Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter classes mostly steady. Feeder classes steady. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.11/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$138.11

54 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$25.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.66

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	153.90	636	15thin
Medium and Large 2	465	135.52	630	20
Medium and Large 3	465	128.38	597	19thin

One grade step is worth $25.52/cwt here — about $39 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

138.11

—

FL average8 barns · 489 hd

140.77

−2.66

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	—	Low	1,408	77.40	1,090	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,080	57.45	621	8thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	628	585.56/cwt	550.00–625.00	3,677	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	71.94/cwt	70.00–74.00	676	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	880	77.77/cwt	76.00–80.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	140.98/cwt	139.00–143.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	142.04/cwt	139.00–145.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	135.48/cwt	134.00–137.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	145.23/cwt	142.00–152.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	136.96/cwt	135.00–141.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	122.97/cwt	119.00–125.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	115.06/cwt	111.00–117.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	129.04/cwt	126.00–132.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	149.11/cwt	147.50–150.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	92.53/cwt	90.00–100.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	124.17/cwt	120.00–127.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	114.42/cwt	110.00–119.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	128.01/cwt	126.00–130.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	103.76/cwt	100.00–105.00	688	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	54.27/cwt	52.00–57.00	542	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	47.64/cwt	45.00–50.00	460	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	63.94/cwt	60.00–68.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	123.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	121.83/cwt	120.00–127.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	591	111.13/cwt	110.00–117.00	657	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	151.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	132.05/cwt	130.00–136.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	126.02/cwt	120.00–129.00	577	3
Bulls	—	—	1,068	60.59/cwt	59.00–62.00	647	2
Bulls	—	—	1,578	85.81/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	163.81/cwt	160.00–167.50	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	151.86/cwt	147.50–156.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	134.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	160.03/cwt	157.50–162.50	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.91/cwt	150.00–157.50	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.51/cwt	129.00–132.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	177.62/cwt	172.50–182.50	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	141.81/cwt	141.00–143.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	185.05/cwt	182.50–187.50	490	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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 246Year ago 528

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 23Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 35

Compared to last week: Slaughter classes mostly steady. Feeder classes steady. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	628	550.00–625.00	585.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	70.00–74.00	71.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	880	76.00–80.00	77.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	137.00–139.00	137.99
2	—	583	132.00–135.00	133.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	139.00–143.00	140.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	139.00–145.00	142.04
2	—	465	134.00–137.00	135.48
2	—	570	115.00–117.00	115.99
3	—	372	147.50–150.00	149.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	142.00–152.00	145.23
3	—	377	135.00–141.00	136.96
3	—	458	119.00–125.00	122.97
3	—	532	111.00–117.00	115.06
4	—	420	126.00–132.00	129.04
4	—	558	90.00–100.00	92.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	128.00–130.00	128.98
5	—	559	120.00–127.00	124.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	110.00–119.00	114.42
2	—	660	105.00–110.00	107.48
4	—	458	126.00–130.00	128.01
5	—	532	120.00–125.00	123.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	140.00–145.00	142.52
4	—	663	100.00–105.00	103.76
2	—	538	110.00–115.00	112.51
3	—	320	150.00–155.00	151.61
3	—	435	130.00–136.00	132.05
3	—	458	120.00–129.00	126.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	120.00–127.00	121.83
6	—	591	110.00–117.00	111.13
2	—	310	160.00–167.50	163.81
2	—	370	147.50–156.00	151.86
2	—	430	140.00–147.00	143.42
2	—	473	130.00–138.00	134.06
2	—	265	182.50–187.50	185.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	157.50–162.50	160.03
2	—	423	150.00–157.50	153.91
2	—	520	129.00–132.00	130.51
4	—	318	172.50–182.50	177.62
5	—	462	141.00–143.00	141.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	52.00–57.00	54.27
2	—	965	45.00–50.00	47.64
4	—	1,179	60.00–68.00	63.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	59.00–62.00	60.59
4	—	1,578	82.00–89.00	85.81

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Ocala Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle