Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows were steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.03/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$128.03

58 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$19.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.69

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	142.99	583	2thin
Medium and Large 2	407	133.86	545	22
Medium and Large 3	435	123.38	537	34

One grade step is worth $19.61/cwt here — about $46 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 sale58 hd

128.03

—

FL average9 barns · 446 hd

129.72

−1.69

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	1,556	89.51	1,393	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	54.70	605	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	52.62	734	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	760	36.07	274	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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%	—	1,121	53.05/cwt	50.00–57.00	595	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	61.82/cwt	58.00–66.00	712	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	52.62/cwt	50.00–55.00	734	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	36.07/cwt	35.00–37.00	274	2
Bulls	—	—	1,556	89.51/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,393	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	61.36/cwt	57.00–67.00	718	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	963	81.95/cwt	80.00–84.00	789	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	73.45/cwt	68.00–78.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	119.51/cwt	117.00–122.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	109.65/cwt	108.00–113.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	124.55/cwt	120.00–129.00	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	121.82/cwt	120.00–129.00	555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	110.50/cwt	110.00–112.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	93.33/cwt	90.00–100.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	108.97/cwt	108.00–110.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	143.35/cwt	140.00–148.00	452	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	150.80/cwt	150.00–155.00	495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	142.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	123.54/cwt	120.00–127.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	123.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	131.31/cwt	130.00–134.00	482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	114.61/cwt	110.00–119.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	134.88/cwt	132.00–136.00	421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	86.66/cwt	85.00–90.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	88.80/cwt	88.00–90.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	108.06/cwt	105.00–111.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	142.99/cwt	141.00–145.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	126.35/cwt	125.00–129.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	146.31/cwt	145.00–147.00	537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	87.76/cwt	87.50–88.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	134.50/cwt	130.00–138.00	492	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	213	160.86/cwt	160.00–162.50	343	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	143.71/cwt	141.00–145.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	115.70/cwt	114.00–119.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	113.68/cwt	112.00–117.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	135.38/cwt	130.00–138.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	121.54/cwt	119.00–124.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	117.32/cwt	114.00–119.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	112.32/cwt	111.00–113.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	93.24/cwt	90.00–100.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	131.77/cwt	130.00–139.00	544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	122.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	656	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	983	43.78/cwt	40.00–47.00	430	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 Aug 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 371Year ago 504

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 49Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 55Year ago 42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,121	50.00–57.00	53.05
4	—	1,151	58.00–66.00	61.82
2	—	983	40.00–47.00	43.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	50.00–55.00	52.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	35.00–37.00	36.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,556	86.00–92.00	89.51

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	—	1,170	57.00–67.00	61.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	963	80.00–84.00	81.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	68.00–78.00	73.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	117.00–122.00	119.51
2	—	508	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	575	119.00–124.00	121.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	679	110.00–112.00	110.50
2	—	308	165.00–166.00	165.50
2	—	460	120.00–127.00	123.54
2	—	568	116.00–117.00	116.51
3	—	367	145.00–147.00	146.31
3	—	417	130.00–138.00	135.38
4	—	533	120.00–124.00	122.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	140.00–146.00	142.96
2	—	528	110.00–119.00	114.61
3	—	413	125.00–129.00	126.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	108.00–113.00	109.65
3	—	505	90.00–100.00	93.33
4	—	365	120.00–126.00	123.04
7	—	312	132.00–136.00	134.88
2	—	573	87.50–88.00	87.76
3	—	407	114.00–119.00	117.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	120.00–124.00	122.04
2	—	525	108.00–110.00	108.97
3	—	367	130.00–134.00	131.31
3	—	693	85.00–90.00	86.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	111.00–113.00	112.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	120.00–129.00	124.55
5	—	315	140.00–148.00	143.35
5	—	693	88.00–90.00	88.80
2	—	520	105.00–111.00	108.06
9	—	366	130.00–138.00	134.50
3	—	213	160.00–162.50	160.86
3	—	460	114.00–119.00	115.70
3	—	582	90.00–100.00	93.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	456	120.00–129.00	121.82
6	—	328	150.00–155.00	150.80
3	—	373	141.00–145.00	143.71
3	—	507	112.00–117.00	113.68
5	—	413	130.00–139.00	131.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	141.00–145.00	142.99

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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How this sale compares

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