Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.68/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$152.68

31 head · 386 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$6.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.76

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	407	157.26	641	10thin
Medium and Large 3	376	150.49	566	21

One grade step is worth $6.76/cwt here — about $75 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 sale31 hd

152.68

—

FL average9 barns · 386 hd

136.92

+15.76

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	1,260	85.79	1,081	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,338	69.21	926	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,057	59.82	632	10

Every lot, as filed

35 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	58.49/cwt	57.00–60.00	634	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	65.28/cwt	62.00–69.00	706	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	51.54/cwt	49.00–54.00	492	2
Bulls	—	—	1,260	85.79/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,081	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	72.84/cwt	70.00–76.00	699	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	88.19/cwt	85.00–92.00	860	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	64.38/cwt	60.00–69.00	671	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	661.43/cwt	650.00–675.00	6,945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	112.03/cwt	110.00–114.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	139.06/cwt	137.00–141.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.52/cwt	139.00–142.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	130.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	119.29/cwt	117.00–126.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	101.80/cwt	95.00–105.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	113.40/cwt	108.00–116.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	86.01/cwt	85.00–87.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	138.52/cwt	137.00–140.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	178	194.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	94.52/cwt	90.00–99.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	137.25/cwt	137.00–137.50	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	130.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	560	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	456	137.74/cwt	134.00–139.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	156.55/cwt	155.00–161.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	167.60/cwt	165.00–170.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	175.96/cwt	175.00–178.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	131.75/cwt	131.00–132.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	144.03/cwt	142.00–146.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	182.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	238	196.21/cwt	195.00–197.50	467	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	69.21/cwt	64.00–73.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	144.55/cwt	140.00–149.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	173.60/cwt	170.00–177.50	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.29/cwt	120.00–127.00	697	3

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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 139Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 98Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 58Year ago 28

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,084	57.00–60.00	58.49
4	—	1,081	62.00–69.00	65.28
2	—	955	49.00–54.00	51.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,338	64.00–73.00	69.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	83.00–88.00	85.79

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	—	960	70.00–76.00	72.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	85.00–92.00	88.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,043	60.00–69.00	64.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	650.00–675.00	661.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	110.00–114.00	112.03
2	—	465	140.00–149.00	144.55
2	—	318	170.00–177.50	173.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	115.00–117.00	116.00
2	—	520	137.00–141.00	139.06
3	—	570	120.00–127.00	122.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	139.00–142.00	140.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	130.00–135.00	130.82
4	—	463	117.00–126.00	119.29
3	—	583	95.00–105.00	101.80
3	—	518	108.00–116.00	113.40
2	—	630	85.00–87.00	86.01
2	—	375	137.00–140.00	138.52
2	—	178	190.00–200.00	194.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	653	90.00–99.00	94.52
2	—	458	130.00–135.00	132.51
2	—	428	137.00–137.50	137.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	130.00–135.00	130.82
4	—	456	134.00–139.00	137.74
4	—	359	155.00–161.00	156.55
4	—	318	165.00–170.00	167.60
3	—	265	175.00–178.00	175.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	131.00–132.00	131.75
2	—	478	142.00–146.00	144.03
2	—	275	180.00–185.00	182.55
2	—	238	195.00–197.50	196.21

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle