Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were all steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.79/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$124.79

57 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$2.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.07

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	460	126.00	580	28
Medium and Large 1	512	124.26	636	8thin
Medium and Large 3	422	123.38	520	21

One grade step is worth $2.62/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 sale57 hd

124.79

—

FL average10 barns · 912 hd

141.86

−17.07

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	1,318	51.67	681	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	38.60	474	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	32.20	307	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 3	—	457	142.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	165.38/cwt	160.00–168.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	193.43/cwt	190.00–200.00	451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	124.99/cwt	123.00–127.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	156.22/cwt	155.00–157.50	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	174.53/cwt	170.00–179.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	183.02/cwt	180.00–186.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	107.32/cwt	106.00–110.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	121.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	188.30/cwt	187.50–190.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	132.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.30/cwt	145.00–149.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	182.99/cwt	182.00–184.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	191.46/cwt	190.00–193.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	198.47/cwt	197.00–200.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	216.33/cwt	212.50–220.00	487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	178	235.35/cwt	230.00–240.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	131.43/cwt	130.00–137.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	92.70/cwt	90.00–98.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	113.60/cwt	112.00–117.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	125.05/cwt	121.00–129.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	572	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	100.50/cwt	100.00–102.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	163.86/cwt	160.00–167.50	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	124.83/cwt	122.50–126.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.40/cwt	140.00–148.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	154.98/cwt	152.50–157.50	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	122.72/cwt	120.00–124.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	132.65/cwt	131.00–136.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	113.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	137.22/cwt	130.00–139.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	414	143.65/cwt	140.00–146.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	121.58/cwt	120.00–126.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	163.75/cwt	162.50–166.00	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	153.83/cwt	150.00–157.50	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	184.89/cwt	180.00–190.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	141.76/cwt	140.00–147.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	151.23/cwt	150.00–155.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	101.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	162.37/cwt	161.00–165.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	173.83/cwt	170.00–177.50	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	238	203.74/cwt	202.50–205.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	121.73/cwt	120.00–127.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	182.78/cwt	179.00–184.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	182.41/cwt	180.00–190.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	191.63/cwt	190.00–195.00	512	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	762.92/cwt	725.00–800.00	6,866	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	32.20/cwt	25.00–39.00	307	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	40.34/cwt	40.00–43.00	513	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	32.52/cwt	30.00–35.00	350	4
Bulls	—	—	1,224	49.66/cwt	47.00–55.00	608	4
Bulls	—	—	1,815	64.36/cwt	61.00–68.00	1,168	2
Bulls	—	—	1,008	43.00/cwt	41.00–45.00	433	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	52.14/cwt	48.00–56.00	529	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	60.38/cwt	58.00–63.00	646	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 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 282Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 66Year ago 0

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were all steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	457	140.00–145.00	142.99
3	—	367	160.00–168.00	165.38
3	—	233	190.00–200.00	193.43
2	—	518	123.00–127.00	124.99
2	—	420	155.00–157.50	156.22
2	—	328	170.00–179.00	174.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	180.00–186.00	183.02
3	—	687	106.00–110.00	107.32
3	—	563	120.00–124.00	121.35
3	—	270	187.50–190.00	188.30
2	—	518	130.00–134.00	132.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	145.00–149.00	146.30
2	—	375	182.00–184.00	182.99
2	—	318	190.00–193.00	191.46
2	—	265	197.00–200.00	198.47
2	—	225	212.50–220.00	216.33
2	—	178	230.00–240.00	235.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	312	140.00–145.00	141.63
5	—	362	130.00–137.00	131.43
3	—	613	90.00–98.00	92.70
3	—	485	112.00–117.00	113.60
2	—	528	105.00–110.00	107.56
2	—	410	121.00–129.00	125.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	558	100.00–105.00	102.49
4	—	619	100.00–102.00	100.50
4	—	423	130.00–135.00	132.51
4	—	263	160.00–167.50	163.86
3	—	467	122.50–126.00	124.83
3	—	380	140.00–148.00	145.40
2	—	333	152.50–157.50	154.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	120.00–124.00	122.72
3	—	458	131.00–136.00	132.65
2	—	558	110.00–118.00	113.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	130.00–139.00	137.22
5	—	414	140.00–146.00	143.65
4	—	514	120.00–126.00	121.58
3	—	317	162.50–166.00	163.75
2	—	363	150.00–157.50	153.83
2	—	230	180.00–190.00	184.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	140.00–147.00	141.76
4	—	413	150.00–155.00	151.23
3	—	643	100.00–105.00	101.66
3	—	365	161.00–165.00	162.37
2	—	568	115.00–117.00	116.00
2	—	333	170.00–177.50	173.83
2	—	238	202.50–205.00	203.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	120.00–127.00	121.73
4	—	363	179.00–184.00	182.78
4	—	321	180.00–190.00	182.41
3	—	267	190.00–195.00	191.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	725.00–800.00	762.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	48.00–56.00	52.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	58.00–63.00	60.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	25.00–39.00	32.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,272	40.00–43.00	40.34
4	—	1,075	30.00–35.00	32.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	47.00–55.00	49.66
2	—	1,815	61.00–68.00	64.36
2	—	1,008	41.00–45.00	43.00

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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Ocala Livestock Market

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle