Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-11-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.09/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$125.09

69 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$7.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.37

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	453	129.14	585	20
Medium and Large 1	508	126.27	641	16thin
Medium and Large 3	431	122.07	526	33

One grade step is worth $7.06/cwt here — about $60 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 sale69 hd

125.09

—

FL average9 barns · 963 hd

129.46

−4.37

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	1,807	62.97	1,138	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,270	39.72	504	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	38.00	433	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	860	30.36	261	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	40.60/cwt	38.00–44.00	493	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	39.72/cwt	37.00–41.00	504	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	30.36/cwt	27.00–34.00	261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	411	140.63/cwt	135.00–145.00	578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	100.32/cwt	100.00–102.00	587	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	266	174.14/cwt	170.00–180.00	463	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	156.60/cwt	150.00–160.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	642	91.99/cwt	89.00–95.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	150.69/cwt	149.00–152.50	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	160.83/cwt	160.00–162.50	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	153.71/cwt	150.00–157.50	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	104.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	152.98/cwt	152.00–155.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	169.21/cwt	166.00–172.50	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	676	93.30/cwt	90.00–100.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	121.67/cwt	121.00–122.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	191.29/cwt	190.00–192.50	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	161.19/cwt	160.00–162.50	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	125.02/cwt	121.00–129.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	150.49/cwt	150.00–153.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	173.70/cwt	170.00–177.50	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	183.72/cwt	180.00–187.50	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	143.52/cwt	140.00–147.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	227	153.79/cwt	152.50–155.00	349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	95.32/cwt	94.00–98.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	121.70/cwt	120.00–127.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	687	82.49/cwt	80.00–85.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	129.72/cwt	128.00–130.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	133.68/cwt	133.00–137.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	506	110.40/cwt	110.00–112.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	142.36/cwt	140.00–148.00	454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	134.95/cwt	132.00–138.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	142.38/cwt	140.00–147.50	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	135.27/cwt	132.50–138.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	150.68/cwt	150.00–151.00	399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	115.66/cwt	113.00–117.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.97/cwt	150.00–153.00	491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	121.47/cwt	118.00–125.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	104.01/cwt	100.00–108.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	102.65/cwt	100.00–108.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	111.72/cwt	110.00–117.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	138.65/cwt	138.00–140.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	130.28/cwt	130.00–132.00	615	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	34.09/cwt	30.00–37.00	350	4
Bulls	—	—	1,807	62.97/cwt	62.00–64.00	1,138	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	80.20/cwt	76.00–84.00	870	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,227	66.62/cwt	62.00–72.00	817	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	60.61/cwt	60.00–61.00	749	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 Nov 5, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 469Last week 415Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 47Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,214	38.00–44.00	40.60
4	—	1,028	30.00–37.00	34.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,270	37.00–41.00	39.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	27.00–34.00	30.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,807	62.00–64.00	62.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	411	135.00–145.00	140.63
6	—	585	100.00–102.00	100.32
5	—	266	170.00–180.00	174.14
3	—	333	150.00–160.00	156.60
2	—	642	89.00–95.00	91.99
2	—	535	118.00–125.00	121.47
7	—	472	130.00–132.00	130.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	149.00–152.50	150.69
2	—	535	145.00–147.00	145.99
3	—	428	160.00–162.50	160.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	150.00–157.50	153.71
2	—	525	130.00–136.00	132.97
2	—	635	100.00–110.00	104.96
4	—	576	110.00–117.00	111.72
3	—	470	138.00–140.00	138.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	152.00–155.00	152.98
3	—	676	90.00–100.00	93.30
2	—	457	140.00–145.00	142.51
7	—	532	128.00–130.00	129.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	166.00–172.50	169.21
2	—	425	160.00–162.50	161.19
2	—	557	121.00–129.00	125.02
6	—	478	150.00–153.00	150.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	636	121.00–122.00	121.67
4	—	325	190.00–192.50	191.29
2	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.59
2	—	415	170.00–177.50	173.70
2	—	522	148.00–150.00	148.98
2	—	357	180.00–187.50	183.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	367	140.00–147.00	143.52
2	—	515	117.00–119.00	118.00
4	—	432	132.00–138.00	134.95
2	—	675	90.00–95.00	92.48
3	—	325	150.00–153.00	150.97
3	—	593	100.00–108.00	102.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	227	152.50–155.00	153.79
3	—	561	94.00–98.00	95.32
4	—	421	120.00–127.00	121.70
4	—	687	80.00–85.00	82.49
5	—	506	110.00–112.00	110.40
7	—	319	140.00–148.00	142.36
2	—	357	132.50–138.00	135.27
3	—	265	150.00–151.00	150.68
3	—	456	113.00–117.00	115.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	526	120.00–121.00	120.34
6	—	457	133.00–137.00	133.68
3	—	430	140.00–147.50	142.38
2	—	682	100.00–108.00	104.01
2	—	577	110.00–112.00	111.01

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	—	1,085	76.00–84.00	80.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,227	62.00–72.00	66.62
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	60.00–61.00	60.61

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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Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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