Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to holiday, markets closed last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.68/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$138.68

42 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$42.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.42

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	342	170.16	582	7thin
Medium and Large 2	438	141.41	620	12thin
Medium and Large 3	431	127.67	551	23

One grade step is worth $42.49/cwt here — about $32 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 sale42 hd

138.68

—

FL average4 barns · 166 hd

130.26

+8.42

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	1,461	83.60	1,221	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	59.02	812	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	54.61	617	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	755	35.99	272	4thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	147.93/cwt	147.00–150.00	422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	84.48/cwt	80.00–89.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.97/cwt	127.00–135.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	145.93/cwt	144.00–148.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	84.83/cwt	80.00–90.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	116.48/cwt	116.00–117.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	133.54/cwt	131.00–136.00	414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	150.53/cwt	147.00–154.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	161.42/cwt	157.50–165.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	133.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	554	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	74.70/cwt	70.00–80.00	790	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	86.10/cwt	82.00–91.00	831	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	938	61.85/cwt	59.00–65.00	580	2
Bulls	—	—	1,550	86.97/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,348	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	40.93/cwt	40.00–42.00	313	2
Bulls	—	—	1,193	73.49/cwt	70.00–77.00	877	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	31.05/cwt	30.00–32.00	231	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	59.02/cwt	58.00–60.00	812	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	53.91/cwt	51.00–57.00	581	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	48.52/cwt	47.00–50.00	643	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	62.11/cwt	60.00–64.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	124.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	115.51/cwt	114.00–117.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	153.46/cwt	150.00–157.50	342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	506	111.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	130.02/cwt	129.00–132.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	173.03/cwt	170.00–179.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	509	106.79/cwt	105.00–112.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	141.23/cwt	140.00–142.50	374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	122.57/cwt	120.00–128.00	579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	161.21/cwt	160.00–162.50	424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	168.01/cwt	167.00–169.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	123.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	155.70/cwt	153.00–157.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	142.03/cwt	140.00–143.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	92.49/cwt	90.00–100.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	129.24/cwt	127.00–130.00	460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	135.06/cwt	133.00–139.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	153.60/cwt	147.00–157.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	129.68/cwt	129.00–131.00	542	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 Jul 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 241Year ago 551

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 48Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 40Year ago 72

No trends offered due to holiday, markets closed last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	105.00–107.00	106.00
3	—	513	133.00–139.00	135.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	127.00–135.00	130.97
2	—	525	147.00–154.00	150.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	120.00–128.00	124.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	285	147.00–150.00	147.93
2	—	528	116.00–117.00	116.48
4	—	654	90.00–100.00	92.49
3	—	418	129.00–131.00	129.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	80.00–89.00	84.48
2	—	310	131.00–136.00	133.54
4	—	458	114.00–117.00	115.51
2	—	223	150.00–157.50	153.46
4	—	509	105.00–112.00	106.79
2	—	265	140.00–142.50	141.23
3	—	413	120.00–126.00	123.97
4	—	356	127.00–130.00	129.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	144.00–148.00	145.93
2	—	325	157.50–165.00	161.42
3	—	515	129.00–132.00	130.02
3	—	365	153.00–157.00	155.70
2	—	565	110.00–115.00	112.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	80.00–90.00	84.83
2	—	415	130.00–137.00	133.54
5	—	506	110.00–115.00	111.01
6	—	472	120.00–128.00	122.57
2	—	263	160.00–162.50	161.21
3	—	365	140.00–143.00	142.03
3	—	318	147.00–157.00	153.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	170.00–179.00	173.03
4	—	365	167.00–169.00	168.01

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	—	1,058	70.00–80.00	74.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	82.00–91.00	86.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	938	59.00–65.00	61.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,550	82.00–89.00	86.97
2	—	1,193	70.00–77.00	73.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	40.00–42.00	40.93
2	—	745	30.00–32.00	31.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	58.00–60.00	59.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,078	51.00–57.00	53.91
2	—	1,325	47.00–50.00	48.52
2	—	1,040	60.00–64.00	62.11

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