Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.71/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$133.71

54 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$10.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.46

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	139.10	648	25
Medium and Large 2	475	129.09	613	14thin
Medium and Large 3	398	129.03	513	15thin

One grade step is worth $10.07/cwt here — about $135 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 sale54 hd

133.71

—

FL average9 barns · 893 hd

136.17

−2.46

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	1,596	83.25	1,329	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,382	53.99	746	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	50.71	605	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	842	42.08	354	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,247	58.55/cwt	57.00–60.00	730	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	58.49/cwt	58.00–59.00	658	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	48.11/cwt	44.00–50.00	585	6
Bulls	—	—	1,520	82.63/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,256	4
Bulls	—	—	1,870	92.25/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,725	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	75.48/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,113	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	61.34/cwt	57.00–66.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	184.98/cwt	182.50–190.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	163.49/cwt	162.00–165.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	200.04/cwt	195.00–205.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	123.52/cwt	121.00–126.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	158.51/cwt	158.00–159.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	173.77/cwt	172.50–175.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	135.44/cwt	132.00–139.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	119.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	166.59/cwt	165.00–170.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	132.65/cwt	130.00–138.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	112.32/cwt	110.00–117.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	121.66/cwt	121.00–122.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	143.02/cwt	141.00–145.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	153.80/cwt	150.00–157.50	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	133.01/cwt	131.00–134.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	123.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	121.06/cwt	119.00–125.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	106.02/cwt	103.00–109.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	143.68/cwt	140.00–147.50	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	163.68/cwt	160.00–167.50	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	145.30/cwt	140.00–149.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	131.66/cwt	130.00–136.00	487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	507	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	136.96/cwt	132.00–142.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	122.48/cwt	121.00–127.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	130.48/cwt	129.00–132.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	150.24/cwt	150.00–151.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	114.66/cwt	114.00–116.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	174.15/cwt	172.50–175.00	458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	118.68/cwt	118.00–120.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	142.46/cwt	140.00–147.50	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	104.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	176.31/cwt	172.50–180.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	162.04/cwt	160.00–168.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	135.93/cwt	134.00–138.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	128.01/cwt	126.00–130.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	644	90.80/cwt	90.00–94.00	585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	122.78/cwt	120.00–127.00	562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	152.98/cwt	150.00–156.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	179.16/cwt	177.50–180.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	109.96/cwt	105.00–115.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	144.94/cwt	141.00–149.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	164.53/cwt	163.00–166.00	716	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	48.41/cwt	46.00–51.00	772	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	54.50/cwt	54.00–55.00	732	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	842	42.08/cwt	40.00–44.00	354	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 Aug 20, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,247	57.00–60.00	58.55
2	—	1,595	46.00–51.00	48.41
4	—	1,343	54.00–55.00	54.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	58.00–59.00	58.49
6	—	1,215	44.00–50.00	48.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	842	40.00–44.00	42.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,520	80.00–86.00	82.63
2	—	1,870	89.00–95.00	92.25
2	—	1,475	74.00–77.00	75.48

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	57.00–66.00	61.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	182.50–190.00	184.98
2	—	462	162.00–165.00	163.49
2	—	317	195.00–205.00	200.04
4	—	565	132.00–139.00	135.44
3	—	621	117.00–120.00	119.01
3	—	435	165.00–170.00	166.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	121.00–126.00	123.52
2	—	420	158.00–159.00	158.51
2	—	365	172.50–175.00	173.77
3	—	531	131.00–134.00	133.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	130.00–138.00	132.65
3	—	578	110.00–117.00	112.32
3	—	536	121.00–122.00	121.66
2	—	435	141.00–145.00	143.02
2	—	365	150.00–157.50	153.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	120.00–129.00	123.47
3	—	523	119.00–125.00	121.06
2	—	690	103.00–109.00	106.02
2	—	382	140.00–147.50	143.68
2	—	260	160.00–167.50	163.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	140.00–149.00	145.30
4	—	572	121.00–127.00	122.48
4	—	512	129.00–132.00	130.48
4	—	373	150.00–151.00	150.24
3	—	653	114.00–116.00	114.66
3	—	263	172.50–175.00	174.15
2	—	477	134.00–138.00	135.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	130.00–136.00	131.66
4	—	507	116.00–117.00	116.50
4	—	337	132.00–142.00	136.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	118.00–120.00	118.68
3	—	436	140.00–147.50	142.46
2	—	590	100.00–110.00	104.96
2	—	320	172.50–180.00	176.31
5	—	644	90.00–94.00	90.80
5	—	458	120.00–127.00	122.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	372	160.00–168.00	162.04
2	—	542	126.00–130.00	128.01
2	—	427	150.00–156.00	152.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	366	177.50–180.00	179.16
2	—	635	105.00–115.00	109.96
2	—	590	130.00–132.00	131.01
2	—	467	141.00–149.00	144.94
2	—	435	163.00–166.00	164.53

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle