Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows and bulls slightly lower. Feeder steers and bulls were steady, feeder heifers were slightly higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.73/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$152.73

55 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$8.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.95

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	360	156.49	564	16thin
Medium and Large 1	450	152.78	688	27
Medium and Large 3	324	147.60	479	12thin

One grade step is worth $8.89/cwt here — about $85 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 sale55 hd

152.73

—

FL average9 barns · 660 hd

150.78

+1.95

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	1,295	66.14	857	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,307	51.44	672	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	979	46.36	454	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	870	34.58	301	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	790	75.00/cwt	70.00–80.00	593	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	930	982.66/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	9,139	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	753	476.08/cwt	450.00–500.00	3,585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	148.05/cwt	142.00–151.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	131.03/cwt	128.00–134.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	174.09/cwt	170.00–178.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	162.42/cwt	157.50–164.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	173.69/cwt	170.00–177.50	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	128.52/cwt	126.00–131.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	141.27/cwt	140.00–142.50	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	126.96/cwt	124.00–130.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	145.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	134.37/cwt	132.00–139.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	158.63/cwt	152.00–162.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	184.25/cwt	177.50–187.50	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	202.95/cwt	201.00–205.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	149.15/cwt	147.50–150.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	144.76/cwt	140.00–148.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	159.12/cwt	157.50–162.50	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	172.54/cwt	170.00–175.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	153.96/cwt	150.00–158.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	182.30/cwt	180.00–189.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	170.85/cwt	170.00–172.50	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	133.54/cwt	129.00–138.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	188.78/cwt	187.50–190.00	425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	161.40/cwt	160.00–164.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	144.48/cwt	140.00–149.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	142.37/cwt	140.00–146.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	185.94/cwt	180.00–189.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	196.68/cwt	195.00–197.50	458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	193.26/cwt	190.00–200.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	226.98/cwt	226.00–228.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	193.97/cwt	190.00–198.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	173.52/cwt	170.00–177.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	183.55/cwt	180.00–187.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	182.04/cwt	180.00–184.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	151.96/cwt	149.00–155.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	130.52/cwt	128.00–133.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	168.48/cwt	165.00–172.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	179.52/cwt	178.00–181.00	700	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	34.58/cwt	31.00–38.00	301	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	51.44/cwt	50.00–54.00	672	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,012	44.38/cwt	41.00–47.00	449	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	912	50.33/cwt	49.00–51.00	459	3
Bulls	—	—	1,295	66.14/cwt	62.00–70.00	857	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,048	67.50/cwt	66.00–69.00	707	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 16, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 364Last week 265Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 36Year ago 0

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows and bulls slightly lower. Feeder steers and bulls were steady, feeder heifers were slightly higher.

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	—	790	70.00–80.00	75.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	66.00–69.00	67.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	900.00–1,050.00	982.66
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	753	450.00–500.00	476.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	142.00–151.00	148.05
2	—	515	128.00–134.00	131.03
4	—	428	140.00–142.50	141.27
3	—	340	157.50–162.50	159.12
4	—	225	187.50–190.00	188.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	170.00–178.00	174.09
2	—	360	124.00–130.00	126.96
2	—	308	140.00–150.00	145.04
3	—	418	132.00–139.00	134.37
3	—	277	152.00–162.00	158.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	391	157.50–164.00	162.42
2	—	320	170.00–177.50	173.69
4	—	570	126.00–131.00	128.52
3	—	267	177.50–187.50	184.25
2	—	215	201.00–205.00	202.95
3	—	413	147.50–150.00	149.15
5	—	489	140.00–148.00	144.76
4	—	690	120.00–122.00	121.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	138.00–140.00	139.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	180.00–187.00	183.55
2	—	270	180.00–184.00	182.04
2	—	410	149.00–155.00	151.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	128.00–133.00	130.52
2	—	443	165.00–172.00	168.48
2	—	390	178.00–181.00	179.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	170.00–175.00	172.54
3	—	233	195.00–197.50	196.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	150.00–158.00	153.96
4	—	363	180.00–189.00	182.30
3	—	425	170.00–172.50	170.85
2	—	590	129.00–138.00	133.54
5	—	541	140.00–146.00	142.37
4	—	270	226.00–228.00	226.98
2	—	343	190.00–198.00	193.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	160.00–164.00	161.40
2	—	458	140.00–149.00	144.48
3	—	318	180.00–189.00	185.94
3	—	292	190.00–200.00	193.26
2	—	368	170.00–177.00	173.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	870	31.00–38.00	34.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,307	50.00–54.00	51.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,012	41.00–47.00	44.38
3	—	912	49.00–51.00	50.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	62.00–70.00	66.14

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle