Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-02-25

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.43/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$151.43

50 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$16

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

$34.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.79

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	419	175.46	734	10thin
Medium and Large 3	415	147.59	612	27
Medium and Large 2	533	140.91	751	13thin

One grade step is worth $34.55/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale50 hd

151.43

—

FL average9 barns · 448 hd

182.22

−30.79

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	—	Low	1,302	69.99	911	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,075	45.97	494	8thin

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 1	—	335	189.51/cwt	189.00–190.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	262	201.03/cwt	200.00–204.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	163.95/cwt	161.00–167.00	692	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	49.66/cwt	48.00–53.00	547	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	42.28/cwt	40.00–45.00	443	4
Bulls	—	—	1,237	54.87/cwt	50.00–60.00	679	2
Bulls	—	—	1,382	82.00/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,133	2
Bulls	—	—	1,287	73.09/cwt	70.00–76.00	941	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	877	85.67/cwt	81.00–90.00	751	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	817	109.22/cwt	105.00–115.00	892	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	892	95.41/cwt	91.00–100.00	851	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	822	96.11/cwt	91.00–101.00	790	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	957	70.95/cwt	68.00–76.00	679	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	770	86.84/cwt	84.00–90.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	137.48/cwt	136.00–139.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	456	132.48/cwt	127.50–135.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	406	145.02/cwt	143.00–149.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	312	167.56/cwt	165.00–170.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	277	178.69/cwt	177.50–180.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	180.32/cwt	180.00–181.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	188.99/cwt	188.00–190.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	124.67/cwt	124.00–126.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	144.79/cwt	141.00–149.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	115.53/cwt	112.00–119.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	152.04/cwt	150.00–154.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	100.85/cwt	97.50–102.50	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	163.71/cwt	162.50–165.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	138.77/cwt	137.00–140.00	586	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	127.23/cwt	120.00–129.00	653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	157.50/cwt	157.00–158.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	123.24/cwt	121.00–127.50	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	161.79/cwt	160.00–165.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	133.70/cwt	130.00–137.50	488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	115.48/cwt	111.00–120.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	173.49/cwt	173.00–174.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	191.28/cwt	190.00–192.50	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	200.36/cwt	198.00–205.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	143.12/cwt	140.00–149.00	598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	205	199.15/cwt	195.00–200.00	408	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	692	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	131.23/cwt	130.00–136.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	115.67/cwt	112.00–117.50	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	158.61/cwt	156.00–160.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	176.45/cwt	173.00–180.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	141.33/cwt	140.00–142.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	144.57/cwt	142.00–147.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	178.32/cwt	177.50–180.00	670	6

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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 300Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 36Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 49Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	189.00–190.00	189.51
2	—	507	145.00–146.00	145.50
4	—	262	200.00–204.00	201.03
4	—	422	161.00–167.00	163.95
6	—	376	177.50–180.00	178.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	517	136.00–139.00	137.48
3	—	340	180.00–181.00	180.32
2	—	632	110.00–115.00	112.51
2	—	467	142.00–147.00	144.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	456	127.50–135.00	132.48
3	—	406	143.00–149.00	145.02
2	—	312	165.00–170.00	167.56
2	—	277	177.50–180.00	178.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	257	188.00–190.00	188.99
2	—	620	112.00–119.00	115.53
2	—	417	150.00–154.00	152.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	536	124.00–126.00	124.67
2	—	620	104.00–105.00	104.50
2	—	375	141.00–149.00	144.79
7	—	422	137.00–140.00	138.77
3	—	316	160.00–165.00	161.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	561	97.50–102.50	100.85
2	—	515	105.00–110.00	107.45
2	—	327	140.00–145.00	142.48
2	—	262	162.50–165.00	163.71
3	—	411	121.00–127.50	123.24
6	—	365	130.00–137.50	133.70
4	—	457	111.00–120.00	115.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	120.00–129.00	127.23
2	—	372	157.00–158.00	157.50
6	—	462	130.00–135.00	132.54
6	—	418	140.00–149.00	143.12
6	—	205	195.00–200.00	199.15
2	—	692	90.00–95.00	92.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	173.00–174.00	173.49
2	—	362	190.00–192.50	191.28
3	—	306	198.00–205.00	200.36
3	—	563	140.00–142.00	141.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	130.00–136.00	131.23
3	—	695	112.00–117.50	115.67
3	—	418	156.00–160.00	158.61
2	—	385	173.00–180.00	176.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,102	48.00–53.00	49.66
4	—	1,048	40.00–45.00	42.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,237	50.00–60.00	54.87
2	—	1,382	80.00–84.00	82.00
2	—	1,287	70.00–76.00	73.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	877	81.00–90.00	85.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	817	105.00–115.00	109.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	892	91.00–100.00	95.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	822	91.00–101.00	96.11
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	957	68.00–76.00	70.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	770	84.00–90.00	86.84

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

Steers · 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