Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeders, all classes unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.05/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$137.05

49 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$19.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.92

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	417	153.11	638	4thin
Medium and Large 3	397	137.18	545	25
Medium and Large 2	480	133.66	641	20

One grade step is worth $19.45/cwt here — about −$3 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

137.05

—

FL average10 barns · 757 hd

148.96

−11.92

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	1,603	84.52	1,355	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	56.47	757	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	52.92	623	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	763	33.67	257	2thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	425	170.03/cwt	167.50–172.50	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	134.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	262	213.38/cwt	210.00–215.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	143.73/cwt	140.00–147.50	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	128.75/cwt	127.50–130.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	165.87/cwt	163.50–167.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	148.98/cwt	147.00–150.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	161.21/cwt	160.00–162.50	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	145.01/cwt	144.00–146.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	175.05/cwt	172.50–177.50	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	166.29/cwt	165.00–167.50	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	135.13/cwt	129.00–138.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	99.32/cwt	96.00–101.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	145.77/cwt	145.00–148.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	119.75/cwt	119.00–120.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	112.23/cwt	107.50–117.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	257	161.55/cwt	160.00–167.50	415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	143.23/cwt	140.00–148.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	120.98/cwt	120.00–127.00	579	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	142.64/cwt	141.00–146.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	157.46/cwt	151.00–160.00	853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	146.33/cwt	145.00–147.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	170.51/cwt	170.00–171.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	152.47/cwt	150.00–157.50	727	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	58.68/cwt	57.00–60.00	645	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	765	599.51/cwt	525.00–675.00	4,586	2
Bulls	—	—	1,603	84.52/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,355	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	55.50/cwt	55.00–56.00	640	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	51.20/cwt	48.00–54.00	610	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	56.47/cwt	55.00–58.00	757	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	763	33.67/cwt	31.00–36.00	257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	183.41/cwt	180.00–187.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	192.44/cwt	190.00–195.00	650	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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 226Year ago 256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 70Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 61Year ago 37

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeders, all classes unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	167.50–172.50	170.03
2	—	575	130.00–139.00	134.66
3	—	262	210.00–215.00	213.38
2	—	370	180.00–187.00	183.41
2	—	338	190.00–195.00	192.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	140.00–147.50	143.73
2	—	515	127.50–130.00	128.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	163.50–167.00	165.87
3	—	410	147.00–150.00	148.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	160.00–162.50	161.21
2	—	465	144.00–146.00	145.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	172.50–177.50	175.05
2	—	330	165.00–167.50	166.29
2	—	570	110.00–115.00	112.57
3	—	480	129.00–138.00	135.13
3	—	688	96.00–101.00	99.32
4	—	409	145.00–148.00	145.77
4	—	531	119.00–120.00	119.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	150.00–155.00	152.46
4	—	543	107.50–117.00	112.23
5	—	257	160.00–167.50	161.55
5	—	357	140.00–148.00	143.23
7	—	479	120.00–127.00	120.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	141.00–146.00	142.64
7	—	542	151.00–160.00	157.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	160.00–165.00	162.42
3	—	507	145.00–147.00	146.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	170.00–171.00	170.51
2	—	523	130.00–135.00	132.46
3	—	477	150.00–157.50	152.47

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	—	1,100	57.00–60.00	58.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	765	525.00–675.00	599.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	83.00–86.00	84.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,153	55.00–56.00	55.50
6	—	1,192	48.00–54.00	51.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	55.00–58.00	56.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	31.00–36.00	33.67

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