Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-18

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $174.84/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$174.84

65 head · 375 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$22.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.78

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	382	184.70	705	20
Medium and Large 2	370	176.27	652	27
Medium and Large 3	374	161.75	606	18thin

One grade step is worth $22.95/cwt here — about $99 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 sale65 hd

174.84

—

FL average10 barns · 439 hd

167.06

+7.78

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,085	53.11	576	10

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	320	211.23/cwt	210.00–212.50	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	171.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	182.03/cwt	180.00–184.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	160.45/cwt	156.00–165.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	218.97/cwt	215.00–220.00	607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	175.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	141.79/cwt	140.00–147.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	196.19/cwt	192.50–200.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	220.09/cwt	217.00–227.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	187.62/cwt	185.00–193.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	140.22/cwt	138.00–142.50	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	135.75/cwt	129.00–137.50	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	140.32/cwt	139.00–143.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	132.51/cwt	131.00–134.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	152.38/cwt	150.00–157.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	692	101.51/cwt	98.00–105.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	172.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	154.55/cwt	152.00–156.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	132.38/cwt	130.00–137.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	154.96/cwt	153.00–157.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	106.05/cwt	102.00–110.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	132.03/cwt	130.00–136.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	142.46/cwt	137.50–145.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	307	179.96/cwt	175.00–185.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	147.31/cwt	145.00–152.00	601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	174.16/cwt	170.00–178.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	681	89.33/cwt	88.00–90.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	159.31/cwt	157.00–166.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	150.28/cwt	147.00–155.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	258	203.42/cwt	200.00–210.00	525	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	191.22/cwt	187.50–195.00	616	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	165.15/cwt	160.00–167.50	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	192.45/cwt	190.00–195.00	520	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	68.27/cwt	65.00–73.00	819	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,032	83.99/cwt	80.00–88.00	867	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	60.87/cwt	58.00–64.00	630	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	54.26/cwt	51.00–57.00	579	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	48.09/cwt	45.00–50.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	146.01/cwt	143.00–149.00	740	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 Mar 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 232Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 58Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 48Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	210.00–212.50	211.23
3	—	431	170.00–175.00	171.56
4	—	365	180.00–184.00	182.03
4	—	460	156.00–165.00	160.45
5	—	277	215.00–220.00	218.97
2	—	507	143.00–149.00	146.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	137.50–145.00	142.46
4	—	307	175.00–185.00	179.96
6	—	408	145.00–152.00	147.31
3	—	383	160.00–167.50	165.15
2	—	270	190.00–195.00	192.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	170.00–178.00	174.16
2	—	507	135.00–137.00	136.00
4	—	423	157.00–166.00	159.31
5	—	478	147.00–155.00	150.28
6	—	258	200.00–210.00	203.42
8	—	322	187.50–195.00	191.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	362	170.00–180.00	175.10
4	—	463	140.00–147.00	141.79
2	—	692	98.00–105.00	101.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	192.50–200.00	196.19
3	—	275	217.00–227.00	220.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	517	140.00–142.00	141.01
3	—	366	185.00–193.00	187.62
2	—	557	131.00–134.00	132.51
3	—	460	150.00–157.00	152.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	138.00–142.50	140.22
5	—	408	129.00–137.50	135.75
2	—	230	170.00–175.00	172.39
2	—	460	118.00–120.00	118.99
2	—	537	110.00–115.00	112.51
3	—	318	152.00–156.00	154.55
3	—	681	88.00–90.00	89.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	139.00–143.00	140.32
2	—	372	153.00–157.00	154.96
2	—	520	121.00–122.00	121.49
2	—	587	102.00–110.00	106.05
3	—	463	130.00–136.00	132.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	139.00–140.00	139.49
2	—	582	127.00–128.00	127.50
2	—	607	110.00–115.00	112.49
3	—	510	130.00–137.00	132.38

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	65.00–73.00	68.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,032	80.00–88.00	83.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	58.00–64.00	60.87
4	—	1,067	51.00–57.00	54.26
4	—	1,128	45.00–50.00	48.09

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

Bulls · 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

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Replacement Cattle

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