Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls slightly higher. Feeder steers untested, feeder bulls slightly lower, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 2.00-3.00 higher

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.15/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$126.15

51 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$92

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$26.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.62

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	438	132.22	579	23
Medium and Large 3	420	122.34	514	26
Medium and Large 1	633	106.00	671	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.22/cwt here — about −$92 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 sale51 hd

126.15

—

FL average10 barns · 496 hd

117.53

+8.62

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	—	Average	1,484	69.98	1,039	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,243	42.40	527	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	42.27	475	6thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	359	141.73/cwt	140.00–147.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	584	96.76/cwt	90.00–99.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	144.91/cwt	140.00–147.50	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	88.36/cwt	87.50–90.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	110.10/cwt	106.00–114.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	90.51/cwt	89.00–92.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	113.94/cwt	110.00–116.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	142.33/cwt	137.50–147.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	111.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	123.52/cwt	120.00–127.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	106.49/cwt	104.00–109.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	121.01/cwt	120.00–123.00	493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	109.52/cwt	107.00–112.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	181.74/cwt	180.00–185.00	391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	103.61/cwt	102.00–107.00	541	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	723	73.05/cwt	70.00–76.00	528	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	718	85.05/cwt	80.00–90.00	611	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	61.84/cwt	60.00–64.00	738	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	889.90/cwt	875.00–900.00	10,794	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	42.40/cwt	40.00–45.00	527	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	44.67/cwt	41.00–48.00	491	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	37.48/cwt	37.00–38.00	440	2
Bulls	—	—	1,504	71.96/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,082	4
Bulls	—	—	1,445	66.01/cwt	65.00–67.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	109.27/cwt	108.00–112.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	93.51/cwt	92.00–95.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	145.11/cwt	142.00–148.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	125.47/cwt	123.00–128.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	113.91/cwt	112.00–117.50	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	154.64/cwt	150.00–159.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	132.94/cwt	129.00–139.00	553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	312	141.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	441	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	133.53/cwt	130.00–139.00	415	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	105.51/cwt	102.00–109.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	97.41/cwt	95.00–102.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	92.01/cwt	90.00–94.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	131.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	98.30/cwt	95.00–105.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	127.01/cwt	126.00–128.00	455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	129.03/cwt	127.00–130.00	546	3

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 Sep 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 713Year ago 697

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 117Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 79Year ago 116

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	359	140.00–147.00	141.73
3	—	523	110.00–116.00	111.95
3	—	215	180.00–185.00	181.74
2	—	465	123.00–128.00	125.47
2	—	320	150.00–159.00	154.64
5	—	416	129.00–139.00	132.94
4	—	693	90.00–94.00	92.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	90.00–99.00	96.76
4	—	408	120.00–127.00	123.52
3	—	522	102.00–107.00	103.61
3	—	465	112.00–117.50	113.91
7	—	312	140.00–145.00	141.40
5	—	360	130.00–137.00	131.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	105.00–107.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	140.00–147.50	144.91
2	—	693	89.00–92.00	90.51
2	—	508	104.00–109.00	106.49
5	—	311	130.00–139.00	133.53
3	—	587	95.00–105.00	98.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	87.50–90.00	88.36
3	—	467	110.00–116.00	113.94
3	—	407	120.00–123.00	121.01
2	—	510	92.00–95.00	93.51
4	—	358	126.00–128.00	127.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	108.00–112.00	109.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	106.00–114.00	110.10
2	—	315	137.50–147.00	142.33
3	—	575	95.00–102.00	97.41
3	—	423	127.00–130.00	129.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	107.00–112.00	109.52
2	—	420	142.00–148.00	145.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	102.00–109.00	105.51

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	723	70.00–76.00	73.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	718	80.00–90.00	85.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,193	60.00–64.00	61.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,213	875.00–900.00	889.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,243	40.00–45.00	42.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,099	41.00–48.00	44.67
2	—	1,175	37.00–38.00	37.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,504	70.00–73.00	71.96
2	—	1,445	65.00–67.00	66.01

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

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Replacement Cattle

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