Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were slightly lower. Feeders were unevenly steady. Replacement cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.26/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$158.26

61 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$62

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

$7.77/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 2	437	163.29	713	18thin
Medium and Large 3	417	156.47	652	29
Medium and Large 1	499	155.51	775	14thin

One grade step is worth $7.77/cwt here — about −$62 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 sale61 hd

158.26

—

FL average10 barns · 810 hd

160.58

−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	1,245	60.75	756	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,089	43.85	477	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	43.54	570	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	36.67	331	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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%	—	903	36.67/cwt	32.00–40.00	331	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	43.54/cwt	40.00–47.00	570	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	37.03/cwt	35.00–39.00	442	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	48.27/cwt	47.00–50.00	510	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	42.85/cwt	40.00–46.00	458	4
Bulls	—	—	1,100	55.43/cwt	50.00–60.00	610	2
Bulls	—	—	1,390	66.07/cwt	65.00–67.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	172.79/cwt	170.00–180.00	565	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	113.52/cwt	110.00–117.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	114.99/cwt	113.00–117.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	161.89/cwt	160.00–167.50	601	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	192.54/cwt	190.00–195.00	626	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	88.86/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,047	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	72.57/cwt	68.00–77.00	972	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	770	516.40/cwt	475.00–550.00	3,976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	156.06/cwt	155.00–159.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	123.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	151.47/cwt	147.50–157.50	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	132.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	613	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	60.60/cwt	57.00–65.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	122.35/cwt	120.00–127.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	132.02/cwt	130.00–136.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	126.68/cwt	126.00–128.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	143.30/cwt	142.50–145.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	121.20/cwt	120.00–127.00	501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	114.53/cwt	111.00–118.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	150.65/cwt	150.00–152.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	132.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	141.35/cwt	140.00–147.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	133.37/cwt	132.00–136.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	166.24/cwt	165.00–167.50	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	136.93/cwt	132.00–142.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	143.87/cwt	140.00–148.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	167.50/cwt	167.00–168.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	168.65/cwt	166.00–170.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	130.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	148.27/cwt	147.00–152.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	165.40/cwt	160.00–175.00	610	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	203.58/cwt	198.00–205.50	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	189.20/cwt	186.00–192.50	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	181.62/cwt	180.00–185.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	158.84/cwt	155.00–160.00	653	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	152.81/cwt	152.00–157.00	715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	95.04/cwt	90.00–100.00	584	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 8, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 737Last week 808Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 96Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 92Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were slightly lower. Feeders were unevenly steady. Replacement cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	903	32.00–40.00	36.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,310	40.00–47.00	43.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	35.00–39.00	37.03
4	—	1,056	47.00–50.00	48.27
4	—	1,069	40.00–46.00	42.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	50.00–60.00	55.43
2	—	1,390	65.00–67.00	66.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	327	170.00–180.00	172.79
4	—	558	110.00–117.00	113.52
8	—	371	160.00–167.50	161.89
6	—	520	120.00–122.00	121.02
5	—	408	147.50–157.50	151.47
4	—	463	130.00–140.00	132.46
2	—	615	90.00–100.00	95.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	113.00–117.00	114.99
2	—	413	160.00–161.00	160.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	190.00–195.00	192.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	155.00–159.00	156.06
3	—	565	120.00–125.00	123.27
3	—	510	126.00–128.00	126.68
3	—	367	150.00–152.00	150.65
4	—	459	130.00–134.00	132.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	457	120.00–127.00	122.35
6	—	535	111.00–118.00	114.53
5	—	367	140.00–147.00	141.35
3	—	420	132.00–136.00	133.37
2	—	263	165.00–167.50	166.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	130.00–136.00	132.02
3	—	318	142.50–145.00	143.30
6	—	413	120.00–127.00	121.20
4	—	583	110.00–112.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	132.00–142.00	136.93
4	—	475	140.00–148.00	143.87
12	—	369	160.00–175.00	165.40
9	—	411	155.00–160.00	158.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	120.00–125.00	122.49
2	—	458	167.00–168.00	167.50
6	—	581	130.00–133.00	130.48
4	—	318	198.00–205.50	203.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	166.00–170.00	168.65
4	—	513	147.00–152.00	148.27
2	—	320	186.00–192.50	189.20
3	—	365	180.00–185.00	181.62
6	—	468	152.00–157.00	152.81

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	84.00–94.00	88.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,340	68.00–77.00	72.57
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	57.00–65.00	60.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	475.00–550.00	516.40

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