Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-01-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.24/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$136.24

54 head · 393 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$135

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

$18.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.58

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	375	141.53	530	15thin
Medium and Large 3	351	138.07	485	29
Medium and Large 1	541	123.01	665	10thin

One grade step is worth $18.52/cwt here — about −$135 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 sale54 hd

136.24

—

FL average4 barns · 317 hd

140.82

−4.58

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,275	49.79	635	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,058	42.87	454	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	760	41.38	314	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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%	—	1,025	37.18/cwt	36.00–39.00	381	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	42.13/cwt	40.00–44.00	434	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	41.38/cwt	39.00–44.00	314	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	52.02/cwt	51.00–53.00	698	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,207	47.55/cwt	46.00–49.00	574	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	48.92/cwt	47.00–53.00	541	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	50.40/cwt	48.00–53.00	587	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	947	68.40/cwt	67.00–70.00	648	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	842	62.00/cwt	59.00–64.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	172.73/cwt	170.00–177.50	586	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	161.03/cwt	160.00–165.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	93.35/cwt	90.00–95.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	134.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	154.56/cwt	150.00–159.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	116.59/cwt	110.00–120.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	141.42/cwt	140.00–144.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	106.03/cwt	102.00–110.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	222	161.94/cwt	160.00–167.50	360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	164.06/cwt	160.00–168.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	163.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	132.64/cwt	130.00–138.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.49/cwt	114.00–117.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	142.95/cwt	139.00–147.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	124.06/cwt	120.00–128.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	152.61/cwt	149.00–156.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	153.23/cwt	150.00–155.00	437	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	112.97/cwt	110.00–116.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	134.47/cwt	134.00–135.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	142.36/cwt	137.50–147.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	123.39/cwt	121.00–128.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	100.46/cwt	96.00–105.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	159.99/cwt	159.00–161.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	165.22/cwt	164.00–166.00	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	128.32/cwt	128.00–129.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	166.98/cwt	165.00–168.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	134.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	124.54/cwt	120.00–129.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	153.49/cwt	153.00–154.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	183.82/cwt	180.00–187.50	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	232	192.28/cwt	189.50–195.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	184.96/cwt	182.50–187.50	620	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 Jan 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 127Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 29Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	36.00–39.00	37.18
2	—	1,030	40.00–44.00	42.13
4	—	1,105	47.00–53.00	48.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	39.00–44.00	41.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,342	51.00–53.00	52.02
2	—	1,207	46.00–49.00	47.55

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	—	1,165	48.00–53.00	50.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	947	67.00–70.00	68.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	842	59.00–64.00	62.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	339	170.00–177.50	172.73
5	—	358	160.00–165.00	161.03
3	—	621	90.00–95.00	93.35
3	—	470	140.00–145.00	141.63
2	—	515	120.00–129.00	124.54
2	—	425	153.00–154.00	153.49
2	—	265	180.00–187.50	183.82
2	—	232	189.50–195.00	192.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	130.00–138.00	134.06
4	—	365	150.00–159.00	154.56
4	—	315	160.00–168.00	164.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	120.00–122.00	120.99
2	—	335	182.50–187.50	184.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	571	110.00–120.00	116.59
3	—	418	140.00–144.00	141.42
2	—	690	102.00–110.00	106.03
2	—	530	121.00–123.00	121.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	222	160.00–167.50	161.94
8	—	285	150.00–155.00	153.23
4	—	475	110.00–116.00	112.97
4	—	375	134.00–135.00	134.47
4	—	317	137.50–147.00	142.36
3	—	425	121.00–128.00	123.39
2	—	535	96.00–105.00	100.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	263	160.00–165.00	163.70
3	—	408	130.00–138.00	132.64
2	—	525	114.00–117.00	115.49
2	—	365	139.00–147.00	142.95
2	—	462	120.00–128.00	124.06
2	—	320	149.00–156.00	152.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	425	159.00–161.00	159.99
3	—	363	165.00–168.00	166.98
6	—	462	130.00–138.00	134.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	164.00–166.00	165.22
3	—	571	128.00–129.00	128.32
2	—	335	180.00–185.00	182.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	130.00–135.00	132.56

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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