Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.92/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$111.92

55 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.25

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	494	120.18	594	14thin
Medium and Large 3	501	109.09	546	41

One grade step is worth $11.08/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 sale55 hd

111.92

—

FL average10 barns · 1,017 hd

126.17

−14.25

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	1,867	66.95	1,250	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,252	37.97	475	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,111	36.44	405	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	800	27.51	220	4thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1	—	573	138.52/cwt	137.00–139.00	794	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,252	37.97/cwt	37.00–39.00	475	2
Bulls	—	—	1,867	66.95/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	862	65.86/cwt	60.00–70.00	568	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	94.76/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,109	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,317	84.99/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	132.98/cwt	130.00–137.50	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	541	121.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	561	98.35/cwt	95.00–105.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	257	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	171.06/cwt	167.50–172.50	626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	93.32/cwt	90.00–100.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	100.02/cwt	95.00–105.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	134.53/cwt	130.00–139.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	120.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	144.98/cwt	140.00–147.50	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	152.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	142.46/cwt	140.00–147.50	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	152.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	190.85/cwt	190.00–192.50	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	159.33/cwt	159.00–160.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	691	105.01/cwt	102.00–111.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	179.98/cwt	177.50–182.50	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	134.97/cwt	132.00–138.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	183.81/cwt	180.00–187.50	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	151.38/cwt	148.00–158.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	163.91/cwt	160.00–169.00	711	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	123.95/cwt	122.00–128.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	108.76/cwt	102.00–112.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	173.78/cwt	170.00–177.50	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	92.01/cwt	90.00–94.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	120.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	174.02/cwt	172.00–175.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	192.60/cwt	190.00–195.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	183.92/cwt	180.00–188.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	115.98/cwt	110.00–119.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	102.97/cwt	100.00–106.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	88.32/cwt	80.00–90.00	495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	130.89/cwt	130.00–137.50	493	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	161.53/cwt	157.00–166.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	687	87.53/cwt	80.00–90.00	601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	409	125.35/cwt	120.00–129.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	111.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	97.04/cwt	92.00–102.00	655	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	772	30.94/cwt	30.00–32.00	239	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	24.08/cwt	20.00–28.00	199	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	33.83/cwt	30.00–37.00	367	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	39.04/cwt	38.00–40.00	443	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 Oct 29, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 421Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 48Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	137.00–139.00	138.52
2	—	687	115.00–125.00	120.02
3	—	435	172.00–175.00	174.02
2	—	322	190.00–195.00	192.60
2	—	362	180.00–188.00	183.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	180.00–187.50	183.81
3	—	463	148.00–158.00	151.38
7	—	434	160.00–169.00	163.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	122.00–128.00	123.95
3	—	576	102.00–112.00	108.76
4	—	327	170.00–177.50	173.78
2	—	690	90.00–94.00	92.01
2	—	362	157.00–166.00	161.53
2	—	412	145.00–150.00	147.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	130.00–137.50	132.98
4	—	541	120.00–124.00	121.01
3	—	561	95.00–105.00	98.35
2	—	257	180.00–185.00	182.52
7	—	364	150.00–160.00	152.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	366	167.50–172.50	171.06
3	—	643	90.00–100.00	93.32
3	—	571	120.00–123.00	120.99
3	—	456	140.00–147.50	144.98
2	—	332	177.50–182.50	179.98
2	—	535	132.00–138.00	134.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	150.00–155.00	152.51
3	—	333	190.00–192.50	190.85
3	—	443	159.00–160.00	159.33
3	—	691	102.00–111.00	105.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	557	95.00–105.00	100.02
2	—	465	121.00–123.00	121.99
2	—	407	130.00–139.00	134.53
3	—	371	140.00–147.50	142.46
3	—	531	110.00–119.00	115.98
2	—	675	92.00–102.00	97.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	100.00–106.00	102.97
6	—	560	80.00–90.00	88.32
8	—	377	130.00–137.50	130.89
8	—	687	80.00–90.00	87.53
2	—	332	140.00–145.00	142.48
5	—	409	120.00–129.00	125.35
6	—	455	110.00–116.00	111.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,252	37.00–39.00	37.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	772	30.00–32.00	30.94
2	—	827	20.00–28.00	24.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	30.00–37.00	33.83
4	—	1,136	38.00–40.00	39.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,867	66.00–68.00	66.95

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	—	862	60.00–70.00	65.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	93.00–96.00	94.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,317	81.00–89.00	84.99

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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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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