Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows and bulls were steady, all feeder classes steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.40/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$139.40

56 head · 405 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$9.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.84

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	144.79	632	23
Medium and Large 2	421	136.44	574	14thin
Medium and Large 3	356	135.05	481	19thin

One grade step is worth $9.74/cwt here — about $150 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 sale56 hd

139.40

—

FL average10 barns · 979 hd

135.56

+3.84

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	1,348	79.55	1,072	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,220	53.44	652	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,085	53.29	578	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	830	45.36	376	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	358	151.79/cwt	150.00–157.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	143.56/cwt	141.00–146.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	161.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	113.55/cwt	110.00–117.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	257	199.19/cwt	197.50–202.50	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	141.07/cwt	140.00–145.00	447	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	181.63/cwt	177.00–184.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	156.02/cwt	150.00–159.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	136.46/cwt	134.00–139.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	171.86/cwt	170.00–172.50	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	137.19/cwt	130.00–139.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	152.91/cwt	150.00–156.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	220.10/cwt	215.00–225.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	158.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	145.26/cwt	140.00–147.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	144.56/cwt	142.00–145.00	610	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	174.88/cwt	170.00–180.00	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	190.53/cwt	187.00–194.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	240.38/cwt	235.50–245.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	164.02/cwt	161.00–167.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	209.91/cwt	205.00–215.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	238	224.13/cwt	220.00–228.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	137.38/cwt	136.00–139.50	789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	153.37/cwt	148.00–156.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	121.96/cwt	120.00–126.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	202.35/cwt	197.50–207.50	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	132.62/cwt	130.00–139.00	481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	151.96/cwt	150.00–156.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	144.05/cwt	140.00–148.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	122.65/cwt	120.00–128.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	124.54/cwt	122.00–127.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	133.97/cwt	132.00–138.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	182.57/cwt	180.00–185.00	676	2
Bulls	—	—	1,348	79.55/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,072	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	45.36/cwt	41.00–50.00	376	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	53.44/cwt	52.00–55.00	652	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	48.02/cwt	46.00–51.00	525	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	59.47/cwt	58.00–61.00	595	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	55.48/cwt	54.00–57.00	621	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	898	89.62/cwt	87.00–93.00	805	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	795	63.95/cwt	60.00–68.00	508	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	870	78.78/cwt	77.00–80.00	685	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	803	683.88/cwt	625.00–725.00	5,492	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	987.29/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	10,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	758	821.86/cwt	775.00–875.00	6,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	258	191.65/cwt	190.00–192.50	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	208	210.86/cwt	210.00–212.50	439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	162.28/cwt	160.00–163.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	175.94/cwt	173.00–182.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	197.20/cwt	192.00–200.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	161.48/cwt	160.00–163.00	711	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 Jul 16, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 448Last week 551Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 72Year ago 0

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows and bulls were steady, all feeder classes steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	150.00–157.00	151.79
6	—	435	141.00–146.00	143.56
5	—	318	160.00–170.00	161.95
5	—	541	130.00–139.00	137.19
3	—	565	120.00–126.00	121.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	110.00–117.00	113.55
3	—	327	150.00–156.00	151.96
4	—	375	140.00–148.00	144.05
2	—	518	122.00–127.00	124.54
3	—	417	132.00–138.00	133.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	317	140.00–145.00	141.07
7	—	363	130.00–139.00	132.62
3	—	458	120.00–128.00	122.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	257	197.50–202.50	199.19
5	—	368	150.00–160.00	158.04
7	—	422	142.00–145.00	144.56
6	—	318	170.00–180.00	174.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	177.00–184.00	181.63
3	—	463	150.00–159.00	156.02
2	—	565	134.00–139.00	136.46
2	—	540	140.00–145.00	142.52
2	—	268	235.50–245.00	240.38
2	—	428	161.00–167.00	164.02
2	—	330	197.50–207.50	202.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	170.00–172.50	171.86
2	—	433	150.00–156.00	152.91
2	—	260	215.00–225.00	220.10
4	—	459	140.00–147.00	145.26
2	—	338	187.00–194.00	190.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	205.00–215.00	209.91
2	—	238	220.00–228.00	224.13
4	—	380	160.00–163.00	162.28
3	—	317	173.00–182.00	175.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	136.00–139.50	137.38
3	—	487	148.00–156.00	153.37
2	—	370	180.00–185.00	182.57
3	—	328	192.00–200.00	197.20
2	—	440	160.00–163.00	161.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	190.00–192.50	191.65
3	—	208	210.00–212.50	210.86
2	—	313	160.00–170.00	164.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	79.00–80.00	79.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	41.00–50.00	45.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	52.00–55.00	53.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,093	46.00–51.00	48.02
2	—	1,000	58.00–61.00	59.47
4	—	1,119	54.00–57.00	55.48

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	—	898	87.00–93.00	89.62
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	795	60.00–68.00	63.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	77.00–80.00	78.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	803	625.00–725.00	683.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,023	900.00–1,075.00	987.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	775.00–875.00	821.86

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle