Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.26/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$144.26

37 head · 402 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$216

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

$20.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.37

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	320	153.90	493	13thin
Medium and Large 2	412	141.54	583	17thin
Medium and Large 1	533	132.98	709	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.92/cwt here — about −$216 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 sale37 hd

144.26

—

FL average10 barns · 816 hd

151.63

−7.37

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	1,578	80.85	1,276	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,320	58.36	770	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,039	49.89	518	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	857	40.64	348	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	179.59/cwt	175.00–184.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	208	186.56/cwt	180.00–190.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	178.40/cwt	175.00–182.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	132.52/cwt	129.00–136.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	144.46/cwt	141.00–148.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	208	221.72/cwt	220.00–225.00	461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	191.69/cwt	190.00–192.50	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	165.51/cwt	165.00–166.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	134.97/cwt	132.00–138.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	141.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	200.02/cwt	198.00–201.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	195.92/cwt	192.00–200.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	141.95/cwt	140.00–145.00	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	161.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	151.22/cwt	150.00–152.50	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	157.38/cwt	155.00–162.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	182.03/cwt	180.00–184.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	185.09/cwt	180.00–190.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	192.43/cwt	190.00–197.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.62/cwt	150.00–160.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	183.03/cwt	181.00–185.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	129.03/cwt	126.00–132.00	723	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	725	97.96/cwt	96.00–100.00	710	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	93.41/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,705	2
Bulls	—	—	1,150	66.10/cwt	63.00–69.00	760	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,022	47.00/cwt	46.00–49.00	480	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	52.77/cwt	50.00–58.00	557	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	58.36/cwt	55.00–60.00	770	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	40.64/cwt	40.00–42.00	348	3
Bulls	—	—	1,758	83.04/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,460	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	74.52/cwt	70.00–79.00	805	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	893	82.27/cwt	80.00–87.00	735	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	860	780.81/cwt	675.00–875.00	6,715	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,026.16/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	12,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	153.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	223.10/cwt	222.50–225.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	125.63/cwt	124.00–129.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	133.47/cwt	131.00–136.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	141.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	171.03/cwt	170.00–172.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	132.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	125.11/cwt	120.00–130.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.53/cwt	139.00–144.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	163.25/cwt	160.00–170.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	168.60/cwt	164.00–173.00	725	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 Apr 9, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 347Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 52Year ago 0

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	175.00–184.00	179.59
2	—	565	132.00–138.00	134.97
4	—	528	140.00–148.00	141.97
3	—	317	198.00–201.00	200.02
3	—	465	155.00–162.00	157.38
2	—	430	164.00–173.00	168.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	208	220.00–225.00	221.72
2	—	265	192.00–200.00	195.92
2	—	380	150.00–152.50	151.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	190.00–192.50	191.69
3	—	365	160.00–165.00	161.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	208	180.00–190.00	186.56
3	—	315	150.00–155.00	153.39
2	—	360	130.00–134.00	132.03
3	—	262	160.00–170.00	163.25
2	—	543	112.00–115.00	113.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	175.00–182.00	178.40
2	—	335	165.00–166.00	165.51
5	—	389	140.00–145.00	141.95
2	—	570	110.00–115.00	112.57
4	—	465	120.00–130.00	125.11
2	—	425	139.00–144.00	141.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	129.00–136.00	132.52
2	—	470	141.00–148.00	144.46
3	—	588	124.00–129.00	125.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	180.00–184.00	182.03
4	—	408	140.00–144.00	141.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	180.00–190.00	185.09
4	—	228	222.50–225.00	223.10
2	—	410	131.00–136.00	133.47
2	—	330	170.00–172.00	171.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	190.00–197.00	192.43
3	—	473	150.00–160.00	156.62
2	—	365	181.00–185.00	183.03
2	—	560	126.00–132.00	129.03

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	725	96.00–100.00	97.96
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	70.00–79.00	74.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	893	80.00–87.00	82.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	675.00–875.00	780.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,026.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,825	89.00–98.00	93.41
2	—	1,150	63.00–69.00	66.10
2	—	1,758	81.00–85.00	83.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	46.00–49.00	47.00
3	—	1,055	50.00–58.00	52.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,320	55.00–60.00	58.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	857	40.00–42.00	40.64

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