Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were slightly higher. Feeder steers and bulls were steady, feeder heifers were unevenly steady. Replacement bred cows were in high demand and were higher 1-3.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.70/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$137.70

55 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$40.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.69

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	345	162.71	562	15thin
Medium and Large 1	439	158.80	698	7thin
Medium and Large 3	462	121.86	564	33

One grade step is worth $40.85/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale55 hd

137.70

—

FL average10 barns · 1,056 hd

141.39

−3.69

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	1,624	66.70	1,083	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,175	38.51	452	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,061	38.32	406	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	29.46	315	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	220.14/cwt	215.00–225.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	123.70/cwt	121.00–125.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	95.17/cwt	90.00–100.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	140.79/cwt	137.50–146.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	108.95/cwt	105.00–110.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	409	133.91/cwt	130.00–139.00	548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	122.59/cwt	120.00–127.00	565	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,175	38.51/cwt	38.00–39.00	452	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	29.46/cwt	28.00–31.00	315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	84.50/cwt	84.00–85.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	175	254.86/cwt	250.00–260.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	115.39/cwt	112.00–119.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	132.71/cwt	130.00–134.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	113.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	308	158.76/cwt	157.50–160.00	489	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	913	33.00/cwt	32.00–34.00	301	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	42.53/cwt	40.00–45.00	451	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	36.78/cwt	35.00–38.00	417	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	106.24/cwt	105.00–107.50	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	145.34/cwt	145.00–146.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	153.16/cwt	147.50–155.00	564	4
Bulls	—	—	1,624	66.70/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,083	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	204.09/cwt	201.00–210.00	455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.98/cwt	130.00–133.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	145.42/cwt	142.00–149.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.98/cwt	130.00–133.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	148.65/cwt	148.00–150.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	163	228.37/cwt	225.00–230.00	372	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	141.34/cwt	140.00–144.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	159.30/cwt	158.00–160.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	168.97/cwt	167.00–170.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	122.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	228.79/cwt	227.50–230.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	738	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	933	86.77/cwt	82.00–92.00	810	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	64.44/cwt	60.00–68.00	638	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	895	74.66/cwt	70.00–80.00	668	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	751.12/cwt	725.00–775.00	8,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,000.75/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	11,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	149.99/cwt	149.00–152.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	160.84/cwt	160.00–162.50	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	153.72/cwt	152.50–155.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	243	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	113.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	181.70/cwt	180.00–185.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	220.14/cwt	215.00–225.00	590	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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 372Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 48Year ago 0

Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were slightly higher. Feeder steers and bulls were steady, feeder heifers were unevenly steady. Replacement bred cows were in high demand and were higher 1-3.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	150.00–155.00	152.48
4	—	575	90.00–100.00	95.17
5	—	372	137.50–146.00	140.79
5	—	511	105.00–110.00	108.95
7	—	409	130.00–139.00	133.91
8	—	461	120.00–127.00	122.59
2	—	690	84.00–85.00	84.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	121.00–125.00	123.70
2	—	175	250.00–260.00	254.86
2	—	578	112.00–119.00	115.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	165.00–170.00	167.48
4	—	420	142.00–149.00	145.42
3	—	465	130.00–133.00	130.98
3	—	367	148.00–150.00	148.65
3	—	163	225.00–230.00	228.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	215.00–225.00	220.14
2	—	518	140.00–145.00	142.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	140.00–144.00	141.34
3	—	363	158.00–160.00	159.30
3	—	443	149.00–152.00	149.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	167.00–170.00	168.97
2	—	573	120.00–126.00	122.93
2	—	228	227.50–230.00	228.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	130.00–134.00	132.71
3	—	573	110.00–115.00	113.37
3	—	465	130.00–133.00	130.98
3	—	367	160.00–162.50	160.84
2	—	420	152.50–155.00	153.72
2	—	243	230.00–235.00	232.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	157.50–160.00	158.76
2	—	558	105.00–107.50	106.24
3	—	423	145.00–146.00	145.34
4	—	368	147.50–155.00	153.16
3	—	223	201.00–210.00	204.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	110.00–116.00	113.98
3	—	308	180.00–185.00	181.70
2	—	268	215.00–225.00	220.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	38.00–39.00	38.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	28.00–31.00	29.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	32.00–34.00	33.00
4	—	1,061	40.00–45.00	42.53
4	—	1,134	35.00–38.00	36.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,624	63.00–70.00	66.70

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	933	82.00–92.00	86.77
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	60.00–68.00	64.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	70.00–80.00	74.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	725.00–775.00	751.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	975.00–1,025.00	1,000.75

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle