Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Market closed last week for the holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.25/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$116.25

46 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$17.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.92

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	131.28	702	3thin
Medium and Large 3	499	116.29	580	27
Medium and Large 2	556	113.38	631	16thin

One grade step is worth $17.90/cwt here — about $72 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 sale46 hd

116.25

—

FL average10 barns · 652 hd

134.17

−17.92

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	1,723	85.01	1,465	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,198	61.45	736	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,087	52.83	574	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	710	43.52	309	2thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 3	—	375	153.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	131.96/cwt	130.00–136.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	131.28/cwt	130.00–134.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	129.29/cwt	128.00–132.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	123.66/cwt	120.00–129.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	100.99/cwt	98.00–102.00	622	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	129.99/cwt	128.00–132.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	99.61/cwt	95.00–102.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	113.58/cwt	110.00–117.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	125.78/cwt	125.00–127.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	138.78/cwt	137.00–142.50	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	95.01/cwt	90.00–97.00	593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	156.03/cwt	153.00–159.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	132.43/cwt	130.00–137.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	103.34/cwt	102.00–110.00	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	147.48/cwt	146.00–149.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	94.48/cwt	90.00–99.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	116.89/cwt	111.00–120.00	660	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	968	68.98/cwt	66.00–72.00	668	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	820	79.22/cwt	76.00–82.00	650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	883	658.14/cwt	625.00–700.00	5,811	2
Bulls	—	—	1,913	89.64/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,715	2
Bulls	—	—	1,628	82.70/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,346	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	43.86/cwt	40.00–48.00	428	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	61.51/cwt	58.00–65.00	747	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	52.98/cwt	50.00–57.00	572	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,198	61.45/cwt	60.00–63.00	736	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	710	43.52/cwt	40.00–47.00	309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	141.45/cwt	137.00–146.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	113.49/cwt	112.50–114.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	151.57/cwt	149.00–154.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.45/cwt	139.00–142.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	136.51/cwt	135.00–137.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	171.23/cwt	170.00–172.50	531	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 Jun 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 0Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 0Year ago 29

Compared to last week: Market closed last week for the holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	150.00–160.00	153.16
6	—	465	130.00–136.00	131.96
2	—	410	137.00–146.00	141.45
3	—	563	112.50–114.00	113.49
2	—	310	170.00–172.50	171.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	149.00–154.00	151.57
2	—	475	139.00–142.00	140.45
4	—	513	135.00–137.00	136.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	130.00–134.00	131.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	128.00–132.00	129.29
5	—	511	120.00–129.00	123.66
8	—	616	98.00–102.00	100.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	128.00–132.00	129.99
3	—	567	95.00–102.00	99.61
4	—	518	110.00–117.00	113.58
5	—	464	125.00–127.00	125.78
6	—	365	137.00–142.50	138.78
7	—	624	90.00–97.00	95.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	153.00–159.00	156.03
3	—	572	130.00–137.00	132.43
6	—	691	102.00–110.00	103.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	146.00–149.00	147.48
2	—	623	90.00–99.00	94.48
3	—	565	111.00–120.00	116.89

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	—	968	66.00–72.00	68.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	820	76.00–82.00	79.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	625.00–700.00	658.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,913	87.00–92.00	89.64
4	—	1,628	80.00–86.00	82.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	40.00–48.00	43.86
2	—	1,215	58.00–65.00	61.51
4	—	1,079	50.00–57.00	52.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	60.00–63.00	61.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	40.00–47.00	43.52

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

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle