Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were slightly lower, slaughter bulls were lower 1.00-2.00. Feeder classes were unevenly steady. Replacement stockers cows were slightly lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.74/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$135.74

57 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.06

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	411	143.71	591	23
Medium and Large 1	466	141.00	657	8thin
Medium and Large 3	448	127.06	569	26

One grade step is worth $16.65/cwt here — about $22 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 sale57 hd

135.74

—

FL average10 barns · 880 hd

147.80

−12.06

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	1,474	71.74	1,057	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,258	45.31	570	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,073	45.07	483	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	916	25.79	236	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	326	164.82/cwt	163.00–166.00	537	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	25.79/cwt	20.00–30.00	236	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	45.31/cwt	44.00–47.00	570	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	48.94/cwt	47.00–52.00	555	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	43.59/cwt	42.00–46.00	452	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	39.53/cwt	38.00–41.00	395	2
Bulls	—	—	1,290	75.52/cwt	74.00–77.00	974	2
Bulls	—	—	1,008	53.51/cwt	50.00–57.00	539	2
Bulls	—	—	1,799	78.97/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,421	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	935	66.43/cwt	65.00–68.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	90.99/cwt	88.00–94.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	119.96/cwt	117.00–123.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	182.62/cwt	180.00–185.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	143.32/cwt	142.50–145.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	156.64/cwt	155.00–160.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	312	172.45/cwt	170.00–177.50	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	134.36/cwt	129.00–137.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	95.04/cwt	90.00–100.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	165.21/cwt	163.00–167.50	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	131.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	91.99/cwt	90.00–94.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	140.98/cwt	138.00–144.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	142.08/cwt	140.00–145.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	111.06/cwt	107.00–115.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	141.02/cwt	138.00–142.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	122.93/cwt	118.00–128.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	159.01/cwt	158.00–160.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	153.58/cwt	150.00–157.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	692	82.68/cwt	80.00–88.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	121.03/cwt	117.00–123.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	171.21/cwt	170.00–177.50	459	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	118.43/cwt	116.00–122.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	211.26/cwt	210.00–212.50	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	155.52/cwt	154.00–157.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	184.05/cwt	180.00–188.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	157.52/cwt	156.00–159.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	257	192.03/cwt	190.00–196.00	494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	202.42/cwt	200.00–205.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	138.30/cwt	137.00–141.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	198.32/cwt	197.50–200.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	259	197.54/cwt	190.00–200.00	512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	118.65/cwt	117.00–122.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	192.76/cwt	188.00–195.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	154.55/cwt	150.00–159.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	164.46/cwt	161.00–168.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	203.69/cwt	200.00–207.50	652	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 Apr 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 257Last week 333Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 36Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 0Year ago 52

Slaughter cows were slightly lower, slaughter bulls were lower 1.00-2.00. Feeder classes were unevenly steady. Replacement stockers cows were slightly lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	163.00–166.00	164.82
3	—	467	130.00–136.00	131.97
2	—	690	90.00–94.00	91.99
2	—	408	138.00–144.00	140.98
6	—	268	170.00–177.50	171.21
5	—	524	116.00–122.00	118.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	129.00–137.00	134.36
2	—	560	90.00–100.00	95.04
2	—	285	163.00–167.50	165.21
5	—	365	140.00–145.00	142.08
4	—	538	107.00–115.00	111.06
4	—	318	150.00–157.00	153.58
3	—	692	80.00–88.00	82.68
3	—	467	117.00–123.00	121.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	138.00–142.00	141.02
2	—	563	118.00–128.00	122.93
2	—	358	158.00–160.00	159.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	88.00–94.00	90.99
2	—	578	117.00–123.00	119.96
2	—	268	180.00–185.00	182.62
3	—	412	142.50–145.00	143.32
3	—	367	155.00–160.00	156.64
3	—	312	170.00–177.50	172.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	259	190.00–200.00	197.54
3	—	627	117.00–122.00	118.65
3	—	338	188.00–195.00	192.76
2	—	410	150.00–159.00	154.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	161.00–168.00	164.46
2	—	320	200.00–207.50	203.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	155.00–160.00	157.55
3	—	257	190.00–196.00	192.03
2	—	693	99.00–100.00	99.50
2	—	233	200.00–205.00	202.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	210.00–212.50	211.26
2	—	538	156.00–159.00	157.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	154.00–157.00	155.52
2	—	370	180.00–188.00	184.05
3	—	523	137.00–141.00	138.30
3	—	313	197.50–200.00	198.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	916	20.00–30.00	25.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	44.00–47.00	45.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,135	47.00–52.00	48.94
3	—	1,038	42.00–46.00	43.59
2	—	1,000	38.00–41.00	39.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	74.00–77.00	75.52
2	—	1,008	50.00–57.00	53.51
4	—	1,799	78.00–80.00	78.97

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	935	65.00–68.00	66.43

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle