Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.78/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$169.78

34 head · 367 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$28.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.57

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	310	186.33	578	9thin
Medium and Large 1	402	168.03	676	15thin
Medium and Large 3	365	157.51	574	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.82/cwt here — about $4 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 sale34 hd

169.78

—

FL average8 barns · 506 hd

162.20

+7.57

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	1,271	72.85	926	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,100	64.00	704	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,299	62.80	816	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,090	59.25	646	10

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	181.87/cwt	178.00–186.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	176.16/cwt	175.00–177.50	937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	167.87/cwt	162.00–174.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	202.00/cwt	200.00–204.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	190	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	191.00/cwt	186.00–196.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	240.38/cwt	227.50–245.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	234.29/cwt	220.00–250.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	235.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	191.57/cwt	190.00–193.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	214.94/cwt	212.00–218.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	200.98/cwt	200.00–202.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	169.50/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	173.11/cwt	170.00–175.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	139.39/cwt	135.00–145.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	173	236.34/cwt	235.00–237.50	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	192.44/cwt	190.00–195.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	257.44/cwt	255.00–260.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	159.02/cwt	158.00–160.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	136.46/cwt	134.00–139.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	146.70/cwt	145.00–150.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	238	226.13/cwt	220.00–230.00	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	172.45/cwt	167.50–175.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	215.15/cwt	212.50–222.50	491	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	770	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	7,893	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	888	64.96/cwt	63.00–68.00	577	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	850	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	612	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	825	130.39/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,076	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	97.58/cwt	96.00–99.00	927	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	800	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	464	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	106.69/cwt	100.00–112.00	934	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	87.00/cwt	81.00–90.00	783	3
Bulls	—	—	1,000	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	590	1
Bulls	—	—	1,213	70.53/cwt	68.00–73.00	856	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	79.02/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,106	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	62.80/cwt	61.00–64.00	816	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,100	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	704	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	55.63/cwt	51.00–58.00	590	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	62.87/cwt	61.00–65.00	704	5

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 26, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 113Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to one week earlier, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	178.00–186.00	181.87
3	—	532	175.00–177.50	176.16
2	—	563	162.00–174.00	167.87
1	—	600	163.00	163.00
1	—	190	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	200.00–204.00	202.00
4	—	238	220.00–230.00	226.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	180.00–185.00	182.50
2	—	373	150.00–155.00	152.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	186.00–196.00	191.00
4	—	250	227.50–245.00	240.38
2	—	210	220.00–250.00	234.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	178.00	178.00
2	—	268	230.00–240.00	235.05
2	—	420	190.00–193.00	191.57
2	—	555	169.00	169.00
3	—	333	212.00–218.00	214.94
2	—	600	166.00–173.00	169.50
4	—	205	255.00–260.00	257.44
1	—	500	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	200.00–202.00	200.98
4	—	370	170.00–175.00	173.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	135.00–145.00	139.39
2	—	173	235.00–237.50	236.34
2	—	333	190.00–195.00	192.44
2	—	368	185.00–190.00	187.48
2	—	433	158.00–160.00	159.02
2	—	565	134.00–139.00	136.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	228	200.00–210.00	205.00
4	—	468	130.00	130.00
3	—	363	145.00–150.00	146.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	149.00–150.00	149.50
3	—	353	167.50–175.00	172.45
4	—	228	212.50–222.50	215.15

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	1	—	770	1,025.00	1,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	888	63.00–68.00	64.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	72.00	72.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	81.00–90.00	87.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	825	127.00–134.00	130.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	96.00–99.00	97.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	58.00	58.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	875	100.00–112.00	106.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	59.00	59.00
2	—	1,213	68.00–73.00	70.53
3	—	1,400	78.00–80.00	79.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,299	61.00–64.00	62.80
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,060	51.00–58.00	55.63
5	—	1,119	61.00–65.00	62.87

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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Ocala Livestock Market

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

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle