Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers were steady, bulls and heifers also steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.63/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$156.63

60 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$32.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.02

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	177.88	792	15thin
Medium and Large 2	477	153.79	734	23
Medium and Large 3	431	145.12	625	22

One grade step is worth $32.76/cwt here — about $168 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 sale60 hd

156.63

—

FL average9 barns · 916 hd

156.61

+0.02

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	1,460	77.70	1,134	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,205	52.34	631	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	972	49.75	483	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	758	43.19	327	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1	—	680	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	166.52/cwt	165.00–168.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	135.30/cwt	130.00–138.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	108.01/cwt	100.00–110.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	161.32/cwt	160.00–164.00	424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	165.94/cwt	160.00–169.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	141.46/cwt	140.00–144.00	613	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	175.02/cwt	173.00–177.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	222.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	136.76/cwt	128.00–138.00	806	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	183.96/cwt	179.00–189.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	183.49/cwt	182.00–185.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	252.56/cwt	250.00–255.00	530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	151.67/cwt	150.00–157.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	162.26/cwt	160.00–163.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	141.35/cwt	140.00–144.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	173.92/cwt	170.00–178.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	132.35/cwt	130.00–139.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	123.49/cwt	120.00–127.00	806	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	52.34/cwt	50.00–55.00	631	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	46.52/cwt	45.00–48.00	444	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	758	43.19/cwt	40.00–46.00	327	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	988	52.98/cwt	50.00–56.00	523	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	77.70/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,134	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	57.39/cwt	54.00–62.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	153.66/cwt	153.00–154.00	553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	140.79/cwt	140.00–144.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.93/cwt	140.00–146.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	153.45/cwt	150.00–157.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	162.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	132.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	473	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	134.45/cwt	130.00–139.00	618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	208	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	134.52/cwt	130.00–139.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	132.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	119.34/cwt	116.00–120.00	570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	142.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	658	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	70.89/cwt	69.00–73.00	652	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	958	788.45/cwt	775.00–800.00	7,553	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	748	647.91/cwt	625.00–675.00	4,846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	116.94/cwt	113.00–121.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	274	182.67/cwt	175.00–185.00	501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	262	191.69/cwt	190.00–195.00	502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	129.55/cwt	126.00–130.00	675	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	163.14/cwt	160.00–166.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	142.29/cwt	137.00–145.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	177.31/cwt	172.00–180.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	94.98/cwt	92.00–98.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	406	129.19/cwt	126.00–130.00	525	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 Jul 30, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 528Last week 293Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 28Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers were steady, bulls and heifers also steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	126.00–128.00	126.99
2	—	415	165.00–168.00	166.52
2	—	368	182.00–185.00	183.49
4	—	210	250.00–255.00	252.56
5	—	583	140.00–144.00	140.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	130.00–138.00	135.30
3	—	358	160.00–169.00	165.94
8	—	433	140.00–144.00	141.46
2	—	323	173.00–177.00	175.02
6	—	458	130.00–139.00	134.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	170.00–175.00	172.48
2	—	265	220.00–225.00	222.45
8	—	589	128.00–138.00	136.76
2	—	313	179.00–189.00	183.96
2	—	660	110.00–120.00	115.04
5	—	463	140.00–150.00	142.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	100.00–110.00	108.01
2	—	430	140.00–146.00	142.93
2	—	365	150.00–157.00	153.45
2	—	313	160.00–165.00	162.56
3	—	462	130.00–136.00	132.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	160.00–164.00	161.32
7	—	356	130.00–140.00	132.89
6	—	478	116.00–120.00	119.34
2	—	665	92.00–98.00	94.98
2	—	323	145.00–147.00	145.98
5	—	406	126.00–130.00	129.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	150.00–157.00	151.67
4	—	378	160.00–163.00	162.26
3	—	463	140.00–144.00	141.35
3	—	262	190.00–195.00	191.69
9	—	521	126.00–130.00	129.55
3	—	327	172.00–180.00	177.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	170.00–178.00	173.92
4	—	569	130.00–139.00	132.35
2	—	653	120.00–127.00	123.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	360	153.00–154.00	153.66
6	—	460	130.00–139.00	134.45
2	—	208	215.00–220.00	217.53
2	—	518	113.00–121.00	116.94
4	—	274	175.00–185.00	182.67
2	—	320	160.00–166.00	163.14
3	—	428	137.00–145.00	142.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	50.00–55.00	52.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	45.00–48.00	46.52
2	—	988	50.00–56.00	52.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	40.00–46.00	43.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,460	75.00–81.00	77.70

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	54.00–62.00	57.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	69.00–73.00	70.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	775.00–800.00	788.45
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	748	625.00–675.00	647.91

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle