Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were unevenly steady. Feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $145.58/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$145.58

44 head · 388 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.30

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	338	170.36	575	9thin
Medium and Large 2	369	151.23	557	17thin
Medium and Large 3	430	127.86	550	18thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $25 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 sale44 hd

145.58

—

FL average9 barns · 341 hd

138.28

+7.30

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,332	59.64	794	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,073	52.12	559	8thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	86.84/cwt	82.50–89.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	137.33/cwt	137.00–138.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	92.03/cwt	90.00–94.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	105.47/cwt	102.00–109.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	103.32/cwt	101.00–108.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	110.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	117.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	129.69/cwt	129.00–131.00	534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	170.89/cwt	170.00–172.50	390	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	104.46/cwt	100.00–109.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	262	171.62/cwt	170.00–175.00	450	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	179.02/cwt	177.50–182.50	412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	143.07/cwt	139.00–147.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	182.56/cwt	180.00–187.50	489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	152.48/cwt	149.00–156.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	165.53/cwt	163.00–168.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	174.78/cwt	172.50–177.00	586	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	52.27/cwt	50.00–55.00	761	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,208	67.00/cwt	66.00–68.00	809	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	51.85/cwt	48.00–57.00	578	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	61.51/cwt	60.00–63.00	669	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	43.27/cwt	40.00–47.00	422	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	80.84/cwt	77.00–87.00	857	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	64.07/cwt	60.00–70.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	148.04/cwt	147.00–150.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	106.97/cwt	104.00–110.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	121.10/cwt	117.00–125.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	133.58/cwt	130.00–137.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	122.87/cwt	118.00–126.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	105.99/cwt	102.00–110.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	141.32/cwt	140.00–142.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	165.33/cwt	164.00–166.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.04/cwt	127.00–133.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	148.51/cwt	147.00–150.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	173.24/cwt	172.50–174.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	119.32/cwt	116.00–121.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	171.50/cwt	171.00–172.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	106.17/cwt	103.00–107.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	111.26/cwt	110.00–115.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	518	4

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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 305Year ago 584

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 17Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 32Year ago 18

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were unevenly steady. Feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	119.00–121.00	119.99
4	—	585	102.00–109.00	105.47
2	—	510	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	418	129.00–130.00	129.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	82.50–89.00	86.84
3	—	308	137.00–138.00	137.33
2	—	578	90.00–94.00	92.03
5	—	510	103.00–107.00	106.17
4	—	466	110.00–115.00	111.26
4	—	423	120.00–125.00	122.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	101.00–108.00	103.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	110.00–114.00	110.96
4	—	465	116.00–120.00	117.98
3	—	412	129.00–131.00	129.69
3	—	228	170.00–172.50	170.89
2	—	565	100.00–109.00	104.46
2	—	360	135.00–140.00	137.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	262	170.00–175.00	171.62
4	—	558	110.00–116.00	112.99
3	—	230	177.50–182.50	179.02
2	—	458	131.00–135.00	132.99
2	—	428	139.00–147.00	143.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	180.00–187.50	182.56
2	—	408	149.00–156.00	152.48
2	—	375	163.00–168.00	165.53
2	—	335	172.50–177.00	174.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	147.00–150.00	148.04
2	—	590	104.00–110.00	106.97
2	—	523	117.00–125.00	121.10
2	—	420	130.00–137.00	133.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	118.00–126.00	122.87
4	—	673	102.00–110.00	105.99
3	—	460	140.00–142.00	141.32
3	—	367	164.00–166.00	165.33
2	—	518	127.00–133.00	130.04
2	—	433	147.00–150.00	148.51
2	—	323	172.50–174.00	173.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	116.00–121.00	119.32
2	—	590	127.00–129.00	127.99
2	—	373	171.00–172.00	171.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	50.00–55.00	52.27
2	—	1,208	66.00–68.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,114	48.00–57.00	51.85
2	—	1,088	60.00–63.00	61.51
2	—	975	40.00–47.00	43.27

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	—	1,060	77.00–87.00	80.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,058	60.00–70.00	64.07

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

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle