Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-06-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.62/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$140.62

43 head · 395 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$5.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.23

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	344	143.80	494	12thin
Medium and Large 1	442	140.12	620	17thin
Medium and Large 2	381	138.49	527	14thin

One grade step is worth $5.31/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale43 hd

140.62

—

FL average10 barns · 1,034 hd

141.84

−1.23

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	—	High	1,426	85.55	1,220	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,302	60.32	785	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,094	55.47	607	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	750	51.49	386	4thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	592	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	183.53/cwt	180.00–187.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	160.94/cwt	159.00–162.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	142.03/cwt	140.00–144.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	171.65/cwt	170.00–172.50	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	158.73/cwt	152.00–162.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	138.26/cwt	137.50–139.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	218	173.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	142.10/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	145.93/cwt	142.00–150.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	687	85.05/cwt	80.00–90.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	336	159.35/cwt	158.00–160.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	113.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	133.71/cwt	130.00–139.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	151.51/cwt	151.00–152.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	128.34/cwt	128.00–129.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	143.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	479	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	144.03/cwt	140.00–146.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	186.21/cwt	185.00–187.50	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	276	151.75/cwt	145.00–155.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	135.77/cwt	129.00–139.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	127.01/cwt	125.00–128.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	123.68/cwt	120.00–127.50	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	241	243.24/cwt	240.00–250.00	586	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	852	96.58/cwt	94.00–99.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	151.40/cwt	148.00–155.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	152.02/cwt	150.00–158.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	139.94/cwt	138.00–142.00	591	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	982	70.02/cwt	65.00–74.00	688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	86.32/cwt	84.00–89.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	161.02/cwt	158.00–164.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	145.28/cwt	140.00–148.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	175.77/cwt	171.00–181.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	165.81/cwt	162.50–169.00	716	2
Bulls	—	—	1,556	89.89/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,399	4
Bulls	—	—	1,340	82.65/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,108	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	997	47.51/cwt	47.00–48.00	474	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	54.74/cwt	53.00–57.00	608	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	60.18/cwt	58.00–64.00	678	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,302	60.32/cwt	59.00–63.00	785	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	55.47/cwt	55.00–56.00	424	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	47.51/cwt	46.00–49.00	349	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 Jun 25, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 244Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	592	130.00–133.00	131.51
2	—	342	180.00–187.00	183.53
3	—	416	159.00–162.00	160.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	140.00–144.00	142.03
3	—	333	170.00–172.50	171.65
3	—	366	152.00–162.00	158.73
4	—	432	142.00–150.00	145.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	687	80.00–90.00	85.05
3	—	336	158.00–160.00	159.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	137.50–139.00	138.26
3	—	218	170.00–180.00	173.13
2	—	535	110.00–117.00	113.53
3	—	276	145.00–155.00	151.75
2	—	427	120.00–127.50	123.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	140.00–145.00	142.10
2	—	335	155.00–160.00	157.46
5	—	480	130.00–139.00	133.71
2	—	365	151.00–152.00	151.51
3	—	533	128.00–129.00	128.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	333	140.00–150.00	143.82
3	—	423	129.00–139.00	135.77
3	—	466	125.00–128.00	127.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	511	140.00–146.00	144.03
3	—	241	240.00–250.00	243.24
4	—	466	150.00–158.00	152.02
2	—	377	171.00–181.00	175.77
2	—	432	162.50–169.00	165.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	185.00–187.50	186.21
4	—	422	148.00–155.00	151.40
2	—	255	200.00–210.00	205.00
2	—	367	158.00–164.00	161.02
3	—	460	140.00–148.00	145.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	138.00–142.00	139.94

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	852	94.00–99.00	96.58
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	982	65.00–74.00	70.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	84.00–89.00	86.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,556	87.00–94.00	89.89
6	—	1,340	76.00–86.00	82.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	997	47.00–48.00	47.51
4	—	1,110	53.00–57.00	54.74
4	—	1,127	58.00–64.00	60.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,302	59.00–63.00	60.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	55.00–56.00	55.47
2	—	735	46.00–49.00	47.51

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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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