Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder classes were unevenly steady. Replacement bred cows were slightly lower and in high demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.21/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$135.21

49 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$120

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

$19.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.03

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	403	139.20	562	26
Medium and Large 2	467	133.10	622	19thin
Medium and Large 1	572	119.26	682	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.94/cwt here — about −$120 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 sale49 hd

135.21

—

FL average6 barns · 575 hd

141.24

−6.03

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	1,415	70.65	1,000	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,158	45.97	532	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,041	43.29	451	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	773	32.03	248	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1	—	522	141.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	187.96/cwt	184.00–190.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	262	198.38/cwt	195.00–200.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	175.55/cwt	173.00–178.00	646	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	54.45/cwt	50.00–60.00	566	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	81.11/cwt	78.00–84.00	787	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	70.72/cwt	69.00–72.00	568	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	840.20/cwt	825.00–850.00	8,738	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	32.03/cwt	30.00–34.00	248	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,158	45.97/cwt	45.00–47.00	532	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	43.33/cwt	40.00–46.00	452	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	37.52/cwt	37.00–38.00	396	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	48.99/cwt	47.00–51.00	500	2
Bulls	—	—	1,843	82.03/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,512	2
Bulls	—	—	1,393	76.43/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,065	2
Bulls	—	—	1,010	53.49/cwt	52.00–55.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	118.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	148.66/cwt	148.00–150.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	160.71/cwt	160.00–162.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	183.28/cwt	180.00–185.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	114.53/cwt	111.00–118.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	171.23/cwt	170.00–175.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	143.99/cwt	142.00–148.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	192.24/cwt	190.00–197.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	165.05/cwt	162.00–168.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	223.58/cwt	220.00–227.50	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	134.03/cwt	130.00–138.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	186.23/cwt	185.00–187.50	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	164.47/cwt	162.00–167.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	179.01/cwt	177.00–180.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	144.55/cwt	140.00–147.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	135.70/cwt	130.00–137.50	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	149.58/cwt	148.00–150.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	138.01/cwt	137.00–139.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	308	163.35/cwt	160.00–165.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	150.47/cwt	147.50–152.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	143.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	166.46/cwt	165.00–168.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	103.47/cwt	100.00–107.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	147.97/cwt	147.00–150.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	142.68/cwt	142.00–144.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	134.32/cwt	133.00–135.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	123.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	182.56/cwt	180.00–185.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	161.66/cwt	159.00–162.50	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	125.49/cwt	121.00–127.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	406	137.18/cwt	130.00–139.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	114.97/cwt	112.00–117.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	140.80/cwt	140.00–145.00	531	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	198.73/cwt	197.50–200.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	187.25/cwt	187.00–187.50	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	173.04/cwt	170.00–176.00	735	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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 312Year ago 113

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 88Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 60Year ago 12

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder classes were unevenly steady. Replacement bred cows were slightly lower and in high demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	140.00–146.00	141.94
3	—	328	184.00–190.00	187.96
3	—	262	195.00–200.00	198.38
2	—	368	173.00–178.00	175.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	185.00–187.50	186.23
2	—	365	162.00–167.00	164.47
3	—	328	177.00–180.00	179.01
3	—	467	140.00–147.00	144.55
4	—	528	130.00–137.50	135.70
5	—	411	148.00–150.00	149.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	137.00–139.00	138.01
3	—	308	160.00–165.00	163.35
3	—	363	147.50–152.00	150.47
3	—	423	140.00–146.00	143.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	117.00–120.00	118.01
3	—	437	148.00–150.00	148.66
3	—	368	160.00–162.00	160.71
3	—	310	180.00–185.00	183.28
2	—	590	111.00–118.00	114.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	170.00–175.00	171.23
3	—	468	142.00–148.00	143.99
3	—	323	190.00–197.00	192.24
2	—	413	162.00–168.00	165.05
2	—	220	220.00–227.50	223.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	130.00–138.00	134.03
2	—	543	141.00–142.00	141.50
2	—	310	197.50–200.00	198.73
2	—	370	187.00–187.50	187.25
2	—	425	170.00–176.00	173.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	125.00–127.00	126.00
2	—	630	110.00–115.00	112.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	165.00–168.00	166.46
2	—	593	110.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	625	100.00–107.00	103.47
3	—	375	147.00–150.00	147.97
3	—	413	142.00–144.00	142.68
3	—	463	133.00–135.00	134.32
4	—	514	120.00–124.00	123.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	210	180.00–185.00	182.56
4	—	321	159.00–162.50	161.66
4	—	466	121.00–127.00	125.49
5	—	406	130.00–139.00	137.18
5	—	526	112.00–117.00	114.97
6	—	377	140.00–145.00	140.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,040	50.00–60.00	54.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	78.00–84.00	81.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	803	69.00–72.00	70.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	825.00–850.00	840.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	30.00–34.00	32.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	45.00–47.00	45.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,044	40.00–46.00	43.33
2	—	1,055	37.00–38.00	37.52
2	—	1,020	47.00–51.00	48.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,843	79.00–85.00	82.03
2	—	1,393	75.00–78.00	76.43
2	—	1,010	52.00–55.00	53.49

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