Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were slightly lower, slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder classes were all unevenly steady with an upward trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.61/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$134.61

80 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$9.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.70

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	140.32	672	13thin
Medium and Large 2	435	138.89	604	24
Medium and Large 3	413	130.50	539	43

One grade step is worth $9.82/cwt here — about $133 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 sale80 hd

134.61

—

FL average10 barns · 852 hd

144.31

−9.70

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	1,960	83.22	1,631	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,079	49.17	531	8thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	173.82/cwt	170.00–177.50	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	100.02/cwt	95.00–105.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	138.99/cwt	137.00–140.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	133.26/cwt	133.00–134.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	153.07/cwt	150.00–157.50	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	208	176.23/cwt	175.00–177.50	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	163.25/cwt	160.00–165.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	129.02/cwt	128.00–131.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	89.34/cwt	88.00–90.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	107.61/cwt	100.00–110.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	95.78/cwt	95.00–98.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	122.27/cwt	120.00–127.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	149.27/cwt	146.00–155.00	469	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	137.29/cwt	135.00–143.00	512	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	230.69/cwt	227.00–235.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	226.27/cwt	225.00–227.50	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	194.06/cwt	190.00–198.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	147.94/cwt	145.00–151.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	135.32/cwt	130.00–138.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	201.85/cwt	200.00–207.50	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	159.18/cwt	157.50–164.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	184.93/cwt	180.00–187.50	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	153.04/cwt	150.00–154.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	219.09/cwt	215.00–220.00	493	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	131.63/cwt	130.00–138.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	161.07/cwt	157.00–165.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	145.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	638	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	50.68/cwt	43.00–56.00	544	5
Bulls	—	—	1,960	83.22/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,631	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	46.66/cwt	45.00–48.00	507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	172.97/cwt	170.00–176.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.92/cwt	131.00–137.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	269	223.12/cwt	222.50–225.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	191.21/cwt	190.00–192.50	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	262	201.69/cwt	200.00–202.50	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	146.71/cwt	142.00–149.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	154.49/cwt	150.00–156.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	181.58/cwt	180.00–185.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	208	193.80/cwt	190.00–197.50	403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	94.49/cwt	92.00–97.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	169.49/cwt	167.50–170.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	128.54/cwt	127.00–130.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	113.30/cwt	110.00–120.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	164.31/cwt	162.50–170.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	142.50/cwt	141.00–143.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	208	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	380	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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 303Year ago 316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 21Year ago 75

Slaughter cows were slightly lower, slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder classes were all unevenly steady with an upward trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	170.00–177.50	173.82
2	—	673	95.00–105.00	100.02
3	—	427	137.00–140.00	138.99
4	—	461	133.00–134.00	133.26
5	—	371	150.00–157.50	153.07
6	—	525	115.00–120.00	117.55
2	—	208	180.00–185.00	182.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	208	175.00–177.50	176.23
3	—	262	160.00–165.00	163.25
3	—	410	128.00–131.00	129.02
3	—	627	88.00–90.00	89.34
4	—	533	100.00–110.00	107.61
4	—	561	95.00–98.00	95.78
6	—	473	120.00–127.00	122.27
8	—	314	146.00–155.00	149.27
10	—	373	135.00–143.00	137.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	127.00–130.00	128.54
3	—	677	110.00–120.00	113.30
4	—	326	162.50–170.00	164.31
4	—	461	141.00–143.00	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	227.00–235.00	230.69
2	—	265	225.00–227.50	226.27
2	—	360	190.00–198.00	194.06
2	—	578	145.00–151.00	147.94
3	—	692	130.00–138.00	135.32
4	—	309	200.00–207.50	201.85
4	—	511	157.50–164.00	159.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	180.00–187.50	184.93
4	—	484	150.00–154.00	153.04
5	—	225	215.00–220.00	219.09
5	—	583	130.00–138.00	131.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	157.00–165.00	161.07
4	—	465	140.00–150.00	145.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	200.00–205.00	202.46
2	—	435	170.00–176.00	172.97
2	—	575	131.00–137.00	133.92
4	—	269	222.50–225.00	223.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	190.00–192.50	191.21
3	—	262	200.00–202.50	201.69
3	—	520	142.00–149.00	146.71
4	—	456	150.00–156.00	154.49
6	—	380	180.00–185.00	181.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	208	190.00–197.50	193.80
2	—	523	135.00–137.00	135.98
2	—	688	92.00–97.00	94.49
5	—	357	167.50–170.00	169.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,074	43.00–56.00	50.68
3	—	1,087	45.00–48.00	46.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,960	80.00–87.00	83.22

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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