Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. The feeder steers were slightly lower, bulls steady and the heifers steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.69/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$157.69

41 head · 385 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$83

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$4.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.77

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	368	160.66	592	10thin
Medium and Large 3	332	157.31	522	13thin
Medium and Large 1	432	156.31	675	18thin

One grade step is worth $4.35/cwt here — about −$83 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 sale41 hd

157.69

—

FL average10 barns · 683 hd

159.46

−1.77

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	—	High	1,334	72.74	970	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,240	58.38	724	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	989	51.41	508	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	785	44.49	349	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	168.99/cwt	168.00–170.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	172.88/cwt	170.00–179.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	284	171.20/cwt	170.00–178.00	486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	179.30/cwt	176.00–182.50	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	151.98/cwt	150.00–154.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	189.92/cwt	185.00–195.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	191.40/cwt	184.00–194.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	196.29/cwt	192.00–201.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	132.54/cwt	129.00–136.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	216.76/cwt	216.00–217.50	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	206.76/cwt	200.00–210.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	166.10/cwt	162.00–170.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	184.85/cwt	180.00–190.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	153.23/cwt	149.00–156.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	183.95/cwt	180.00–186.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	130.97/cwt	128.00–136.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	135.41/cwt	131.00–140.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	160.65/cwt	160.00–162.00	525	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	44.49/cwt	44.00–45.00	349	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	958	50.66/cwt	50.00–51.00	485	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	76.45/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,189	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	60.48/cwt	59.00–63.00	758	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,222	55.59/cwt	53.00–57.00	679	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	45.46/cwt	42.00–49.00	472	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	58.49/cwt	58.00–59.00	576	2
Bulls	—	—	1,113	69.02/cwt	66.00–72.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	159.91/cwt	155.00–165.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	169.85/cwt	165.00–175.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	154.11/cwt	150.00–158.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	113.95/cwt	110.00–118.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	221.62/cwt	220.00–225.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	154.55/cwt	150.00–159.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	208	248.44/cwt	245.00–255.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	239.91/cwt	235.00–245.00	636	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	79.95/cwt	77.00–83.00	822	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	883	69.94/cwt	68.00–72.00	618	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	89.48/cwt	85.00–94.00	895	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	723	760.99/cwt	675.00–850.00	5,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	109.96/cwt	107.00–113.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	200.82/cwt	200.00–202.50	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	163.70/cwt	160.00–167.50	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	213.41/cwt	210.00–220.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	101.94/cwt	99.00–105.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	151.70/cwt	150.00–155.00	812	3

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 26, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 188Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 24Year ago 0

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. The feeder steers were slightly lower, bulls steady and the heifers steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	168.00–170.00	168.99
2	—	320	185.00–195.00	189.92
4	—	360	184.00–194.00	191.40
2	—	420	162.00–170.00	166.10
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	176.00–182.50	179.30
2	—	425	150.00–154.00	151.98
3	—	262	220.00–225.00	221.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	216.00–217.50	216.76
3	—	370	200.00–210.00	206.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	170.00–179.00	172.88
3	—	263	180.00–186.00	183.95
2	—	375	150.00–158.00	154.11
2	—	588	110.00–118.00	113.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	284	170.00–178.00	171.20
2	—	435	129.00–136.00	132.54
2	—	378	131.00–140.00	135.41
3	—	327	160.00–162.00	160.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	192.00–201.00	196.29
2	—	385	160.00–165.00	162.47
4	—	335	180.00–190.00	184.85
4	—	421	149.00–156.00	153.23
4	—	518	128.00–136.00	130.97
2	—	685	107.00–113.00	109.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	155.00–165.00	159.91
2	—	315	180.00–185.00	182.54
2	—	465	150.00–159.00	154.55
3	—	208	245.00–255.00	248.44
2	—	375	160.00–167.50	163.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	165.00–175.00	169.85
3	—	278	210.00–220.00	213.41
2	—	663	99.00–105.00	101.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	235.00–245.00	239.91
3	—	367	200.00–202.50	200.82
3	—	535	150.00–155.00	151.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	44.00–45.00	44.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	50.00–51.00	50.66
2	—	1,038	42.00–49.00	45.46
2	—	985	58.00–59.00	58.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,253	59.00–63.00	60.48
3	—	1,222	53.00–57.00	55.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	75.00–78.00	76.45
2	—	1,113	66.00–72.00	69.02

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,028	77.00–83.00	79.95
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	883	68.00–72.00	69.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	85.00–94.00	89.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	723	675.00–850.00	760.99

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle