Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Compared to one week ago feeder steers were slightly lower, feeder bulls were steady, and feeder heifers were slightly higher. Compared to one week ago replacement cows were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.14/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$125.14

38 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$135

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

$12.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.09

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	462	131.47	608	11thin
Medium and Large 3	448	123.95	555	20
Medium and Large 1	627	118.57	743	7thin

One grade step is worth $12.89/cwt here — about −$135 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 sale38 hd

125.14

—

FL average10 barns · 666 hd

139.22

−14.09

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	1,021	62.26	635	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,312	52.64	691	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	52.60	604	12

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	49.20/cwt	45.00–55.00	671	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,208	59.52/cwt	59.00–60.00	719	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	54.52/cwt	52.00–57.00	648	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	46.51/cwt	40.00–50.00	492	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	59.04/cwt	58.00–60.00	717	2
Bulls	—	—	1,033	67.51/cwt	67.00–68.00	697	2
Bulls	—	—	1,008	57.00/cwt	55.00–59.00	575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	810	90.48/cwt	88.00–93.00	733	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	785	104.03/cwt	100.00–108.00	817	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	855	77.06/cwt	75.00–80.00	659	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	875	680.86/cwt	650.00–725.00	5,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	127.78/cwt	125.00–132.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	151.51/cwt	151.00–152.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	161.27/cwt	160.00–162.50	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	131.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	139.03/cwt	137.00–143.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	132.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	139.80/cwt	139.50–140.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	84.02/cwt	80.00–88.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	94.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	124.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	146.42/cwt	143.00–150.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	146.41/cwt	146.00–148.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	94.68/cwt	92.00–96.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	143.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	108.41/cwt	102.00–110.00	752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	143.98/cwt	141.00–147.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	143.81/cwt	140.00–149.00	613	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	456	131.82/cwt	130.00–139.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	276	173.97/cwt	172.50–175.00	480	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	155.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	166.62/cwt	165.00–170.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	144.94/cwt	141.00–149.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	151.52/cwt	150.00–153.00	644	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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 173Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 19Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 33Year ago 28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	45.00–55.00	49.20
2	—	1,208	59.00–60.00	59.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,188	52.00–57.00	54.52
4	—	1,058	40.00–50.00	46.51
2	—	1,215	58.00–60.00	59.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	67.00–68.00	67.51
2	—	1,008	55.00–59.00	57.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	810	88.00–93.00	90.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	785	100.00–108.00	104.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	855	75.00–80.00	77.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	650.00–725.00	680.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	125.00–132.00	127.78
2	—	470	151.00–152.00	151.51
2	—	365	160.00–162.50	161.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	130.00–134.00	131.33
3	—	533	137.00–143.00	139.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	120.00–130.00	124.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	130.00–135.00	132.03
5	—	366	139.50–140.00	139.80
2	—	618	80.00–88.00	84.02
2	—	578	90.00–100.00	94.98
2	—	535	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	458	120.00–128.00	124.02
2	—	313	143.00–150.00	146.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	357	146.00–148.00	146.41
3	—	692	92.00–96.00	94.68
3	—	408	140.00–145.00	143.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	694	102.00–110.00	108.41
2	—	458	141.00–147.00	143.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	140.00–149.00	143.81
5	—	456	130.00–139.00	131.82
5	—	276	172.50–175.00	173.97
4	—	375	150.00–160.00	155.07
3	—	523	120.00–125.00	121.62
3	—	330	165.00–170.00	166.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	141.00–149.00	144.94
2	—	425	150.00–153.00	151.52

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle