Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-03

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $160.43/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$160.43

71 head · 362 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$18.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.99

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	379	171.79	652	14thin
Medium and Large 2	348	165.32	576	20
Medium and Large 3	362	153.50	556	37

One grade step is worth $18.29/cwt here — about $95 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 sale71 hd

160.43

—

FL average10 barns · 573 hd

148.44

+11.99

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	1,535	61.33	941	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,015	43.30	439	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,235	40.39	499	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	764	36.34	277	4thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	38.96/cwt	38.00–40.00	294	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	41.06/cwt	40.00–42.00	424	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	997	45.53/cwt	44.00–47.00	454	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	772	33.72/cwt	30.00–37.00	260	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	40.39/cwt	39.00–44.00	499	4
Bulls	—	—	1,642	66.25/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,088	2
Bulls	—	—	1,427	56.40/cwt	54.00–60.00	805	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,082	58.62/cwt	55.00–63.00	634	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	842	66.96/cwt	66.00–68.00	564	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	807	74.98/cwt	70.00–80.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	206	181.27/cwt	180.00–185.00	373	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	171.30/cwt	170.00–179.00	522	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	259	181.48/cwt	180.00–187.50	470	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	161.96/cwt	160.00–168.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	411	147.31/cwt	141.00–149.00	605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	171.04/cwt	170.00–177.50	450	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	143.88/cwt	140.00–147.50	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	124.35/cwt	119.00–127.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	520	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	123.63/cwt	120.00–126.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	457	131.83/cwt	130.00–139.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	153.58/cwt	148.00–155.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	111.72/cwt	110.00–117.00	522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	164.68/cwt	160.00–169.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	181.94/cwt	180.00–186.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	175.40/cwt	174.00–179.00	644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	153.98/cwt	150.00–158.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	122.06/cwt	120.00–124.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	111.77/cwt	110.00–117.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	133.03/cwt	131.00–135.00	694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	163.02/cwt	160.00–166.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	148.03/cwt	146.00–152.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	180.98/cwt	180.00–183.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	132.34/cwt	131.00–135.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	161.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	178.98/cwt	177.00–185.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	124.95/cwt	120.00–127.00	517	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	171.16/cwt	167.00–175.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	134.78/cwt	132.00–137.50	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	144.34/cwt	140.00–149.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	172.03/cwt	170.00–173.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	141.26/cwt	140.00–142.50	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	132.67/cwt	130.00–136.00	484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	111.52/cwt	110.00–117.50	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	133.97/cwt	131.00–136.00	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	692	88.49/cwt	87.00–90.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	110.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	100.80/cwt	100.00–102.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	103.35/cwt	100.00–105.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	141.83/cwt	140.00–147.00	440	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 Dec 3, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 478Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 34Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	38.00–40.00	38.96
2	—	772	30.00–37.00	33.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,032	40.00–42.00	41.06
2	—	997	44.00–47.00	45.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,235	39.00–44.00	40.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,642	64.00–69.00	66.25
2	—	1,427	54.00–60.00	56.40

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	—	1,082	55.00–63.00	58.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	842	66.00–68.00	66.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	807	70.00–80.00	74.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	206	180.00–185.00	181.27
5	—	411	141.00–149.00	147.31
7	—	263	170.00–177.50	171.04
6	—	320	160.00–165.00	162.54
5	—	531	120.00–126.00	123.63
5	—	457	130.00–139.00	131.83
5	—	366	148.00–155.00	153.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	305	170.00–179.00	171.30
5	—	259	180.00–187.50	181.48
4	—	382	160.00–168.00	161.96
2	—	427	150.00–158.00	153.98
2	—	577	120.00–124.00	122.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	160.00–169.00	164.68
2	—	457	150.00–152.00	151.01
3	—	325	180.00–186.00	181.94
7	—	367	174.00–179.00	175.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	367	140.00–147.50	143.88
3	—	458	119.00–127.00	124.35
5	—	424	131.00–136.00	133.97
4	—	537	110.00–114.00	110.99
5	—	628	100.00–102.00	100.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	467	110.00–117.00	111.72
7	—	414	120.00–127.00	124.95
7	—	365	130.00–136.00	132.67
2	—	692	87.00–90.00	88.49
6	—	262	150.00–155.00	152.52
3	—	526	100.00–105.00	103.35
4	—	310	140.00–147.00	141.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	140.00–142.50	141.26
5	—	582	110.00–117.50	111.52
4	—	542	120.00–124.00	121.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	677	110.00–117.00	111.77
6	—	522	131.00–135.00	133.03
3	—	458	146.00–152.00	148.03
3	—	416	160.00–165.00	161.72
4	—	323	177.00–185.00	178.98
3	—	390	170.00–173.00	172.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	357	160.00–166.00	163.02
2	—	317	167.00–175.00	171.16
2	—	465	132.00–137.50	134.78
2	—	565	100.00–105.00	102.54
4	—	425	140.00–149.00	144.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	170.00–172.00	170.99
3	—	366	180.00–183.00	180.98
3	—	556	131.00–135.00	132.34

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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