Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were also steady. Feeder steers were slightly higher, feeder bulls and heifers were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.63/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$169.63

65 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$12.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.34

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	177.25	780	19thin
Medium and Large 3	396	168.12	665	22
Medium and Large 2	443	164.99	732	24

One grade step is worth $12.26/cwt here — about $49 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 sale65 hd

169.63

—

FL average10 barns · 938 hd

164.30

+5.34

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	1,543	69.56	1,073	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	44.45	508	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,273	43.50	554	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	876	37.48	328	6thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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%	—	904	35.47/cwt	30.00–39.00	321	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	41.51/cwt	40.00–43.00	340	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	43.50/cwt	42.00–45.00	554	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	40.96/cwt	40.00–43.00	494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	164.23/cwt	160.00–172.50	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	221.65/cwt	220.00–222.50	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	123.42/cwt	120.00–130.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	200.44/cwt	197.50–202.50	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	172.48/cwt	169.00–176.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	183.31/cwt	180.00–187.50	675	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	142.98/cwt	140.00–149.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	191.58/cwt	188.00–192.50	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	195.08/cwt	190.00–197.50	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	132.32/cwt	130.00–137.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	161.22/cwt	160.00–165.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	201.52/cwt	200.00–207.50	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	150.98/cwt	147.00–155.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	112.34/cwt	110.00–117.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	125.24/cwt	120.00–127.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	194.19/cwt	193.00–199.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	115.69/cwt	115.00–117.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	259	213.07/cwt	210.00–217.50	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	123.99/cwt	120.00–128.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	142.21/cwt	137.00–144.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	116.48/cwt	114.00–119.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.42/cwt	120.00–122.00	572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	179.29/cwt	174.00–182.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	214.08/cwt	211.00–215.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	156.27/cwt	155.00–157.50	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	141.96/cwt	140.00–145.00	477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	118.03/cwt	117.00–119.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	168.36/cwt	165.00–170.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	134.02/cwt	132.00–138.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	172.54/cwt	170.00–180.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	163.78/cwt	160.00–167.50	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	124.19/cwt	120.00–127.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	131.86/cwt	130.00–137.50	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	181.39/cwt	180.00–185.00	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	125.53/cwt	122.00–129.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	174.97/cwt	170.00–179.50	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	155.57/cwt	147.50–157.50	501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	111.54/cwt	109.00–114.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	124.57/cwt	120.00–127.00	514	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	675	636.85/cwt	625.00–650.00	4,299	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	958	59.75/cwt	55.00–65.00	572	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	825	79.27/cwt	75.00–83.00	654	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	57.53/cwt	56.00–59.00	918	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	78.49/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,303	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	45.17/cwt	44.00–47.00	522	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	49.98/cwt	49.00–51.00	496	2
Bulls	—	—	1,458	71.11/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,037	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 Sep 24, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 467Last week 697Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 89Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 116Year ago 0

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were also steady. Feeder steers were slightly higher, feeder bulls and heifers were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	904	30.00–39.00	35.47
2	—	820	40.00–43.00	41.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,273	42.00–45.00	43.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,206	40.00–43.00	40.96
4	—	1,155	44.00–47.00	45.17
2	—	993	49.00–51.00	49.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	56.00–59.00	57.53
2	—	1,660	78.00–79.00	78.49
4	—	1,458	67.00–75.00	71.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	160.00–172.50	164.23
5	—	359	193.00–199.00	194.19
2	—	593	130.00–132.00	131.00
2	—	693	120.00–128.00	123.99
3	—	433	174.00–182.00	179.29
4	—	331	211.00–215.00	214.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	220.00–222.50	221.65
9	—	368	180.00–187.50	183.31
2	—	468	147.00–155.00	150.98
3	—	692	110.00–117.00	112.34
4	—	566	120.00–127.00	125.24
3	—	427	165.00–170.00	168.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	120.00–130.00	123.42
5	—	311	197.50–202.50	200.44
2	—	358	169.00–176.00	172.48
3	—	567	115.00–117.00	115.69
5	—	259	210.00–217.50	213.07
4	—	464	137.00–144.00	142.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	140.00–149.00	142.98
6	—	330	190.00–197.50	195.08
4	—	416	160.00–165.00	161.22
7	—	371	180.00–185.00	181.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	188.00–192.50	191.58
5	—	321	200.00–207.50	201.52
2	—	425	170.00–179.50	174.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	130.00–137.00	132.32
2	—	540	122.00–129.00	125.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	114.00–119.00	116.48
2	—	428	140.00–144.00	142.01
2	—	365	155.00–157.50	156.27
4	—	256	170.00–180.00	172.54
4	—	308	160.00–167.50	163.78
5	—	592	120.00–127.00	124.19
4	—	478	130.00–135.00	132.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	155.00–160.00	157.39
5	—	336	140.00–145.00	141.96
4	—	359	130.00–137.50	131.86
2	—	473	109.00–114.00	111.54
6	—	413	120.00–127.00	124.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	120.00–122.00	120.42
4	—	365	140.00–145.00	142.53
2	—	575	117.00–119.00	118.03
3	—	437	132.00–138.00	134.02
5	—	322	147.50–157.50	155.57

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	—	675	625.00–650.00	636.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	958	55.00–65.00	59.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	825	75.00–83.00	79.27

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle