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	2

How this sale compares

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 Feb 12, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	182.50–192.50	185.83
4	—	368	142.50–191.00	158.39
2	—	325	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	356	162.00–167.50	166.05
8	—	330	167.50–180.00	172.56
5	—	436	156.00–161.00	158.21
2	—	568	124.00–126.00	124.99
2	—	470	146.00–148.00	146.99
4	—	663	114.00–117.00	115.47
7	—	536	130.00–140.00	134.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	436	130.00–137.00	133.19
2	—	465	124.00–128.00	126.04
Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	170.00–176.00	171.50
3	—	532	142.00–146.00	144.63
3	—	478	150.00–157.00	152.37
3	—	438	160.00–167.50	164.23
2	—	278	215.00–220.00	217.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	140.00–145.00	142.54
2	—	238	220.00–227.50	223.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	204.00–209.00	207.28
3	—	357	180.00–187.50	184.91
2	—	675	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	180.00	180.00
10	—	529	156.00–163.00	158.22
2	—	663	110.00–116.00	113.06
8	—	366	190.00–200.00	193.06
3	—	272	224.00–232.00	228.98
7	—	466	174.00–189.00	179.92
4	—	330	216.00–218.00	216.52
2	—	575	143.00–147.50	145.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	152.00–157.00	154.55
5	—	271	210.00–217.50	212.59
2	—	333	190.00–200.00	194.89
4	—	484	161.00–169.00	166.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	340	185.00–187.50	186.90
3	—	375	157.50–160.00	159.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	800.00–1,025.00	918.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	116.00	116.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	112.00	112.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	94.00	94.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	102.00	102.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	98.00	98.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	917	106.00–118.00	110.58
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	965	80.00–91.00	84.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	62.00	62.00
9	—	1,514	68.00–99.00	87.91
7	—	1,314	80.00–88.00	81.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,002	50.00–64.00	56.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,247	61.00–69.00	63.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	47.00–49.00	48.04

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle