Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-07-23

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.63/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$165.63

51 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$15.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.11

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	170.53	751	28
Medium and Large 3	343	168.51	578	8thin
Medium and Large 2	417	154.96	645	15thin

One grade step is worth $15.57/cwt here — about $105 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 sale51 hd

165.63

—

FL average10 barns · 1,194 hd

157.52

+8.11

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	1,112	72.74	809	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	58.93	829	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	51.65	633	8thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	152.96/cwt	150.00–156.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	142.29/cwt	140.00–149.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	161.33/cwt	157.50–165.00	536	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	800	84.56/cwt	80.00–89.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	199.08/cwt	192.50–202.50	514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	135.52/cwt	134.00–137.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	194.98/cwt	190.00–197.50	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	142.73/cwt	140.00–144.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	147.51/cwt	146.00–149.00	800	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	942	72.30/cwt	68.00–78.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	151.02/cwt	150.00–156.00	711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	175.37/cwt	170.00–179.00	600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	232.55/cwt	230.00–235.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	164.54/cwt	161.00–168.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	176.22/cwt	172.50–180.00	647	4
Bulls	—	—	1,112	72.74/cwt	70.00–75.00	809	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	54.04/cwt	51.00–57.00	670	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	44.48/cwt	42.00–47.00	525	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	58.93/cwt	58.00–60.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	184.66/cwt	184.00–185.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	154.60/cwt	150.00–157.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	163.23/cwt	162.50–164.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	143.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	172.59/cwt	170.00–180.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	149.56/cwt	145.00–154.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	692	89.00/cwt	88.00–90.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	266	198.38/cwt	195.00–200.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	135.40/cwt	132.00–139.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	144.09/cwt	140.00–148.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	140.88/cwt	140.00–146.00	502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	129.32/cwt	128.00–130.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	116.95/cwt	115.00–119.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	123.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	142.72/cwt	136.00–146.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	153.21/cwt	150.00–160.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	506	110.34/cwt	110.00–111.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	120.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	150.64/cwt	150.00–152.50	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	137.19/cwt	132.00–139.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	133.24/cwt	132.50–134.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	137.57/cwt	132.50–142.50	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	247.66/cwt	245.00–250.00	570	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 23, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 448Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 61Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 36Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	150.00–156.00	152.96
4	—	462	140.00–149.00	142.29
5	—	342	170.00–179.00	175.37
2	—	515	132.50–134.00	133.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	332	157.50–165.00	161.33
3	—	258	192.50–202.50	199.08
3	—	436	136.00–146.00	142.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	134.00–137.00	135.52
3	—	341	190.00–197.50	194.98
3	—	581	140.00–144.00	142.73
4	—	542	146.00–149.00	147.51
6	—	471	150.00–156.00	151.02
2	—	265	230.00–235.00	232.55
2	—	425	161.00–168.00	164.54
4	—	367	172.50–180.00	176.22
2	—	230	245.00–250.00	247.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	366	184.00–185.00	184.66
3	—	481	150.00–157.00	154.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	162.50–164.00	163.23
2	—	422	140.00–148.00	143.98
4	—	328	170.00–180.00	172.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	145.00–154.00	149.56
2	—	430	130.00–132.00	131.02
2	—	692	88.00–90.00	89.00
3	—	266	195.00–200.00	198.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	132.00–139.00	135.40
7	—	356	140.00–146.00	140.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	140.00–148.00	144.09
3	—	523	128.00–130.00	129.32
2	—	615	122.00–125.00	123.51
4	—	357	150.00–152.50	150.64
4	—	465	132.00–139.00	137.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	115.00–119.00	116.95
3	—	265	150.00–160.00	153.21
3	—	506	110.00–111.00	110.34
4	—	427	120.00–124.00	120.98
2	—	335	132.50–142.50	137.57

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	80.00–89.00	84.56
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	942	68.00–78.00	72.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,112	70.00–75.00	72.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,240	51.00–57.00	54.04
2	—	1,180	42.00–47.00	44.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,407	58.00–60.00	58.93

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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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