Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed previous week for Memorial Day.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.23/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$149.23

65 head · 382 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$7.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.45

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	393	152.53	600	36
Medium and Large 3	346	145.53	504	12thin
Medium and Large 2	381	144.84	552	17thin

One grade step is worth $7.68/cwt here — about $48 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 sale65 hd

149.23

—

FL average10 barns · 807 hd

153.68

−4.45

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	1,511	82.61	1,248	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,316	60.72	799	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,074	55.56	597	9thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	558	125.30/cwt	120.00–128.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	140.88/cwt	136.00–146.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	162.96/cwt	155.00–165.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	143.69/cwt	142.50–146.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	189.73/cwt	185.00–192.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	238	223.71/cwt	222.50–225.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	255.03/cwt	250.50–260.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	183.36/cwt	180.00–190.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	155.84/cwt	155.00–157.50	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	139.51/cwt	138.00–141.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	171.04/cwt	167.50–172.50	621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.32/cwt	140.00–142.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	156.75/cwt	150.00–160.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	184.92/cwt	180.00–190.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	133.35/cwt	132.00–136.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	243	233.71/cwt	230.00–237.50	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	137.56/cwt	134.00–141.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	205.09/cwt	200.00–210.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	173.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	155.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	162.82/cwt	160.00–167.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	172.46/cwt	170.00–177.50	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	146.02/cwt	145.00–150.00	492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	174.18/cwt	170.00–180.00	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	155.72/cwt	152.00–157.50	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	143.03/cwt	140.00–144.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	130.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	132.74/cwt	130.00–138.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	160.71/cwt	160.00–168.00	521	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	148.67/cwt	148.00–150.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	143.97/cwt	139.00–148.00	543	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	183.83/cwt	180.00–187.50	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	131.24/cwt	130.50–132.00	479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	264	191.23/cwt	190.00–195.00	505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	227	207.46/cwt	202.50–210.00	471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	173.42/cwt	170.00–180.00	456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	122.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	141.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	598	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	139.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	532	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	680	585.29/cwt	550.00–625.00	3,980	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	55.14/cwt	51.00–60.00	590	4
Bulls	—	—	1,455	81.23/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,182	2
Bulls	—	—	1,653	94.08/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,555	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	72.52/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,033	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	55.37/cwt	51.00–58.00	592	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	63.66/cwt	59.00–69.00	719	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	43.79/cwt	40.00–48.00	437	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	56.13/cwt	54.00–58.00	727	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	62.56/cwt	60.00–68.00	828	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.94/cwt	128.00–134.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	128.72/cwt	124.00–131.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	194.14/cwt	192.50–202.50	610	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	167.97/cwt	166.00–174.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	155.74/cwt	155.00–158.00	512	4

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 Jun 4, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 248Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 28Year ago 0

No trends available due to market being closed previous week for Memorial Day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	120.00–128.00	125.30
5	—	268	170.00–180.00	174.18
6	—	370	152.00–157.50	155.72
4	—	470	140.00–144.00	143.03
4	—	540	130.00–134.00	130.97
11	—	324	160.00–168.00	160.71
3	—	442	148.00–150.00	148.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	136.00–146.00	140.88
9	—	377	139.00–148.00	143.97
2	—	465	128.00–134.00	130.94
4	—	329	155.00–158.00	155.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	337	145.00–150.00	146.02
2	—	225	180.00–187.50	183.83
2	—	365	130.50–132.00	131.24
3	—	430	124.00–131.00	128.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	155.00–165.00	162.96
3	—	415	142.50–146.00	143.69
3	—	262	185.00–192.00	189.73
2	—	238	222.50–225.00	223.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	250.50–260.00	255.03
6	—	357	180.00–190.00	183.36
3	—	462	155.00–157.50	155.84
2	—	578	138.00–141.00	139.51
3	—	523	140.00–142.00	141.32
6	—	314	192.50–202.50	194.14
4	—	443	166.00–174.00	167.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	363	167.50–172.50	171.04
3	—	420	150.00–160.00	156.75
4	—	330	180.00–190.00	184.92
3	—	533	132.00–136.00	133.35
2	—	243	230.00–237.50	233.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	134.00–141.00	137.56
2	—	285	200.00–210.00	205.09
5	—	437	160.00–167.00	162.82
3	—	372	170.00–177.50	172.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	170.00–180.00	173.30
2	—	378	150.00–160.00	155.03
3	—	512	130.00–138.00	132.74
4	—	264	190.00–195.00	191.23
7	—	423	140.00–145.00	141.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	202.50–210.00	207.46
3	—	263	170.00–180.00	173.42
4	—	471	120.00–130.00	122.44
2	—	380	135.00–145.00	139.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	680	550.00–625.00	585.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,070	51.00–60.00	55.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	78.00–84.00	81.23
2	—	1,653	91.00–97.00	94.08
2	—	1,425	71.00–74.00	72.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	51.00–58.00	55.37
3	—	1,130	59.00–69.00	63.66
2	—	998	40.00–48.00	43.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	54.00–58.00	56.13
5	—	1,324	60.00–68.00	62.56

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