Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-10

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.19/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$136.19

46 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$15.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.32

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	406	144.78	588	12thin
Medium and Large 3	375	135.34	507	21
Medium and Large 2	437	129.63	566	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.15/cwt here — about $22 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 sale46 hd

136.19

—

FL average10 barns · 1,015 hd

133.87

+2.32

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	—	Low	1,517	66.58	1,010	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,246	44.91	560	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	44.61	525	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	922	36.80	339	6thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	Lean 85-90%	—	965	33.99/cwt	30.00–38.00	328	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	42.43/cwt	40.00–45.00	354	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,246	44.91/cwt	42.00–48.00	560	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	44.61/cwt	40.00–47.00	525	6
Bulls	—	—	1,517	66.58/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	161.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	590	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,037	62.76/cwt	60.00–66.00	651	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,092	81.97/cwt	80.00–84.00	895	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,152	73.28/cwt	69.00–78.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	203.40/cwt	200.00–210.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	178.52/cwt	175.00–182.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	131.33/cwt	130.00–132.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	214.55/cwt	212.00–217.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	131.98/cwt	131.00–134.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	187.38/cwt	185.00–192.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	231.14/cwt	230.00–232.50	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	155.05/cwt	152.00–158.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	142.52/cwt	141.00–144.00	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	98.49/cwt	96.00–101.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	157.53/cwt	155.00–160.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	142.99/cwt	139.00–145.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	114.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	185.74/cwt	184.00–187.50	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	161.07/cwt	159.00–162.50	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	131.19/cwt	127.00–137.00	488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	141.49/cwt	140.00–143.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	656	73.30/cwt	70.00–80.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	123.66/cwt	123.00–125.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	178.14/cwt	175.00–185.00	406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	123.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	306	141.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	165.27/cwt	160.00–168.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	121.46/cwt	120.00–126.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	133.71/cwt	131.00–139.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	114.06/cwt	110.00–118.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	159.95/cwt	154.00–162.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	128.74/cwt	127.00–134.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	148.49/cwt	148.00–150.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	156.30/cwt	153.00–158.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	193.17/cwt	190.00–200.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	127.53/cwt	126.00–129.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	162.62/cwt	160.00–168.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	213.35/cwt	210.00–215.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	103.49/cwt	101.00–106.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	182.23/cwt	180.00–189.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	193.85/cwt	190.00–198.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	169.90/cwt	166.00–174.00	714	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 Sep 10, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 584Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 18Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	965	30.00–38.00	33.99
2	—	835	40.00–45.00	42.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,246	42.00–48.00	44.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,176	40.00–47.00	44.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,517	65.00–68.00	66.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	160.00–165.00	161.71
3	—	461	139.00–145.00	142.99
2	—	510	110.00–120.00	114.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	200.00–210.00	203.40
3	—	588	131.00–134.00	131.98
3	—	363	185.00–192.00	187.38
2	—	467	152.00–158.00	155.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	175.00–182.00	178.52
2	—	265	212.00–217.00	214.55
2	—	225	230.00–232.50	231.14
2	—	667	96.00–101.00	98.49
2	—	415	155.00–160.00	157.53
2	—	312	184.00–187.50	185.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	456	130.00–132.00	131.33
5	—	324	159.00–162.50	161.07
2	—	412	140.00–143.00	141.49
2	—	530	126.00–129.00	127.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	141.00–144.00	142.52
4	—	466	120.00–126.00	121.46
3	—	433	131.00–139.00	133.71
2	—	527	110.00–118.00	114.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	127.00–137.00	131.19
3	—	656	70.00–80.00	73.30
3	—	428	123.00–125.00	123.66
3	—	228	175.00–185.00	178.14
4	—	306	140.00–145.00	141.27
3	—	283	160.00–168.00	165.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	120.00–130.00	123.95
4	—	413	154.00–162.00	159.95
3	—	366	160.00–168.00	162.62
3	—	263	210.00–215.00	213.35
2	—	682	101.00–106.00	103.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	127.00–134.00	128.74
4	—	436	148.00–150.00	148.49
3	—	363	153.00–158.00	156.30
3	—	273	190.00–200.00	193.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	180.00–189.00	182.23
4	—	332	190.00–198.00	193.85
2	—	420	166.00–174.00	169.90

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	—	1,037	60.00–66.00	62.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,092	80.00–84.00	81.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,152	69.00–78.00	73.28

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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Feeder Cattle

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