Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were also steady. Feeder steers, light weight steers were steady, heavier steers were slightly lower. Feeder bulls were steady, and feeder heifers were slightly lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.71/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$135.71

68 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$29.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.53

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	380	155.17	589	15thin
Medium and Large 2	436	136.58	596	23
Medium and Large 3	429	125.31	538	30

One grade step is worth $29.85/cwt here — about $51 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 sale68 hd

135.71

—

FL average9 barns · 888 hd

137.24

−1.53

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	1,218	76.82	936	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	54.02	718	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,088	50.21	546	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	788	44.57	351	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	457	147.35/cwt	145.00–152.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	130.22/cwt	127.50–133.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	161.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	188.80/cwt	188.50–190.00	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	170.54/cwt	170.00–175.00	578	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	115.23/cwt	110.00–117.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	143.99/cwt	141.00–147.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	129.34/cwt	128.00–130.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	242	250.88/cwt	247.50–257.50	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	130.02/cwt	127.50–135.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	213.73/cwt	212.50–215.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	166.89/cwt	165.00–167.50	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	159.15/cwt	156.00–166.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	176.60/cwt	170.00–180.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	101.62/cwt	100.00–104.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	76.66/cwt	75.00–80.00	489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	237.43/cwt	232.50–240.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	133.69/cwt	127.00–137.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	190.73/cwt	187.50–197.50	610	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	173.42/cwt	172.50–175.00	465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	129.52/cwt	127.00–135.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	204.15/cwt	202.50–207.50	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	149.34/cwt	148.00–150.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	238	221.37/cwt	217.50–225.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	112.53/cwt	110.00–117.50	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	291	162.20/cwt	160.00–168.00	472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	506	109.52/cwt	107.00–117.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	168.80/cwt	167.50–170.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	183.70/cwt	180.00–187.50	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	700	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	54.02/cwt	52.00–56.00	718	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	53.28/cwt	51.00–56.00	603	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	44.08/cwt	40.00–49.00	442	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	44.57/cwt	40.00–50.00	351	2
Bulls	—	—	1,230	77.49/cwt	77.00–78.00	953	2
Bulls	—	—	1,255	71.94/cwt	70.00–74.00	903	2
Bulls	—	—	1,170	81.02/cwt	80.00–82.00	948	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	760	84.77/cwt	80.00–90.00	644	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	853	75.09/cwt	71.00–78.00	641	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	63.57/cwt	60.00–66.00	699	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	893	84.92/cwt	81.00–89.00	758	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	840	852.01/cwt	825.00–900.00	7,157	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,148	1,012.80/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	11,627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	126.08/cwt	120.00–132.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	140.01/cwt	138.00–142.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	132.84/cwt	130.00–139.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	150.94/cwt	146.00–156.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	119.79/cwt	117.50–122.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	153.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	226.71/cwt	220.00–230.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	249.79/cwt	247.50–255.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	272	188.71/cwt	182.50–190.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	147.27/cwt	146.00–149.00	539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	143.42/cwt	139.00–148.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	103.31/cwt	100.00–105.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	162.47/cwt	157.50–167.50	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	119.51/cwt	118.00–121.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	113.98/cwt	112.00–116.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	148.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	124.31/cwt	121.00–126.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	136.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	501	6

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 Aug 13, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 528Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	145.00–152.00	147.35
5	—	309	188.50–190.00	188.80
2	—	618	110.00–115.00	112.47
3	—	263	220.00–230.00	226.71
3	—	235	247.50–255.00	249.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	127.50–133.00	130.22
3	—	338	160.00–165.00	161.70
4	—	583	110.00–117.00	115.23
3	—	428	130.00–139.00	132.84
4	—	520	117.50–122.00	119.79
6	—	272	182.50–190.00	188.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	339	170.00–175.00	170.54
2	—	588	120.00–132.00	126.08
2	—	463	138.00–142.00	140.01
2	—	435	146.00–156.00	150.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	141.00–147.00	143.99
3	—	592	128.00–130.00	129.34
3	—	242	247.50–257.50	250.88
9	—	320	187.50–197.50	190.73
2	—	370	180.00–187.50	183.70
2	—	465	150.00–151.00	150.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	127.50–135.00	130.02
4	—	368	165.00–167.50	166.89
2	—	520	121.00–123.00	121.99
3	—	258	202.50–207.50	204.15
3	—	413	148.00–150.00	149.34
2	—	238	217.50–225.00	221.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	212.50–215.00	213.73
3	—	428	156.00–166.00	159.15
3	—	323	170.00–180.00	176.60
3	—	238	232.50–240.00	237.43
3	—	508	127.00–137.00	133.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	636	100.00–104.00	101.62
7	—	291	160.00–168.00	162.20
7	—	366	146.00–149.00	147.27
2	—	543	118.00–121.00	119.51
2	—	585	112.00–116.00	113.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	75.00–80.00	76.66
3	—	428	127.00–135.00	129.52
4	—	506	107.00–117.00	109.52
3	—	263	150.00–155.00	153.29
3	—	563	100.00–105.00	103.31
5	—	318	140.00–150.00	148.05
3	—	463	121.00–126.00	124.31
6	—	367	130.00–140.00	136.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	268	172.50–175.00	173.42
3	—	623	110.00–117.50	112.53
2	—	323	167.50–170.00	168.80
2	—	418	139.00–148.00	143.42
2	—	368	157.50–167.50	162.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	52.00–56.00	54.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	51.00–56.00	53.28
2	—	1,003	40.00–49.00	44.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	40.00–50.00	44.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	77.00–78.00	77.49
2	—	1,255	70.00–74.00	71.94
2	—	1,170	80.00–82.00	81.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	80.00–90.00	84.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	853	71.00–78.00	75.09
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	60.00–66.00	63.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	81.00–89.00	84.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	825.00–900.00	852.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,148	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.80

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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