Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers lightly tested, 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 $145.32/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$145.32

39 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$28.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.68

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	390	167.01	651	4thin
Medium and Large 2	432	148.66	642	14thin
Medium and Large 3	426	138.97	592	21

One grade step is worth $28.04/cwt here — about $59 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 sale39 hd

145.32

—

FL average9 barns · 572 hd

140.64

+4.68

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	1,748	87.29	1,526	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	60.98	688	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,140	58.49	667	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	835	43.63	364	2thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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 1	—	360	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	161.55/cwt	160.00–163.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	145.57/cwt	143.00–148.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	154.93/cwt	149.00–158.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	103.37/cwt	100.00–110.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	172.58/cwt	167.50–177.50	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	183.78/cwt	182.50–185.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	128.94/cwt	126.00–130.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	148.03/cwt	145.00–150.00	542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	138.16/cwt	137.00–143.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	120.80/cwt	120.00–122.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	131.48/cwt	128.00–135.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	119.68/cwt	117.00–121.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	136.19/cwt	135.00–140.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	409	128.80/cwt	127.00–134.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	130.48/cwt	129.00–132.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	172.05/cwt	170.00–174.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	104.51/cwt	102.00–107.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	127.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	122.61/cwt	119.00–126.00	703	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	62.32/cwt	60.00–65.00	692	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	770	75.26/cwt	70.00–80.00	580	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	82.09/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,293	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	89.89/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,649	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	58.99/cwt	58.00–60.00	636	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	52.00/cwt	50.00–54.00	566	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	66.46/cwt	65.00–69.00	781	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	58.49/cwt	58.00–59.00	667	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	43.63/cwt	41.00–46.00	364	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 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 207Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 51Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 24Year ago 66

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	170.00–175.00	172.47
2	—	420	160.00–163.00	161.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	160.00–165.00	162.43
2	—	468	143.00–148.00	145.57
3	—	425	149.00–158.00	154.93
3	—	613	100.00–110.00	103.37
4	—	315	167.50–177.50	172.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	182.50–185.00	183.78
4	—	464	126.00–130.00	128.94
5	—	366	145.00–150.00	148.03
5	—	436	137.00–143.00	138.16
5	—	508	120.00–122.00	120.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	128.00–135.00	131.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	117.00–121.00	119.68
4	—	374	135.00–140.00	136.19
4	—	409	127.00–134.00	128.80
4	—	508	110.00–112.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	129.00–132.00	130.48
2	—	638	110.00–115.00	112.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	170.00–174.00	172.05
2	—	628	102.00–107.00	104.51
4	—	515	126.00–130.00	127.98
4	—	573	119.00–126.00	122.61

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	—	1,110	60.00–65.00	62.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	770	70.00–80.00	75.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	80.00–84.00	82.09
4	—	1,835	86.00–94.00	89.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	58.00–60.00	58.99
2	—	1,088	50.00–54.00	52.00
4	—	1,175	65.00–69.00	66.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	58.00–59.00	58.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	41.00–46.00	43.63

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

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle