Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder steers were slightly higher, feeder bulls and heifers were slightly lower. Replacement bred cows were in high demand and were 1-2 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.97/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$131.97

66 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$10.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	136.41	637	21
Medium and Large 3	374	132.52	495	26
Medium and Large 2	480	126.29	607	19thin

One grade step is worth $10.12/cwt here — about $30 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 sale66 hd

131.97

—

FL average10 barns · 1,093 hd

130.46

+1.51

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	—	High	1,372	55.90	767	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,108	39.29	435	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	37.71	524	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	833	20.80	173	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	35.39/cwt	34.00–37.00	502	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	42.47/cwt	42.00–43.00	500	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	36.11/cwt	34.00–38.00	375	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	20.80/cwt	17.00–25.00	173	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	40.03/cwt	38.00–42.00	544	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	69.34/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,321	2
Bulls	—	—	1,153	53.63/cwt	50.00–57.00	618	2
Bulls	—	—	1,058	44.72/cwt	40.00–49.00	473	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	85.09/cwt	82.00–88.00	900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	1,193.20/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	15,691	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	935	923.66/cwt	875.00–975.00	8,636	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	75.30/cwt	70.00–80.00	785	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	973	102.15/cwt	98.00–106.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	143.04/cwt	139.00–147.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	141.16/cwt	140.00–145.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	112.35/cwt	110.00–119.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	128.85/cwt	124.00–130.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	151.57/cwt	149.00–154.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	115.04/cwt	112.00–118.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	125.04/cwt	121.00–129.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	306	160.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	492	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	104.01/cwt	100.00–106.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	506	122.76/cwt	121.00–128.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	172.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	125.98/cwt	124.00–127.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	120.05/cwt	117.00–123.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	83.74/cwt	80.00–87.50	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	133.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	160.73/cwt	157.50–164.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	101.61/cwt	100.00–104.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	279	154.76/cwt	150.00–157.50	432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	183.29/cwt	182.00–186.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	167.67/cwt	167.00–169.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	112.31/cwt	110.00–117.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	108.30/cwt	101.00–110.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	153.47/cwt	151.00–156.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	150.95/cwt	149.00–153.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	168.80/cwt	167.50–170.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	182.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	184.03/cwt	180.00–188.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	134.64/cwt	130.00–137.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	175.11/cwt	170.00–177.50	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	164.98/cwt	163.00–167.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	160.77/cwt	159.00–162.50	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	154.98/cwt	151.00–159.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	169.36/cwt	167.50–170.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	118.46/cwt	117.00–120.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	136.34/cwt	135.00–137.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	141.02/cwt	138.00–144.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	158.01/cwt	157.00–160.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	131.23/cwt	130.00–136.00	475	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	146.08/cwt	145.00–148.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	149.03/cwt	146.00–155.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	237	161.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	383	3

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 12, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 469Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 70Year ago 0

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder steers were slightly higher, feeder bulls and heifers were slightly lower. Replacement bred cows were in high demand and were 1-2 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	34.00–37.00	35.39
2	—	1,360	38.00–42.00	40.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	42.00–43.00	42.47
2	—	1,038	34.00–38.00	36.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	17.00–25.00	20.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,905	68.00–71.00	69.34
2	—	1,153	50.00–57.00	53.63
2	—	1,058	40.00–49.00	44.72

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	—	1,058	82.00–88.00	85.09
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,043	70.00–80.00	75.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	98.00–106.00	102.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,315	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,193.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	875.00–975.00	923.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	139.00–147.00	143.04
2	—	433	149.00–154.00	151.57
3	—	673	100.00–106.00	104.01
4	—	506	121.00–128.00	122.76
2	—	318	170.00–175.00	172.40
2	—	365	159.00–162.50	160.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	110.00–119.00	112.35
5	—	475	124.00–130.00	128.85
4	—	415	140.00–145.00	142.53
8	—	306	160.00–165.00	160.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	180.00–188.00	184.03
3	—	523	130.00–137.00	134.64
3	—	377	170.00–177.50	175.11
2	—	410	163.00–167.00	164.98
4	—	458	151.00–159.00	154.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	140.00–145.00	141.16
3	—	520	124.00–127.00	125.98
4	—	493	130.00–138.00	133.98
2	—	678	112.00–114.00	113.00
3	—	307	157.00–160.00	158.01
2	—	593	119.00–120.00	119.50
3	—	357	146.00–155.00	149.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	112.00–118.00	115.04
2	—	465	121.00–129.00	125.04
5	—	687	100.00–104.00	101.61
3	—	427	135.00–137.00	136.34
4	—	368	138.00–144.00	141.02
3	—	318	145.00–148.00	146.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	90.00–95.00	92.49
2	—	338	140.00–142.00	141.01
2	—	428	117.00–123.00	120.05
2	—	638	80.00–87.50	83.74
5	—	279	150.00–157.50	154.76
10	—	362	130.00–136.00	131.23
3	—	237	160.00–165.00	161.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	157.50–164.00	160.73
5	—	587	101.00–110.00	108.30
2	—	435	149.00–153.00	150.95
2	—	323	167.50–170.00	168.80
2	—	275	180.00–185.00	182.55
2	—	518	117.00–120.00	118.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	182.00–186.00	183.29
2	—	435	170.00–175.00	172.47
3	—	462	167.00–169.00	167.67
3	—	617	110.00–117.00	112.31
2	—	585	130.00–131.00	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	151.00–156.00	153.47
4	—	373	167.50–170.00	169.36

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle