Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were slightly lower. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were all steady with an upward trend. Replacement cows were slightly lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.11/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$139.11

52 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$23.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.75

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	421	154.72	651	7thin
Medium and Large 2	410	145.60	598	17thin
Medium and Large 3	421	131.26	553	28

One grade step is worth $23.46/cwt here — about $98 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 sale52 hd

139.11

—

FL average10 barns · 861 hd

148.85

−9.75

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	1,663	82.87	1,378	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,243	55.17	686	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,098	52.75	579	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	767	35.47	272	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	768	38.58/cwt	37.00–40.00	296	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	32.35/cwt	30.00–35.00	247	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	55.17/cwt	53.00–57.00	686	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	53.78/cwt	50.00–57.00	624	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	58.50/cwt	58.00–59.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	220.05/cwt	217.50–222.50	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	159.48/cwt	156.00–163.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	197.09/cwt	191.00–200.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	172.08/cwt	170.00–178.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	186.81/cwt	181.00–190.00	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	238	200.52/cwt	200.00–201.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	164.55/cwt	161.00–168.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	154.49/cwt	154.00–155.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	123.80/cwt	120.00–127.50	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	256	190.25/cwt	190.00–191.00	487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	142.20/cwt	140.00–149.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	172.89/cwt	170.00–178.00	550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	155.46/cwt	152.00–159.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.95/cwt	140.00–146.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	162.07/cwt	160.00–166.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	126.51/cwt	126.00–127.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	99.73/cwt	97.50–102.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	169.21/cwt	167.50–170.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	145.59/cwt	141.00–148.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	161.06/cwt	160.00–165.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	169.66/cwt	165.00–175.00	373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	113.58/cwt	110.00–117.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	152.81/cwt	150.00–158.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	137.66/cwt	137.00–138.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	261	159.73/cwt	159.00–160.00	417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	143.66/cwt	140.00–149.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	86.02/cwt	80.00–90.00	527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	153.49/cwt	152.00–155.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	220.06/cwt	217.50–222.50	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	166.98/cwt	165.00–169.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	128.32/cwt	127.50–130.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	179.97/cwt	177.50–182.50	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	169.91/cwt	167.00–173.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	191.72/cwt	190.00–195.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	156.03/cwt	152.00–158.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	132.48/cwt	130.00–137.50	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	637	101.68/cwt	100.00–105.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	198.18/cwt	192.50–200.00	531	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	750	526.17/cwt	500.00–550.00	3,946	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	873	697.35/cwt	675.00–725.00	6,088	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	805	72.42/cwt	68.00–76.00	583	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	835	83.10/cwt	82.00–84.00	694	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	82.87/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,378	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	43.93/cwt	40.00–48.00	404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	124.72/cwt	122.50–127.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	133.53/cwt	130.00–137.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	166.46/cwt	164.00–169.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	182.76/cwt	179.00–184.00	674	4

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 228Year ago 582

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 38Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 13Year ago 16

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were slightly lower. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were all steady with an upward trend. Replacement cows were slightly lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	37.00–40.00	38.58
2	—	765	30.00–35.00	32.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	53.00–57.00	55.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,161	50.00–57.00	53.78
2	—	1,085	58.00–59.00	58.50
2	—	920	40.00–48.00	43.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,663	79.00–86.00	82.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	217.50–222.50	220.05
2	—	415	170.00–175.00	172.47
2	—	463	156.00–163.00	159.48
3	—	330	191.00–200.00	197.09
4	—	369	179.00–184.00	182.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	170.00–178.00	172.08
6	—	320	181.00–190.00	186.81
2	—	578	122.50–127.00	124.72
2	—	525	130.00–137.00	133.53
2	—	428	164.00–169.00	166.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	200.00–201.00	200.52
2	—	365	161.00–168.00	164.55
2	—	425	154.00–155.00	154.49
2	—	538	120.00–127.50	123.80
4	—	256	190.00–191.00	190.25
4	—	481	140.00–149.00	142.20
6	—	318	170.00–178.00	172.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	152.00–159.00	155.46
2	—	473	140.00–146.00	142.95
3	—	377	160.00–166.00	162.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	135.00–138.00	136.49
2	—	518	126.00–127.00	126.51
2	—	685	97.50–102.00	99.73
3	—	273	167.50–170.00	169.21
3	—	417	141.00–148.00	145.59
5	—	315	160.00–165.00	161.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	165.00–175.00	169.66
2	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.54
2	—	518	110.00–117.00	113.58
2	—	593	100.00–105.00	102.49
3	—	313	150.00–158.00	152.81
3	—	423	137.00–138.00	137.66
4	—	261	159.00–160.00	159.73
5	—	374	140.00–149.00	143.66
5	—	613	80.00–90.00	86.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	152.00–155.00	153.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	217.50–222.50	220.06
2	—	460	165.00–169.00	166.98
3	—	577	127.50–130.00	128.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	177.50–182.50	179.97
2	—	418	167.00–173.00	169.91
2	—	558	115.00–120.00	117.49
3	—	315	190.00–195.00	191.72
3	—	477	152.00–158.00	156.03
3	—	508	130.00–137.50	132.48
3	—	637	100.00–105.00	101.68
4	—	268	192.50–200.00	198.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	500.00–550.00	526.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	873	675.00–725.00	697.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	805	68.00–76.00	72.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	835	82.00–84.00	83.10

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle