Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady this week. Feeder steers were steady , heifers steady, and feeder bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.12/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$163.12

45 head · 382 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$191

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

$25.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.60

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	284	175.49	499	14thin
Medium and Large 1	386	166.33	642	14thin
Medium and Large 2	459	150.30	690	17thin

One grade step is worth $25.18/cwt here — about −$191 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 sale45 hd

163.12

—

FL average10 barns · 860 hd

164.73

−1.60

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	1,494	81.47	1,217	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,275	59.45	758	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	933	57.89	540	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	763	46.90	358	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 3	—	360	153.50/cwt	152.00–155.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	159.00/cwt	157.00–161.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	175.67/cwt	175.00–176.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	163.68/cwt	160.00–167.50	434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	268.16/cwt	265.00–275.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	134.55/cwt	130.00–139.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	143.41/cwt	141.00–150.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	190.02/cwt	187.50–192.50	500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	240.12/cwt	235.00–245.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	171.75/cwt	170.00–174.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	151.67/cwt	148.00–155.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	254.89/cwt	250.00–260.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	179.56/cwt	177.50–182.50	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	162.25/cwt	161.00–164.00	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	181.23/cwt	180.00–182.50	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	220.85/cwt	220.00–222.50	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	178.74/cwt	175.00–185.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	174.67/cwt	174.00–175.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	179.35/cwt	178.00–180.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	211.67/cwt	210.00–215.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	173.75/cwt	170.00–177.50	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	216	268.89/cwt	267.50–275.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	195.59/cwt	190.00–200.00	730	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	63.67/cwt	58.00–72.00	656	5
Bulls	—	—	1,488	75.68/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,126	4
Bulls	—	—	1,500	87.25/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,309	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	900	56.00/cwt	51.00–59.00	504	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	61.67/cwt	60.00–64.00	617	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	59.45/cwt	57.00–62.00	758	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	763	46.90/cwt	45.00–49.00	358	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	842	96.62/cwt	86.00–115.00	814	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	850	115.29/cwt	112.00–119.00	980	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	840	1,130.75/cwt	1,075.00–1,225.00	9,498	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	850	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	177.54/cwt	175.00–180.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	165	222.65/cwt	220.00–225.00	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	176.99/cwt	175.00–179.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	178.75/cwt	177.50–180.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	164.67/cwt	164.00–166.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	173.33/cwt	170.00–180.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	108.00/cwt	104.00–110.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	153.05/cwt	149.00–157.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	212.39/cwt	210.00–215.00	499	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 Mar 5, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 112Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 17Year ago 0

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady this week. Feeder steers were steady , heifers steady, and feeder bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	152.00–155.00	153.50
2	—	340	157.00–161.00	159.00
4	—	265	160.00–167.50	163.68
2	—	165	220.00–225.00	222.65
2	—	235	210.00–215.00	212.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	130.00–139.00	134.55
4	—	375	170.00–174.00	171.75
4	—	326	175.00–179.00	176.99
3	—	700	104.00–110.00	108.00
2	—	570	130.00–131.00	130.50
2	—	415	149.00–157.00	153.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	141.00–150.00	143.41
4	—	263	187.50–192.50	190.02
2	—	360	177.50–180.00	178.75
3	—	415	164.00–166.00	164.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	175.00–176.00	175.67
4	—	269	265.00–275.00	268.16
4	—	600	161.00–164.00	162.25
3	—	323	220.00–222.50	220.85
3	—	470	178.00–180.00	179.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	235.00–245.00	240.12
6	—	328	177.50–182.50	179.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	148.00–155.00	151.67
2	—	235	250.00–260.00	254.89
2	—	375	180.00–182.50	181.23
4	—	423	175.00–185.00	178.74
3	—	460	174.00–175.00	174.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	210.00–215.00	211.67
1	—	580	168.00	168.00
5	—	216	267.50–275.00	268.89
1	—	600	160.00	160.00
4	—	373	190.00–200.00	195.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	170.00–177.50	173.75
3	—	360	170.00–180.00	173.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	175.00–180.00	177.54

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,030	58.00–72.00	63.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	842	86.00–115.00	96.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	112.00–119.00	115.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	840	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,130.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,488	71.00–80.00	75.68
4	—	1,500	86.00–89.00	87.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	900	51.00–59.00	56.00
3	—	1,000	60.00–64.00	61.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	57.00–62.00	59.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	45.00–49.00	46.90

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