Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder steers were unevenly steady, feeder bulls were unevenly steady, and feeder heifers were steady. Replacement cows were steady and in high demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.63/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$152.63

34 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$175

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

$25.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.21

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	355	169.22	601	9thin
Medium and Large 3	421	147.86	623	17thin
Medium and Large 1	539	144.10	776	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.13/cwt here — about −$175 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 sale34 hd

152.63

—

FL average10 barns · 401 hd

152.84

−0.21

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	1,450	76.97	1,116	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,185	56.43	669	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,071	50.47	540	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	28.39	283	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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%	—	998	28.39/cwt	27.00–30.00	283	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	56.43/cwt	55.00–58.00	669	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	53.77/cwt	50.00–57.00	583	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	43.86/cwt	41.00–47.00	458	2
Bulls	—	—	1,450	76.97/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,116	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	90.09/cwt	86.00–94.00	820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	903	66.98/cwt	64.00–70.00	605	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	923.34/cwt	875.00–975.00	9,741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	147.08/cwt	142.00–152.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	163.48/cwt	160.00–167.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	173.45/cwt	170.00–177.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	183.82/cwt	180.00–187.50	487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	143.05/cwt	140.00–147.50	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	160.02/cwt	159.00–162.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	139.68/cwt	135.00–142.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	154.22/cwt	151.00–157.50	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	127.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	140.17/cwt	137.00–145.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	206	170.64/cwt	170.00–172.50	352	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	147.32/cwt	147.00–148.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	163.71/cwt	160.00–167.50	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	144.64/cwt	138.00–148.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	156.17/cwt	155.00–157.50	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	130.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	166.23/cwt	165.00–167.50	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	143.54/cwt	141.00–146.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	306	171.27/cwt	170.00–175.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	152.46/cwt	147.50–155.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	113.78/cwt	110.00–117.50	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	158.74/cwt	157.50–160.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	184.86/cwt	180.00–190.00	495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	169.17/cwt	167.50–170.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	123.74/cwt	120.00–127.50	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	143.44/cwt	141.00–146.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	171.21/cwt	170.00–172.50	724	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 May 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 367Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 46Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 39Year ago 46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	27.00–30.00	28.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	55.00–58.00	56.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,084	50.00–57.00	53.77
2	—	1,045	41.00–47.00	43.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	76.00–78.00	76.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	86.00–94.00	90.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	903	64.00–70.00	66.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	875.00–975.00	923.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	142.00–152.00	147.08
2	—	408	160.00–167.00	163.48
2	—	360	170.00–177.00	173.45
2	—	265	180.00–187.50	183.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	140.00–147.50	143.05
3	—	460	159.00–162.00	160.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	145.00–147.00	146.00
3	—	643	135.00–142.00	139.68
2	—	515	151.00–157.50	154.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	407	125.00–130.00	127.99
5	—	358	137.00–145.00	140.17
4	—	206	170.00–172.50	170.64
3	—	322	147.00–148.00	147.32
2	—	258	160.00–167.50	163.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	138.00–148.00	144.64
2	—	325	155.00–157.50	156.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	130.00–132.00	130.68
2	—	408	150.00–155.00	152.52
2	—	365	165.00–167.50	166.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	141.00–146.00	143.54
4	—	306	170.00–175.00	171.27
3	—	408	147.50–155.00	152.46
2	—	565	110.00–117.50	113.78
2	—	508	125.00–127.00	126.00
2	—	358	157.50–160.00	158.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	268	180.00–190.00	184.86
3	—	358	167.50–170.00	169.17
2	—	525	137.00–139.00	138.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	120.00–127.50	123.74
2	—	560	137.00–139.00	137.99
2	—	518	141.00–146.00	143.44
2	—	423	170.00–172.50	171.21

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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Bulls · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

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