Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.30/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$132.30

49 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$200

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

$23.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.86

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	401	134.84	540	33
Medium and Large 2	474	129.35	613	14thin
Medium and Large 1	667	111.00	740	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.84/cwt here — about −$200 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

132.30

—

FL average10 barns · 700 hd

148.16

−15.86

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	1,449	77.33	1,120	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,084	52.07	564	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	750	30.44	228	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	667	75.10/cwt	72.00–78.00	501	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	757	84.57/cwt	82.00–87.00	640	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,077	72.34/cwt	70.00–75.00	779	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	83.53/cwt	82.00–85.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	100.60/cwt	100.00–102.50	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	506	108.99/cwt	105.00–111.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	316	183.30/cwt	180.00–187.50	579	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	176.01/cwt	175.00–177.50	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	150.50/cwt	150.00–152.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	161.12/cwt	160.00–162.50	432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	141.82/cwt	135.00–145.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	153.69/cwt	150.00–157.50	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	137.66/cwt	137.00–138.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	158.49/cwt	157.00–160.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	150.02/cwt	147.50–155.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	97.29/cwt	92.50–102.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	131.91/cwt	128.00–135.00	537	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.54/cwt	129.00–136.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	177.75/cwt	177.50–178.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	188.78/cwt	185.00–192.50	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	195.05/cwt	192.50–202.50	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	159.15/cwt	157.50–160.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	171.91/cwt	169.00–175.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	184.98/cwt	180.00–187.50	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	193.19/cwt	190.00–197.50	632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	184.48/cwt	182.50–187.50	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	158.35/cwt	155.00–160.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	192.95/cwt	190.00–197.50	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	168.34/cwt	167.50–171.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	232	221.24/cwt	220.00–222.50	513	2
Bulls	—	—	1,297	73.54/cwt	71.00–76.00	954	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	81.12/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,298	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	54.69/cwt	51.00–57.00	614	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	30.44/cwt	29.00–32.00	228	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	60.54/cwt	59.00–62.00	636	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	45.21/cwt	40.00–49.00	480	4

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 315Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 30Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 45Year ago 56

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	—	667	72.00–78.00	75.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	757	82.00–87.00	84.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,077	70.00–75.00	72.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	82.00–85.00	83.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	100.00–102.50	100.60
3	—	506	105.00–111.00	108.99
7	—	268	160.00–162.50	161.12
6	—	371	135.00–145.00	141.82
2	—	475	122.00–125.00	123.52
2	—	330	150.00–157.50	153.69
9	—	407	128.00–135.00	131.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	120.00–124.00	122.04
3	—	418	137.00–138.00	137.66
3	—	361	147.50–155.00	150.02
2	—	635	92.50–102.00	97.29
2	—	475	129.00–136.00	132.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	667	110.00–112.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	316	180.00–187.50	183.30
5	—	357	175.00–177.50	176.01
4	—	408	150.00–152.00	150.50
2	—	510	134.00–135.00	134.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	327	190.00–197.50	193.19
5	—	368	182.50–187.50	184.48
3	—	408	155.00–160.00	158.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	361	190.00–197.50	192.95
4	—	428	167.50–171.00	168.34
2	—	232	220.00–222.50	221.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	157.00–160.00	158.49
3	—	366	180.00–187.50	184.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	177.50–178.00	177.75
2	—	307	185.00–192.50	188.78
3	—	463	157.50–160.00	159.15
2	—	417	169.00–175.00	171.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	357	192.50–202.50	195.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,297	71.00–76.00	73.54
2	—	1,600	79.00–83.00	81.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,123	51.00–57.00	54.69
2	—	1,050	59.00–62.00	60.54
4	—	1,062	40.00–49.00	45.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	29.00–32.00	30.44

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle