Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls untested. Feeder steers untested, feeder bulls lower 1.00 to 2.00, feeder heifers untested. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.07/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$133.07

55 head · 413 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$136

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

$62.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.22

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	208	192.02	399	2thin
Medium and Large 2	437	135.02	590	15thin
Medium and Large 3	414	129.20	535	38

One grade step is worth $62.82/cwt here — about −$136 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 sale55 hd

133.07

—

FL average10 barns · 480 hd

122.85

+10.22

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	1,039	59.55	619	6thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 2	—	609	99.47/cwt	97.00–102.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	112.47/cwt	109.00–116.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	111.52/cwt	110.00–113.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	124.78/cwt	123.00–126.00	467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	104.01/cwt	102.00–107.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	457	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	115.05/cwt	114.00–118.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	118.34/cwt	117.00–119.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	133.95/cwt	132.00–136.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	136.04/cwt	134.00–140.00	426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	126.97/cwt	123.00–129.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	152.58/cwt	147.50–157.50	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	146.94/cwt	144.00–150.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	140.66/cwt	135.00–142.50	511	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	61.36/cwt	60.00–63.00	657	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	55.94/cwt	55.00–57.00	545	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	63.06/cwt	60.00–68.00	718	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	925	902.57/cwt	875.00–925.00	8,349	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	76.23/cwt	73.00–80.00	793	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	890	87.55/cwt	83.00–93.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	139.28/cwt	137.50–141.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	108.51/cwt	107.00–110.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	137.70/cwt	137.00–139.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	157.58/cwt	155.00–160.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	158.58/cwt	155.00–162.50	433	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	208	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	592	103.35/cwt	100.00–105.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	456	119.51/cwt	118.00–124.00	545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	87.02/cwt	82.00–92.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	107.47/cwt	104.00–111.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	208	192.02/cwt	190.00–194.00	399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	119.06/cwt	117.00–122.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	126.70/cwt	125.00–129.00	517	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	106.54/cwt	104.00–109.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	99.42/cwt	97.00–100.00	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	635	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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 541Year ago 386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 53Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 61Year ago 31

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls untested. Feeder steers untested, feeder bulls lower 1.00 to 2.00, feeder heifers untested. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	609	97.00–102.00	99.47
2	—	465	127.00–130.00	128.48
2	—	373	144.00–150.00	146.94
2	—	320	155.00–160.00	157.58
2	—	208	180.00–185.00	182.53
5	—	520	117.00–122.00	119.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	109.00–116.00	112.47
6	—	310	145.00–150.00	147.46
4	—	363	135.00–142.50	140.66
4	—	273	155.00–162.50	158.58
3	—	592	100.00–105.00	103.35
8	—	456	118.00–124.00	119.51
7	—	408	125.00–129.00	126.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	208	190.00–194.00	192.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	110.00–113.00	111.52
2	—	415	120.00–122.00	120.98
2	—	370	132.00–136.00	133.95
2	—	693	82.00–92.00	87.02
2	—	580	104.00–109.00	106.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	123.00–126.00	124.78
4	—	413	114.00–118.00	115.05
3	—	313	134.00–140.00	136.04
2	—	458	107.00–110.00	108.51
5	—	525	97.00–100.00	99.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	137.50–141.00	139.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	657	102.00–107.00	104.01
3	—	562	117.00–119.00	118.34
3	—	508	123.00–129.00	126.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	147.50–157.50	152.58
3	—	363	137.00–139.00	137.70
2	—	590	104.00–111.00	107.47
2	—	538	117.00–119.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	110.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	565	127.00–129.00	128.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,071	60.00–63.00	61.36
2	—	975	55.00–57.00	55.94

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	—	1,138	60.00–68.00	63.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,040	73.00–80.00	76.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	83.00–93.00	87.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	875.00–925.00	902.57

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle