Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.10/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$171.10

57 head · 405 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$26.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.65

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	375	178.40	669	22
Medium and Large 1	431	173.04	746	24
Medium and Large 3	409	152.25	623	11thin

One grade step is worth $26.14/cwt here — about $46 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 sale57 hd

171.10

—

FL average10 barns · 972 hd

162.44

+8.65

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	1,322	75.78	1,002	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	55.40	739	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	53.47	643	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	45.07	417	4thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 3	—	570	113.56/cwt	110.00–117.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	163.67/cwt	160.00–167.50	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	189.15/cwt	187.50–192.50	497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	170.81/cwt	170.00–172.50	581	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	935	761.30/cwt	725.00–800.00	7,118	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	78.63/cwt	76.00–81.00	840	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	91.92/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,030	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	66.13/cwt	64.00–68.00	794	2
Bulls	—	—	1,456	79.43/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,157	4
Bulls	—	—	1,055	68.49/cwt	68.00–69.00	723	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	50.93/cwt	49.00–52.00	618	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	55.17/cwt	53.00–57.00	659	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	55.82/cwt	55.00–57.00	740	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,148	58.49/cwt	58.00–59.00	671	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	51.46/cwt	51.00–52.00	791	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	45.07/cwt	42.00–48.00	417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	122.90/cwt	121.00–129.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	213.73/cwt	212.50–217.50	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	133.59/cwt	130.00–137.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	141.06/cwt	138.00–144.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	226	228.09/cwt	227.50–230.00	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	225.20/cwt	222.50–230.50	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	242.47/cwt	240.00–245.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	159.34/cwt	159.00–160.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	138.26/cwt	137.50–139.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	213	194.94/cwt	190.00–200.00	415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	123.38/cwt	120.00–130.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	269	213.73/cwt	212.50–217.50	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	188.69/cwt	185.00–192.50	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	128.29/cwt	125.00–135.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	104.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	152.97/cwt	148.00–158.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	121.57/cwt	120.00–127.00	554	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	143.41/cwt	140.00–148.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	136.81/cwt	132.50–139.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	149.53/cwt	145.00–154.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	121.48/cwt	120.00–126.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	171.56/cwt	168.00–175.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	148.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	153.43/cwt	150.00–160.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.04/cwt	131.00–139.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	134.98/cwt	132.00–138.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	189.15/cwt	187.50–192.50	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	95.02/cwt	90.00–100.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	208.39/cwt	205.00–210.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	133.88/cwt	130.00–139.00	752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	114.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	171.70/cwt	170.00–175.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	187.47/cwt	182.50–190.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	153.11/cwt	150.00–156.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	262	222.53/cwt	220.00–227.50	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	197.46/cwt	195.00–200.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	162.65/cwt	160.00–168.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	391	171.21/cwt	170.00–175.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	115.80/cwt	115.00–117.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	153.05/cwt	150.00–156.00	724	4

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 27, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 584Last week 386Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 31Year ago 0

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	110.00–117.00	113.56
3	—	263	187.50–192.50	189.15
3	—	340	170.00–172.50	170.81
2	—	438	137.50–139.00	138.26
2	—	213	190.00–200.00	194.94
3	—	458	120.00–130.00	123.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	160.00–167.50	163.67
4	—	269	212.50–217.50	213.73
2	—	315	185.00–192.50	188.69
3	—	537	125.00–135.00	128.29
2	—	663	100.00–110.00	104.98
2	—	428	148.00–158.00	152.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	262	220.00–227.50	222.53
4	—	315	195.00–200.00	197.46
3	—	443	160.00–168.00	162.65
4	—	391	170.00–175.00	171.21
5	—	667	115.00–117.00	115.80
4	—	473	150.00–156.00	153.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	121.00–129.00	122.90
4	—	269	212.50–217.50	213.73
2	—	535	138.00–144.00	141.06
4	—	226	227.50–230.00	228.09
3	—	358	170.00–175.00	171.70
3	—	317	182.50–190.00	187.47
2	—	420	150.00–156.00	153.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	130.00–137.00	133.59
4	—	360	160.00–165.00	162.53
3	—	263	187.50–192.50	189.15
2	—	653	90.00–100.00	95.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	262	222.50–230.50	225.20
2	—	208	240.00–245.00	242.47
3	—	462	159.00–160.00	159.34
2	—	413	168.00–175.00	171.56
3	—	320	205.00–210.00	208.39
2	—	363	189.00–190.00	189.50
7	—	562	130.00–139.00	133.88
2	—	655	110.00–120.00	114.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	456	120.00–127.00	121.57
5	—	371	140.00–148.00	143.41
2	—	408	132.00–138.00	134.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	132.50–139.00	136.81
4	—	323	145.00–154.00	149.53
2	—	285	160.00–165.00	162.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	120.00–126.00	121.48
3	—	417	145.00–150.00	148.36
3	—	360	150.00–160.00	153.43
2	—	475	131.00–139.00	135.04
2	—	588	117.00–119.00	118.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	725.00–800.00	761.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	76.00–81.00	78.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	87.00–96.00	91.92
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	64.00–68.00	66.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,456	76.00–83.00	79.43
2	—	1,055	68.00–69.00	68.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,213	49.00–52.00	50.93
6	—	1,194	53.00–57.00	55.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,326	55.00–57.00	55.82
2	—	1,148	58.00–59.00	58.49
2	—	1,538	51.00–52.00	51.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	925	42.00–48.00	45.07

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle