Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls untested. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers slightly higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $151.62/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$151.62

54 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$16.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.75

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	408	159.63	651	17thin
Medium and Large 2	407	151.45	617	21
Medium and Large 3	394	143.34	565	16thin

One grade step is worth $16.29/cwt here — about $86 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 sale54 hd

151.62

—

FL average9 barns · 419 hd

135.88

+15.75

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,040	55.75	580	8thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	164.18/cwt	162.50–167.50	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	155.53/cwt	153.00–158.00	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	171.23/cwt	170.00–172.50	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	143.68/cwt	140.00–147.50	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	148.02/cwt	146.00–150.00	456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	155.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	172.94/cwt	170.00–179.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	163.09/cwt	162.50–165.00	528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	113.47/cwt	110.00–117.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	109.66/cwt	107.00–111.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	115.31/cwt	112.00–122.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	132.01/cwt	131.00–133.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	122.30/cwt	119.00–124.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	148.64/cwt	148.00–150.00	575	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	833	64.59/cwt	60.00–68.00	538	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	60.23/cwt	58.00–65.00	653	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	54.93/cwt	53.00–57.00	574	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	47.61/cwt	45.00–50.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	130.28/cwt	127.00–137.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	145.45/cwt	142.50–147.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.42/cwt	134.00–139.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	181.64/cwt	180.00–182.50	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	144.62/cwt	140.00–149.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	122.47/cwt	119.00–126.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	154.15/cwt	152.50–155.00	398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	163.87/cwt	158.00–167.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	152.08/cwt	149.00–155.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	153.81/cwt	150.00–157.50	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	130.47/cwt	128.00–133.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	100.02/cwt	95.00–105.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	171.28/cwt	167.50–175.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	131.02/cwt	130.00–133.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	191.20/cwt	190.00–192.50	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	159.64/cwt	157.00–161.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	139.05/cwt	135.00–145.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	134.95/cwt	131.00–139.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	142.99/cwt	141.00–145.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	108.77/cwt	107.00–114.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	123.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	630	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 Jul 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 343Year ago 448

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 48Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 58Year ago 36

Compared to last week, slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls untested. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers slightly higher. 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
3	—	362	162.50–167.50	164.18
3	—	322	170.00–179.00	172.94
2	—	560	131.00–133.00	132.01
2	—	523	134.00–139.00	136.42
2	—	473	149.00–155.00	152.08
2	—	270	190.00–192.50	191.20
3	—	408	157.00–161.00	159.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	153.00–158.00	155.53
4	—	324	162.50–165.00	163.09
3	—	580	119.00–124.00	122.30
3	—	285	180.00–182.50	181.64
2	—	418	149.00–150.00	149.49
5	—	474	135.00–145.00	139.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	170.00–172.50	171.23
2	—	585	110.00–117.00	113.47
2	—	468	120.00–125.00	122.43
2	—	385	140.00–149.00	144.62
2	—	315	150.00–157.50	153.81
4	—	425	131.00–139.00	134.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	140.00–147.50	143.68
3	—	592	107.00–111.00	109.66
3	—	387	148.00–150.00	148.64
2	—	510	119.00–126.00	122.47
2	—	460	128.00–133.00	130.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	308	146.00–150.00	148.02
3	—	458	112.00–122.00	115.31
3	—	437	127.00–137.00	130.28
3	—	258	152.50–155.00	154.15
2	—	593	95.00–105.00	100.02
2	—	358	141.00–145.00	142.99
4	—	533	107.00–114.00	108.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	150.00–160.00	155.08
3	—	433	130.00–133.00	131.02
2	—	510	120.00–127.00	123.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	137.00–140.00	138.51
3	—	417	142.50–147.00	145.45
3	—	373	158.00–167.00	163.87
2	—	328	167.50–175.00	171.28

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	833	60.00–68.00	64.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,084	58.00–65.00	60.23
2	—	1,045	53.00–57.00	54.93
2	—	945	45.00–50.00	47.61

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