Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.75/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$123.75

84 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$10.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.62

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	130.66	655	18thin
Medium and Large 3	419	123.40	517	32
Medium and Large 2	505	120.41	608	34

One grade step is worth $10.25/cwt here — about $47 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 sale84 hd

123.75

—

FL average9 barns · 805 hd

127.37

−3.62

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	1,567	63.35	993	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,297	39.00	506	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	38.42	439	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	992	34.46	342	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	168.32/cwt	165.00–170.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	161.92/cwt	160.00–170.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	132.04/cwt	130.00–139.00	770	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	114.51/cwt	112.00–117.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	155.68/cwt	154.00–159.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	122.99/cwt	120.00–127.00	814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	191.35/cwt	190.00–195.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	147.28/cwt	145.00–152.00	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	190.02/cwt	187.50–192.50	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	184.06/cwt	179.00–189.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	138.03/cwt	132.00–140.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	406	158.72/cwt	152.50–160.00	644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	171.16/cwt	166.00–174.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	151.22/cwt	150.00–155.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	145.98/cwt	145.00–149.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	586	91.65/cwt	90.00–95.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	140.45/cwt	140.00–144.00	463	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	109.18/cwt	106.00–112.50	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	131.89/cwt	130.00–137.50	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	122.24/cwt	120.00–127.00	515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	142.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	121.12/cwt	120.00–128.00	561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	100.72/cwt	100.00–105.00	675	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	95.13/cwt	90.00–100.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	134.89/cwt	130.00–138.00	558	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	151.52/cwt	150.00–153.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	111.33/cwt	110.00–114.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	133.54/cwt	131.00–137.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	110.02/cwt	107.00–112.00	562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	130.40/cwt	130.00–132.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	111.16/cwt	110.00–116.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	262	192.57/cwt	190.00–195.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	144.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	122.38/cwt	120.00–127.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	580	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	63.58/cwt	60.00–68.00	696	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,267	74.22/cwt	70.00–79.00	940	2
Bulls	—	—	1,801	65.53/cwt	61.00–72.00	1,180	4
Bulls	—	—	1,100	59.00/cwt	58.00–60.00	649	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	39.95/cwt	38.00–42.00	475	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	34.46/cwt	32.00–37.00	342	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,002	33.82/cwt	30.00–37.00	339	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	39.00/cwt	37.00–40.00	506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	184.69/cwt	182.00–187.50	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	144.53/cwt	142.00–147.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	159.78/cwt	155.00–162.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	200.20/cwt	197.50–205.50	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	156.50/cwt	156.00–157.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	191.85/cwt	190.00–197.50	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	262	201.29/cwt	200.00–202.50	527	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 15, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 471Last week 737Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 73Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	366	165.00–170.00	168.32
4	—	527	132.00–140.00	138.03
6	—	406	152.50–160.00	158.72
2	—	587	110.00–115.00	112.49
4	—	467	145.00–149.00	145.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	160.00–170.00	161.92
9	—	583	130.00–139.00	132.04
3	—	506	154.00–159.00	155.68
7	—	662	120.00–127.00	122.99
2	—	367	187.50–192.50	190.02
2	—	430	179.00–189.00	184.06
3	—	311	197.50–205.50	200.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	692	112.00–117.00	114.51
4	—	313	190.00–195.00	191.35
6	—	538	145.00–152.00	147.28
3	—	418	166.00–174.00	171.16
4	—	466	150.00–155.00	151.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	457	115.00–117.00	116.01
3	—	586	90.00–95.00	91.65
9	—	330	140.00–144.00	140.45
4	—	356	130.00–137.50	131.89
9	—	421	120.00–127.00	122.24
5	—	511	107.00–112.00	110.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	145.00–147.00	146.03
4	—	557	120.00–124.00	122.01
2	—	365	150.00–153.00	151.52
3	—	668	110.00–114.00	111.33
7	—	460	131.00–137.00	133.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	106.00–112.50	109.18
2	—	515	117.00–118.00	117.49
4	—	367	140.00–146.00	142.98
7	—	463	120.00–128.00	121.12
7	—	670	100.00–105.00	100.72
8	—	414	130.00–138.00	134.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	90.00–100.00	95.13
5	—	469	130.00–132.00	130.40
2	—	262	190.00–195.00	192.57
2	—	415	140.00–150.00	144.88
3	—	515	120.00–127.00	122.38
6	—	357	160.00–165.00	162.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	585	110.00–116.00	111.16
2	—	332	182.00–187.50	184.69
2	—	465	142.00–147.00	144.53
3	—	425	155.00–162.00	159.78
2	—	262	200.00–202.50	201.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	156.00–157.00	156.50
4	—	313	190.00–197.50	191.85

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	—	1,095	60.00–68.00	63.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,267	70.00–79.00	74.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,801	61.00–72.00	65.53
2	—	1,100	58.00–60.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,190	38.00–42.00	39.95
2	—	1,002	30.00–37.00	33.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	992	32.00–37.00	34.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,297	37.00–40.00	39.00

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

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

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle