Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.18/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$143.18

55 head · 363 lb average

Value per head Derived

$519

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$217

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

$14.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.15

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	280	150.20	421	23
Medium and Large 2	344	141.51	487	12thin
Medium and Large 1	469	136.12	638	20

One grade step is worth $14.08/cwt here — about −$217 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

143.18

—

FL average9 barns · 824 hd

143.04

+0.15

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	1,425	77.43	1,103	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,140	57.75	658	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,063	54.75	582	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	878	44.94	395	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 3	—	264	155.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	411	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	136.61/cwt	134.00–140.00	497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	132.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	416	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	127.72/cwt	125.00–129.00	488	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	900.72/cwt	825.00–975.00	9,322	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,012.77/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	11,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	828	774.92/cwt	750.00–800.00	6,416	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	870	82.36/cwt	80.00–85.00	717	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	73.22/cwt	70.00–77.00	947	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	77.43/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,103	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	55.24/cwt	52.00–57.00	609	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	58.73/cwt	58.00–60.00	620	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	46.07/cwt	45.00–47.00	470	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	56.50/cwt	56.00–57.00	644	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	58.99/cwt	58.00–60.00	672	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	44.94/cwt	42.00–48.00	395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	233.66/cwt	230.00–237.50	491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	172.61/cwt	168.00–175.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	211.69/cwt	210.00–217.00	472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	135.97/cwt	135.00–138.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	208	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	146.32/cwt	142.50–150.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	172.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	142.00/cwt	139.00–142.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	153.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	165.61/cwt	162.50–172.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	143.03/cwt	141.00–147.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	155.88/cwt	152.00–160.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	149.42/cwt	148.00–152.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	237.17/cwt	232.50–242.50	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	179.15/cwt	177.50–180.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	160.48/cwt	153.00–163.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	143.08/cwt	140.00–147.00	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	183.43/cwt	182.00–188.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	368	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	122.32/cwt	120.00–127.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	148.38/cwt	142.00–150.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	111.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	132.52/cwt	131.00–137.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	162.98/cwt	160.00–166.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	143.42/cwt	141.00–147.00	634	5

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 18, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 284Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 28Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	264	150.00–160.00	155.85
7	—	313	130.00–140.00	132.92
3	—	382	125.00–129.00	127.72
6	—	210	170.00–180.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	364	134.00–140.00	136.61
5	—	316	142.00–150.00	148.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	148.00–152.00	149.42
3	—	573	120.00–127.00	122.32
3	—	623	110.00–115.00	111.68
4	—	458	131.00–137.00	132.52
2	—	315	160.00–165.00	162.46
5	—	442	141.00–147.00	143.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	210	230.00–237.50	233.66
3	—	385	168.00–175.00	172.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	223	210.00–217.00	211.69
3	—	433	135.00–138.00	135.97
2	—	328	160.00–166.00	162.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	208	220.00–225.00	222.47
2	—	433	142.50–150.00	146.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	170.00–175.00	172.56
2	—	425	139.00–142.00	142.00
3	—	367	150.00–160.00	153.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	162.50–172.00	165.61
3	—	468	141.00–147.00	143.03
2	—	433	152.00–160.00	155.88
4	—	330	182.00–188.00	183.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	232.50–242.50	237.17
3	—	363	177.50–180.00	179.15
4	—	491	153.00–163.00	160.48
7	—	531	140.00–147.00	143.08

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	825.00–975.00	900.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.77
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	828	750.00–800.00	774.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	80.00–85.00	82.36
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,293	70.00–77.00	73.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	76.00–79.00	77.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,102	52.00–57.00	55.24
4	—	1,055	58.00–60.00	58.73
2	—	1,020	45.00–47.00	46.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	56.00–57.00	56.50
2	—	1,140	58.00–60.00	58.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	42.00–48.00	44.94

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

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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