Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.63/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$138.63

60 head · 413 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$8.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.23

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	441	143.04	630	16thin
Medium and Large 3	357	140.35	501	19thin
Medium and Large 2	438	134.50	589	25

One grade step is worth $8.54/cwt here — about $41 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

138.63

—

FL average10 barns · 1,173 hd

128.40

+10.23

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	1,545	71.57	1,106	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	45.08	525	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,190	44.48	529	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	894	39.62	354	8thin

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	Lean 85-90%	—	880	35.52/cwt	33.00–38.00	313	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	43.72/cwt	40.00–46.00	397	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	44.48/cwt	44.00–45.00	529	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	43.78/cwt	40.00–46.00	509	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	48.96/cwt	48.00–50.00	575	2
Bulls	—	—	1,593	72.44/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,154	6
Bulls	—	—	1,770	78.50/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,389	2
Bulls	—	—	1,177	62.03/cwt	60.00–64.00	730	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	63.97/cwt	60.00–68.00	780	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	987	81.87/cwt	79.00–85.00	808	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	74.17/cwt	70.00–78.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	190.97/cwt	189.00–193.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	203.44/cwt	202.00–205.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	231.96/cwt	230.00–234.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	161.98/cwt	161.00–163.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	187.46/cwt	185.00–190.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	145.75/cwt	144.00–147.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	176.05/cwt	173.00–182.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	138.02/cwt	134.00–142.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	123.66/cwt	120.00–127.50	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	127.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	141.77/cwt	140.00–149.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	131.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	115.97/cwt	112.00–120.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	307	189.73/cwt	187.50–192.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	182.01/cwt	180.00–184.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	124.48/cwt	120.00–129.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	262	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	307	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	139.97/cwt	137.00–143.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	126.66/cwt	126.00–127.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	257	192.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	149.96/cwt	148.00–152.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	141.67/cwt	141.00–142.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	131.97/cwt	130.00–133.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	161.96/cwt	160.00–167.50	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	129.99/cwt	128.00–136.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	133.06/cwt	128.00–138.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	266	165.06/cwt	160.00–167.50	439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	122.35/cwt	120.00–127.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	151.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	136.59/cwt	134.00–139.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	123.11/cwt	120.00–126.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	121.51/cwt	120.00–126.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	144.34/cwt	140.00–147.50	527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	136.65/cwt	135.00–140.00	469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	257	202.57/cwt	200.00–210.00	521	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 697Last week 700Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 92Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 83Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	880	33.00–38.00	35.52
4	—	908	40.00–46.00	43.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	44.00–45.00	44.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,162	40.00–46.00	43.78
2	—	1,175	48.00–50.00	48.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,593	70.00–75.00	72.44
2	—	1,770	78.00–79.00	78.50
2	—	1,177	60.00–64.00	62.03

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	—	1,220	60.00–68.00	63.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	987	79.00–85.00	81.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	70.00–78.00	74.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	189.00–193.00	190.97
2	—	327	202.00–205.00	203.44
2	—	260	230.00–234.00	231.96
5	—	524	144.00–147.00	145.75
3	—	433	173.00–182.00	176.05
2	—	557	134.00–142.00	138.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	432	161.00–163.00	161.98
2	—	370	170.00–175.00	172.53
2	—	325	185.00–190.00	187.46
5	—	468	140.00–149.00	141.77
3	—	536	130.00–135.00	131.65
2	—	675	112.00–120.00	115.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	120.00–127.50	123.66
2	—	465	126.00–130.00	127.98
2	—	430	145.00–150.00	147.47
4	—	367	160.00–165.00	162.52
4	—	257	200.00–210.00	202.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	307	187.50–192.00	189.73
2	—	367	180.00–184.00	182.01
2	—	557	120.00–129.00	124.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	262	210.00–215.00	212.52
2	—	307	180.00–185.00	182.48
2	—	370	170.00–175.00	172.53
2	—	485	135.00–137.00	136.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	137.00–143.00	139.97
3	—	480	126.00–127.00	126.66
4	—	257	190.00–195.00	192.52
4	—	367	160.00–165.00	162.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	148.00–152.00	149.96
3	—	416	141.00–142.00	141.67
3	—	466	130.00–133.00	131.97
4	—	325	160.00–167.50	161.96
4	—	593	128.00–136.00	129.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	667	110.00–112.00	111.00
4	—	318	150.00–155.00	151.35
4	—	420	134.00–139.00	136.59
4	—	472	120.00–126.00	123.11
4	—	556	120.00–126.00	121.51
7	—	365	140.00–147.50	144.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	128.00–138.00	133.06
6	—	266	160.00–167.50	165.06
6	—	436	120.00–127.00	122.35
3	—	343	135.00–140.00	136.65

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

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