Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows were steady. Feeder steers, bulls steady, and heifers were steady. Heavy rain kept the numbers down.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.04/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$171.04

52 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$156

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

$6.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.48

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	328	176.14	578	9thin
Medium and Large 2	381	170.94	651	10thin
Medium and Large 1	432	169.68	734	33

One grade step is worth $6.46/cwt here — about −$156 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 sale52 hd

171.04

—

FL average10 barns · 647 hd

177.52

−6.48

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,243	54.56	678	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,059	54.05	573	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	758	43.98	333	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	154.95/cwt	151.00–159.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	261	163.05/cwt	160.00–165.00	426	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	89.39/cwt	88.00–91.00	943	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	74.51/cwt	70.00–80.00	785	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	868	815.56/cwt	750.00–875.00	7,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	139.02/cwt	135.00–143.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	192.10/cwt	191.00–199.00	640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	186.87/cwt	180.00–190.00	417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	146.47/cwt	145.00–148.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	124.02/cwt	122.00–126.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	135.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	151.70/cwt	150.00–160.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	171.85/cwt	170.00–177.50	548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	201.63/cwt	200.00–205.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	172.07/cwt	167.00–177.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	182.97/cwt	180.00–189.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	121.15/cwt	120.00–122.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	166.03/cwt	164.00–172.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	153.43/cwt	150.00–160.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	141.99/cwt	141.00–143.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	241.74/cwt	240.00–245.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	220.05/cwt	215.00–225.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	149.98/cwt	148.00–151.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	173.78/cwt	172.50–175.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	165.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	182.44/cwt	180.00–185.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	234.94/cwt	230.00–240.00	512	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	853	677.86/cwt	650.00–700.00	5,782	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	49.98/cwt	49.00–51.00	485	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	54.56/cwt	53.00–56.00	678	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	758	43.98/cwt	42.00–46.00	333	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	55.41/cwt	53.00–57.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	193.68/cwt	190.00–197.50	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	222.44/cwt	220.00–225.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	172.97/cwt	170.00–176.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	147.98/cwt	147.00–150.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	113.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	243	227.53/cwt	225.00–230.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	151.31/cwt	150.00–154.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	145.33/cwt	145.00–146.00	635	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 May 21, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 338Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 18Year ago 0

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows were steady. Feeder steers, bulls steady, and heifers were steady. Heavy rain kept the numbers down.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	151.00–159.00	154.95
2	—	525	140.00–142.00	141.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	155.00–160.00	157.54
2	—	463	135.00–143.00	139.02
2	—	263	170.00–176.00	172.97
3	—	372	147.00–150.00	147.98
3	—	437	145.00–146.00	145.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	261	160.00–165.00	163.05
3	—	223	180.00–190.00	186.87
2	—	525	122.00–126.00	124.02
2	—	370	130.00–140.00	135.07
2	—	565	110.00–118.00	113.96
3	—	327	150.00–154.00	151.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	333	191.00–199.00	192.10
3	—	368	180.00–189.00	182.97
7	—	631	120.00–122.00	121.15
4	—	433	164.00–172.00	166.03
3	—	467	150.00–160.00	153.43
4	—	520	141.00–143.00	141.99
3	—	225	240.00–245.00	241.74
2	—	263	215.00–225.00	220.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	145.00–148.00	146.47
4	—	319	170.00–177.50	171.85
3	—	267	200.00–205.00	201.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	150.00–160.00	151.70
2	—	365	167.00–177.00	172.07
2	—	243	225.00–230.00	227.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	148.00–151.00	149.98
2	—	320	160.00–170.00	165.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	172.50–175.00	173.78
2	—	270	190.00–197.50	193.68
2	—	225	220.00–225.00	222.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	150.00–151.00	150.51
2	—	338	180.00–185.00	182.44
2	—	218	230.00–240.00	234.94

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	—	1,055	88.00–91.00	89.39
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,053	70.00–80.00	74.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	868	750.00–875.00	815.56
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	650.00–700.00	677.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	49.00–51.00	49.98
6	—	1,089	53.00–57.00	55.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	53.00–56.00	54.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	42.00–46.00	43.98

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Ocala Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

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

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle