Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-02-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.44/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$136.44

61 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

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

$20.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.48

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	423	141.89	601	25
Medium and Large 3	409	135.34	553	29
Medium and Large 1	536	121.55	651	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.34/cwt here — about −$50 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 sale61 hd

136.44

—

FL average10 barns · 835 hd

142.92

−6.48

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	1,621	72.71	1,179	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,170	43.04	504	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,099	41.33	454	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	896	29.58	265	6thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	146.03/cwt	140.00–148.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	163.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	180.95/cwt	179.00–183.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	173.78/cwt	170.00–177.50	473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	195.09/cwt	190.00–200.00	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	143.44/cwt	140.00–147.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	311	168.01/cwt	162.50–170.00	523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	96.64/cwt	95.00–100.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	141.31/cwt	140.00–144.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	207	224.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	136.68/cwt	136.00–137.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	195.97/cwt	192.00–200.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	185.01/cwt	184.00–186.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	146.01/cwt	144.00–147.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	130.75/cwt	130.00–133.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	153.49/cwt	152.00–155.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	266	164.05/cwt	160.00–166.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	687	81.62/cwt	80.00–88.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	149.26/cwt	147.00–155.00	482	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	236	216.65/cwt	215.00–217.50	511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	191.48/cwt	190.00–196.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	114.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	134.48/cwt	131.00–138.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	103.26/cwt	98.00–105.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	232	176.48/cwt	175.00–178.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	113.47/cwt	110.00–117.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	147.45/cwt	147.00–148.00	537	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	157.95/cwt	156.00–160.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	136.89/cwt	131.00–139.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	111.57/cwt	110.00–118.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	142.04/cwt	140.00–146.00	516	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	272	183.57/cwt	182.00–185.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	132.98/cwt	130.00–139.00	622	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	70.27/cwt	68.00–72.00	727	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	850	54.82/cwt	50.00–59.00	466	2
Bulls	—	—	1,621	72.71/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,179	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	44.11/cwt	39.00–48.00	498	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	43.04/cwt	42.00–44.00	504	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	31.96/cwt	26.00–36.00	256	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	27.20/cwt	25.00–30.00	270	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	33.00/cwt	32.00–34.00	332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	180.75/cwt	177.50–187.50	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	192.90/cwt	189.00–195.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	592	131.98/cwt	127.00–137.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	170.05/cwt	166.00–174.00	697	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 Feb 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 136Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 40Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	467	140.00–148.00	146.03
4	—	422	150.00–155.00	152.54
3	—	366	160.00–170.00	163.27
2	—	317	179.00–183.00	180.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	265	190.00–200.00	195.09
3	—	540	140.00–144.00	141.31
4	—	207	220.00–230.00	224.94
3	—	380	177.50–187.50	180.75
3	—	328	189.00–195.00	192.90
2	—	592	127.00–137.00	131.98
2	—	410	166.00–174.00	170.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	412	140.00–147.00	143.44
4	—	311	162.50–170.00	168.01
3	—	565	95.00–100.00	96.64
2	—	520	117.00–120.00	118.49
2	—	272	182.00–185.00	183.57
3	—	468	130.00–139.00	132.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	272	170.00–177.50	173.78
2	—	410	140.00–144.00	142.02
2	—	467	131.00–138.00	134.48
2	—	535	120.00–123.00	121.51
4	—	688	98.00–105.00	103.26
9	—	364	147.00–148.00	147.45
2	—	322	156.00–160.00	157.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	266	160.00–166.00	164.05
5	—	687	80.00–88.00	81.62
7	—	323	147.00–155.00	149.26
2	—	232	175.00–178.00	176.48
2	—	535	110.00–117.00	113.47
4	—	412	131.00–139.00	136.89
6	—	363	140.00–146.00	142.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	457	146.00–147.00	146.50
5	—	567	110.00–118.00	111.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	136.00–137.00	136.68
2	—	412	152.00–155.00	153.49
3	—	236	215.00–217.50	216.65
4	—	268	190.00–196.00	191.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	312	192.00–200.00	195.97
2	—	375	184.00–186.00	185.01
2	—	622	115.00–120.00	117.49
4	—	588	130.00–133.00	130.75
3	—	653	110.00–116.00	114.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	592	127.00–129.00	128.00
2	—	692	105.00–110.00	107.49
3	—	463	144.00–147.00	146.01

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	—	1,035	68.00–72.00	70.27
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	50.00–59.00	54.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,621	69.00–75.00	72.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,130	39.00–48.00	44.11
2	—	1,007	32.00–34.00	33.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	42.00–44.00	43.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	800	26.00–36.00	31.96
3	—	991	25.00–30.00	27.20

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

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