Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were steady and slaughter bulls were slightly lower. Feeder steers were steady, feeder bulls were slightly lower, feeder heifers were steady. Replacement bred and stocker cows were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.93/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$142.93

48 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$127

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

$14.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.25

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	329	147.70	486	12thin
Medium and Large 1	445	145.88	650	23
Medium and Large 2	460	133.32	613	13thin

One grade step is worth $14.38/cwt here — about −$127 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 sale48 hd

142.93

—

FL average10 barns · 726 hd

148.19

−5.25

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	1,470	71.29	1,048	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,135	52.51	596	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,076	47.44	510	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	940	45.00	423	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	37.99	349	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	199.96/cwt	197.50–202.50	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	210.93/cwt	207.50–212.50	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	156.32/cwt	153.00–158.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	145.52/cwt	141.00–147.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	159.18/cwt	157.50–160.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	171.33/cwt	170.00–172.50	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	219.96/cwt	217.50–222.50	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	168.51/cwt	167.00–170.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	199.20/cwt	197.50–200.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	131.62/cwt	130.00–138.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	159.70/cwt	158.00–160.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.62/cwt	131.00–138.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	101.33/cwt	100.00–102.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	142.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	134.47/cwt	130.00–139.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	143.71/cwt	142.50–146.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	148.71/cwt	147.50–150.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	153.76/cwt	152.50–155.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	141.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	161.48/cwt	160.00–163.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	153.06/cwt	148.00–158.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	208	193.44/cwt	190.00–200.00	402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	147.49/cwt	147.00–149.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	161.59/cwt	160.00–164.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	168.78/cwt	167.50–170.00	554	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	733	83.80/cwt	80.00–88.00	614	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	683	74.95/cwt	72.00–78.00	512	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	63.65/cwt	61.00–66.00	633	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	800	86.44/cwt	82.00–92.00	692	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	863	71.01/cwt	69.00–74.00	613	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	71.35/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,006	4
Bulls	—	—	1,288	62.94/cwt	62.00–64.00	811	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	79.52/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,408	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	43.04/cwt	41.00–47.00	470	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	50.74/cwt	49.00–53.00	539	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,135	52.51/cwt	52.00–53.00	596	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	37.99/cwt	37.00–39.00	349	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	940	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	423	1

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 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 257Year ago 265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 58Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 42Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	197.50–202.50	199.96
2	—	560	135.00–137.00	135.99
3	—	282	207.50–212.50	210.93
3	—	467	153.00–158.00	156.32
4	—	528	141.00–147.00	145.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	115.00–120.00	117.51
4	—	481	147.00–149.00	147.49
5	—	408	160.00–164.00	161.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	160.00–163.00	161.48
2	—	435	148.00–158.00	153.06
3	—	208	190.00–200.00	193.44
2	—	328	167.50–170.00	168.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	157.50–160.00	159.18
2	—	408	130.00–139.00	134.47
3	—	367	142.50–146.00	143.71
4	—	315	147.50–150.00	148.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	170.00–172.50	171.33
5	—	532	130.00–138.00	131.62
7	—	357	158.00–160.00	159.70
2	—	413	150.00–152.00	150.98
2	—	608	110.00–115.00	112.51
5	—	479	140.00–145.00	141.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	131.00–138.00	135.62
3	—	612	100.00–102.00	101.33
5	—	409	140.00–145.00	142.97
2	—	358	152.50–155.00	153.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	217.50–222.50	219.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	167.00–170.00	168.51
3	—	318	197.50–200.00	199.20

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	733	80.00–88.00	83.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	683	72.00–78.00	74.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	61.00–66.00	63.65
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	82.00–92.00	86.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	863	69.00–74.00	71.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,410	68.00–74.00	71.35
2	—	1,288	62.00–64.00	62.94
2	—	1,770	79.00–80.00	79.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	41.00–47.00	43.04
4	—	1,063	49.00–53.00	50.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	52.00–53.00	52.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	37.00–39.00	37.99
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	45.00	45.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle