Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to markets being closed previous week for July 4th holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.31/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$170.31

63 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$137

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

$28.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.85

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	282	194.09	547	8thin
Medium and Large 1	455	167.88	764	31
Medium and Large 2	413	165.53	684	24

One grade step is worth $28.56/cwt here — about −$137 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 sale63 hd

170.31

—

FL average4 barns · 741 hd

161.46

+8.85

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	1,278	80.62	1,030	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,365	60.50	826	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,087	54.96	597	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	817	47.33	386	4thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	470	143.96/cwt	142.00–148.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	172.92/cwt	170.00–176.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	198.03/cwt	195.00–201.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	150.49/cwt	148.00–153.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	212.45/cwt	207.50–217.50	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	154.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	184.07/cwt	180.00–189.00	585	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	147.27/cwt	145.00–148.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	144.57/cwt	140.00–149.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	240.02/cwt	237.50–242.50	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	159.11/cwt	152.50–162.50	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	216	230.68/cwt	230.00–232.50	498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	153.68/cwt	152.00–157.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	166.05/cwt	160.00–168.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	144.03/cwt	143.00–146.00	526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	243	243.79/cwt	240.00–247.50	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	136.01/cwt	132.00–137.00	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	198.07/cwt	197.00–202.50	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	173.24/cwt	170.00–180.00	641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	153.52/cwt	150.00–157.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	176.42/cwt	172.50–180.00	397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	129.98/cwt	124.00–132.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	143.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.96/cwt	127.00–130.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	121.03/cwt	120.00–124.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	151.57/cwt	150.00–157.50	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	135.01/cwt	134.00–137.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	144.26/cwt	140.00–147.50	479	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	131.47/cwt	130.00–139.00	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	164.08/cwt	161.00–167.50	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	187.58/cwt	185.00–190.00	619	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	140.68/cwt	140.00–142.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	187.45/cwt	185.00–190.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	204.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	257	162.53/cwt	160.00–167.50	418	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	735	616.75/cwt	550.00–675.00	4,533	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	77.41/cwt	74.00–80.00	770	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	888	86.34/cwt	82.00–91.00	767	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	830	71.64/cwt	70.00–73.00	595	2
Bulls	—	—	1,278	80.62/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,030	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	948	45.03/cwt	41.00–49.00	427	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	59.61/cwt	58.00–63.00	696	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	60.50/cwt	60.00–61.00	826	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	51.97/cwt	50.00–54.00	438	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	42.68/cwt	40.00–46.00	337	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	55.28/cwt	52.00–57.00	594	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 Jul 9, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 551Last week 217Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 66Year ago 0

No trends available due to markets being closed previous week for July 4th holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	142.00–148.00	143.96
2	—	370	170.00–176.00	172.92
2	—	268	207.50–217.50	212.45
8	—	330	185.00–190.00	187.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	195.00–201.00	198.03
2	—	428	148.00–153.00	150.49
2	—	360	150.00–160.00	154.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	140.00–142.00	140.68
2	—	275	185.00–190.00	187.45
2	—	235	200.00–210.00	204.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	318	180.00–189.00	184.07
4	—	478	140.00–149.00	144.57
3	—	363	152.50–162.50	159.11
3	—	412	152.00–157.00	153.68
2	—	243	240.00–247.50	243.79
5	—	594	132.00–137.00	136.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	589	145.00–148.00	147.27
2	—	268	237.50–242.50	240.02
4	—	436	160.00–168.00	166.05
5	—	338	197.00–202.50	198.07
6	—	370	170.00–180.00	173.24
6	—	468	150.00–157.00	153.52
4	—	688	124.00–132.00	129.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	140.00–145.00	142.48
4	—	216	230.00–232.50	230.68
2	—	328	170.00–175.00	172.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	143.00–146.00	144.03
3	—	520	127.00–130.00	128.96
4	—	576	120.00–124.00	121.03
5	—	324	150.00–157.50	151.57
2	—	428	130.00–132.00	130.98
3	—	463	134.00–137.00	135.01
2	—	263	170.00–175.00	172.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	172.50–180.00	176.42
7	—	332	140.00–147.50	144.26
6	—	368	130.00–139.00	131.47
3	—	257	160.00–167.50	162.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	140.00–145.00	143.32
2	—	328	161.00–167.50	164.08

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	735	550.00–675.00	616.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	74.00–80.00	77.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	888	82.00–91.00	86.34
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	830	70.00–73.00	71.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	78.00–83.00	80.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	41.00–49.00	45.03
4	—	1,168	58.00–63.00	59.61
4	—	1,075	52.00–57.00	55.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	60.00–61.00	60.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	843	50.00–54.00	51.97
2	—	790	40.00–46.00	42.68

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

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