Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows were slightly higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.04/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$177.04

49 head · 387 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$38.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.56

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	398	181.08	721	29
Medium and Large 2	371	174.39	648	18thin
Medium and Large 3	375	142.47	534	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.61/cwt here — about $186 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 sale49 hd

177.04

—

FL average10 barns · 668 hd

184.60

−7.56

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	1,419	74.52	1,057	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,247	56.70	707	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,028	56.17	577	8thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	58.56/cwt	54.00–63.00	625	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,110	61.99/cwt	60.00–64.00	688	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	55.19/cwt	52.00–59.00	710	7
Bulls	—	—	1,419	74.52/cwt	69.00–78.00	1,057	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	910	48.99/cwt	48.00–50.00	446	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	53.18/cwt	51.00–55.00	590	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	925	813.45/cwt	800.00–825.00	7,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	129.70/cwt	127.00–135.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	213.47/cwt	212.00–215.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	165.02/cwt	160.00–167.50	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	163.45/cwt	160.00–167.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	142.11/cwt	138.00–145.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	200.38/cwt	195.50–205.50	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	159.12/cwt	157.50–165.00	414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	127.97/cwt	124.00–130.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	169.49/cwt	169.00–170.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	143.94/cwt	140.00–148.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	154.47/cwt	150.00–159.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	173.80/cwt	165.00–175.00	761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	140.81/cwt	140.00–142.00	597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	177.63/cwt	175.00–179.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	232	187.27/cwt	185.00–192.00	434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	137.35/cwt	134.00–139.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	216.57/cwt	215.00–218.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	202.73/cwt	200.00–208.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	214	228.37/cwt	227.00–234.00	489	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	157.33/cwt	156.00–158.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	182.17/cwt	180.00–189.00	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	143.46/cwt	140.00–147.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	150.99/cwt	149.00–152.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	160.69/cwt	160.00–162.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	191.96/cwt	190.00–196.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	181.63/cwt	180.00–185.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	116.98/cwt	114.00–120.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	161.52/cwt	158.00–165.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	142.97/cwt	141.00–145.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	130.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	209.49/cwt	209.00–210.00	566	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 23, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 364Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows were slightly higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,067	54.00–63.00	58.56
2	—	910	48.00–50.00	48.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	60.00–64.00	61.99
7	—	1,286	52.00–59.00	55.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,419	69.00–78.00	74.52

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	51.00–55.00	53.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	800.00–825.00	813.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	127.00–135.00	129.70
2	—	215	212.00–215.00	213.47
3	—	393	160.00–167.50	165.02
3	—	537	134.00–139.00	137.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	138.00–145.00	142.11
5	—	260	157.50–165.00	159.12
2	—	335	140.00–148.00	143.94
6	—	232	185.00–192.00	187.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	195.50–205.50	200.38
3	—	463	124.00–130.00	127.97
4	—	358	150.00–159.00	154.47
5	—	424	140.00–142.00	140.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	160.00–167.00	163.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	140.00–150.00	145.03
3	—	322	180.00–185.00	181.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	114.00–120.00	116.98
2	—	473	158.00–165.00	161.52
2	—	365	170.00–175.00	172.53
2	—	563	141.00–145.00	142.97
2	—	270	209.00–210.00	209.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	169.00–170.00	169.49
2	—	220	215.00–218.00	216.57
3	—	263	200.00–208.00	202.73
4	—	336	180.00–189.00	182.17
2	—	465	140.00–147.00	143.46
3	—	417	160.00–162.00	160.69
2	—	590	129.00–132.00	130.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	125.00–130.00	127.52
8	—	438	165.00–175.00	173.80
3	—	360	175.00–179.00	177.63
5	—	214	227.00–234.00	228.37
3	—	467	156.00–158.00	157.33
2	—	265	210.00–220.00	215.09
3	—	542	149.00–152.00	150.99
3	—	317	190.00–196.00	191.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.47

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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Steers · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle