Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-01

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $164.06/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$164.06

52 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

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

$17.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.17

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	365	177.32	646	9thin
Medium and Large 3	377	162.56	613	25
Medium and Large 1	467	159.53	746	18thin

One grade step is worth $17.79/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale52 hd

164.06

—

FL average9 barns · 362 hd

149.89

+14.17

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	1,680	76.77	1,290	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	46.08	517	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,394	45.88	640	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	37.29	370	8thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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%	—	1,010	39.37/cwt	37.00–43.00	398	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	122.06/cwt	120.00–124.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	156.03/cwt	153.00–159.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	198.16/cwt	195.00–205.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	185.80/cwt	182.50–192.50	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	406	174.37/cwt	172.50–175.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	116.50/cwt	115.00–117.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	126.42/cwt	120.00–128.00	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	316	180.32/cwt	177.00–182.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	154.08/cwt	152.50–157.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	177.99/cwt	176.00–180.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	162.31/cwt	160.00–167.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	132.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	136.81/cwt	135.00–138.00	490	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	259	194.38/cwt	190.00–200.00	503	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	188.24/cwt	187.50–189.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	158.79/cwt	157.00–160.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	146.52/cwt	142.00–148.00	532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	178.29/cwt	175.00–180.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	134.55/cwt	130.00–139.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	114.76/cwt	110.00–117.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	124.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	121.36/cwt	120.00–124.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	193.72/cwt	190.00–197.50	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	178.47/cwt	174.00–183.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	140.80/cwt	140.00–145.00	453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	125.32/cwt	122.00–127.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	129.73/cwt	127.50–132.00	668	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	75.27/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	191.22/cwt	190.00–197.50	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	152.91/cwt	150.00–159.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	204.47/cwt	202.00–210.00	562	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	210.08/cwt	207.50–212.50	672	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	86.73/cwt	82.00–91.00	833	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,267	61.65/cwt	57.00–66.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	140.55/cwt	139.00–142.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	143.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	137.02/cwt	134.00–140.00	626	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	75.03/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,227	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	78.51/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,354	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	42.52/cwt	40.00–45.00	473	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	49.64/cwt	48.00–53.00	561	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	42.53/cwt	42.00–43.00	517	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	50.16/cwt	47.00–53.00	617	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,737	44.96/cwt	44.00–46.00	781	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	31.03/cwt	30.00–32.00	291	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 Oct 1, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 808Last week 467Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 36Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,010	37.00–43.00	39.37
2	—	937	30.00–32.00	31.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,113	40.00–45.00	42.52
4	—	1,131	48.00–53.00	49.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	42.00–43.00	42.53
2	—	1,230	47.00–53.00	50.16
2	—	1,737	44.00–46.00	44.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	74.00–76.00	75.03
2	—	1,725	78.00–79.00	78.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	120.00–124.00	122.06
2	—	475	153.00–159.00	156.03
3	—	321	195.00–205.00	198.16
3	—	363	182.50–192.50	185.80
4	—	406	172.50–175.00	174.37
4	—	658	115.00–117.00	116.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	538	120.00–128.00	126.42
3	—	316	177.00–182.00	180.32
3	—	416	152.50–157.00	154.08
7	—	259	190.00–200.00	194.38
2	—	475	136.00–138.00	136.99
5	—	357	157.00–160.00	158.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	176.00–180.00	177.99
3	—	413	160.00–167.00	162.31
4	—	327	187.50–189.00	188.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	130.00–136.00	132.97
3	—	585	120.00–124.00	121.36
2	—	535	127.00–130.00	128.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	358	135.00–138.00	136.81
3	—	485	110.00–117.00	114.76
4	—	412	120.00–129.00	124.47
6	—	322	140.00–145.00	140.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	142.00–148.00	146.52
2	—	410	130.00–139.00	134.55
2	—	310	150.00–155.00	152.46
3	—	456	122.00–127.00	125.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	175.00–180.00	178.29
6	—	328	190.00–197.50	191.22
2	—	542	140.00–146.00	143.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	190.00–197.50	193.72
2	—	407	174.00–183.00	178.47
2	—	320	207.50–212.50	210.08
2	—	577	139.00–142.00	140.55
2	—	632	123.00–125.00	124.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	127.50–132.00	129.73
3	—	428	150.00–159.00	152.91
9	—	275	202.00–210.00	204.47
2	—	457	134.00–140.00	137.02

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,345	71.00–79.00	75.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	82.00–91.00	86.73
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,267	57.00–66.00	61.65

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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