Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls firm. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers slightly higher. Slaughter bulls and cows made up 17%, and feeders made up 83% of the recorded

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.46/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$154.46

54 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$252

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

$62.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.27

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	229	196.35	450	4thin
Medium and Large 1	427	159.00	679	34
Medium and Large 2	522	134.35	702	16thin

One grade step is worth $62.00/cwt here — about −$252 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 sale54 hd

154.46

—

FL average4 barns · 237 hd

167.73

−13.27

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	—	Low	1,409	85.40	1,204	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,009	59.40	599	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	52.00	520	1thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	520	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	61.66/cwt	60.00–64.00	622	3
Bulls	—	—	1,250	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	900	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	56.02/cwt	54.00–58.00	566	2
Bulls	—	—	1,406	89.17/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,254	9
Bulls	—	—	1,441	81.99/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,181	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	67.93/cwt	60.00–74.00	734	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	495	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	70.85/cwt	61.00–77.00	691	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	708	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	870	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	162.00/cwt	160.00–164.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	164.67/cwt	161.00–170.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	152.00/cwt	150.00–156.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	203.71/cwt	200.00–207.50	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	176.56/cwt	170.00–180.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	132.00/cwt	127.00–137.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	229	196.35/cwt	192.50–202.50	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	121.67/cwt	121.00–122.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	151.73/cwt	150.00–154.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	189.05/cwt	186.00–193.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	151.96/cwt	150.00–156.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	173.82/cwt	170.00–177.50	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	115.50/cwt	113.00–118.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	202.48/cwt	200.00–207.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	145.22/cwt	139.00–159.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	182.58/cwt	180.00–187.00	491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	203.61/cwt	196.00–210.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	172.54/cwt	169.00–176.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	157.03/cwt	154.00–160.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	130.01/cwt	128.00–131.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	213.71/cwt	210.00–216.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	221.37/cwt	217.50–225.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	158.93/cwt	154.00–163.00	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	233.93/cwt	230.00–236.00	533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	186.03/cwt	184.00–188.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	236.06/cwt	224.00–250.00	607	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	171.70/cwt	167.50–177.50	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	145.44/cwt	141.00–150.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	158.52/cwt	157.00–160.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	183.00/cwt	182.00–184.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	606	1

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 19, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 168Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 36Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	60.00–64.00	61.66
2	—	1,010	54.00–58.00	56.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	72.00	72.00
9	—	1,406	85.00–94.00	89.17
6	—	1,441	80.00–84.00	81.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,080	60.00–74.00	67.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	55.00	55.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	975	61.00–77.00	70.85
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	59.00	59.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	525.00	525.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	160.00–164.00	162.00
3	—	387	167.50–177.50	171.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	200.00–207.50	203.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	141.00–150.00	145.44
2	—	600	131.00–135.00	133.00
2	—	478	157.00–160.00	158.52
2	—	360	182.00–184.00	183.00
1	—	250	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	106.00	106.00
1	—	430	170.00	170.00
3	—	690	110.00	110.00
3	—	600	121.00–122.00	121.67
3	—	575	125.00	125.00
3	—	367	150.00–156.00	151.96
2	—	265	170.00–177.50	173.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	363	161.00–170.00	164.67
3	—	445	150.00–156.00	152.00
4	—	328	170.00–180.00	176.56
2	—	600	127.00–137.00	132.00
2	—	220	240.00–250.00	245.00
2	—	700	113.00–118.00	115.50
7	—	467	139.00–159.00	145.22
5	—	269	180.00–187.00	182.58
1	—	690	116.00	116.00
3	—	572	128.00–131.00	130.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	229	192.50–202.50	196.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	150.00–154.00	151.73
3	—	433	186.00–193.00	189.05
2	—	210	247.50	247.50
3	—	357	196.00–210.00	203.61
2	—	475	169.00–176.00	172.54
3	—	327	210.00–216.00	213.71
1	—	600	148.00	148.00
6	—	527	154.00–163.00	158.93
6	—	257	224.00–250.00	236.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	200.00–207.00	202.48
1	—	420	179.00	179.00
2	—	485	154.00–160.00	157.03
4	—	228	230.00–236.00	233.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	217.50–225.00	221.37
2	—	335	184.00–188.00	186.03

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle