Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows steady. Feeders classes steady. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.15/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$146.15

36 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$184

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1

$23.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.31

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	386	151.09	582	19thin
Medium and Large 2	446	147.87	660	11thin
Medium and Large 1	602	127.33	767	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.76/cwt here — about −$184 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 sale36 hd

146.15

—

FL average9 barns · 721 hd

159.45

−13.31

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,096	56.56	620	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	52.97	821	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	875	44.97	393	2thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 1	—	553	133.49/cwt	132.00–134.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	114.02/cwt	112.00–116.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	195.06/cwt	190.00–200.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	253	168.29/cwt	165.00–170.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	180.93/cwt	173.00–185.00	416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	169.08/cwt	164.00–174.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	167.28/cwt	164.00–174.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	149.00/cwt	147.50–152.00	626	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	942	952.43/cwt	900.00–975.00	8,972	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	898	1,074.23/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	9,647	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	73.73/cwt	73.00–74.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	206.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	143.92/cwt	140.00–148.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	233	257.58/cwt	255.00–260.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	145.96/cwt	144.00–148.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	183.26/cwt	180.00–190.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	102.33/cwt	100.00–107.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	243.82/cwt	240.00–247.50	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	154.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	185.37/cwt	181.00–190.00	497	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	798	79.00/cwt	78.00–80.00	630	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	61.03/cwt	57.00–65.00	738	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	53.54/cwt	52.00–54.00	522	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	58.58/cwt	55.00–60.00	689	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	52.97/cwt	52.00–54.00	821	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	44.97/cwt	44.00–46.00	393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	132.05/cwt	127.00–137.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	156.04/cwt	152.00–160.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	143.41/cwt	140.00–147.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	261.72/cwt	260.00–265.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	163.01/cwt	162.00–164.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	176.94/cwt	172.00–182.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	183.28/cwt	178.00–185.00	711	4

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 19, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 203Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 53Year ago 0

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows steady. Feeders classes steady. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	553	132.00–134.00	133.49
2	—	700	110.00–120.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	112.00–116.00	114.02
3	—	253	165.00–170.00	168.29
4	—	230	173.00–185.00	180.93
4	—	535	124.00–127.00	125.51
2	—	325	164.00–174.00	169.08
2	—	373	150.00–160.00	154.90
2	—	475	127.00–137.00	132.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	164.00–174.00	167.28
3	—	420	147.50–152.00	149.00
3	—	650	100.00–107.00	102.33
2	—	268	181.00–190.00	185.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	124.00–125.00	124.66
2	—	385	190.00–200.00	195.06
2	—	425	172.00–182.00	176.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	338	200.00–210.00	206.04
2	—	530	140.00–148.00	143.92
4	—	388	178.00–185.00	183.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	240.00–247.50	243.82
2	—	515	152.00–160.00	156.04
2	—	575	140.00–147.00	143.41
3	—	223	260.00–265.00	261.72
2	—	425	162.00–164.00	163.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	255.00–260.00	257.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	144.00–148.00	145.96
3	—	322	180.00–190.00	183.26

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	942	900.00–975.00	952.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,074.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,025	73.00–74.00	73.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	798	78.00–80.00	79.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	57.00–65.00	61.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	975	52.00–54.00	53.54
6	—	1,176	55.00–60.00	58.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	52.00–54.00	52.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	44.00–46.00	44.97

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