Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $146.24/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$146.24

57 head · 369 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$37.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.45

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	317	169.08	536	12thin
Medium and Large 2	368	148.59	546	22
Medium and Large 3	397	132.06	524	23

One grade step is worth $37.02/cwt here — about $12 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 sale57 hd

146.24

—

FL average10 barns · 551 hd

127.79

+18.45

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	1,497	79.81	1,194	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,244	58.03	722	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	988	52.63	520	6thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 3	—	317	149.56/cwt	148.00–152.50	474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	166.05/cwt	162.50–170.00	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	208	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	400	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	150.72/cwt	149.00–152.50	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	131.17/cwt	130.00–133.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	83.99/cwt	82.00–86.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	122.72/cwt	120.00–128.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	159.83/cwt	153.00–162.00	521	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	63.34/cwt	60.00–68.00	740	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	840	80.08/cwt	78.00–82.00	673	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	625	72.98/cwt	70.00–76.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	156.22/cwt	155.00–157.50	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	128.49/cwt	128.00–129.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	111.20/cwt	110.00–112.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	126.38/cwt	121.00–129.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	106.03/cwt	105.00–108.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	153.78/cwt	150.00–160.00	415	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	132.80/cwt	132.00–133.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	208	181.27/cwt	180.00–182.50	377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	144.71/cwt	140.00–147.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	95.74/cwt	94.00–97.50	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	116.61/cwt	110.00–120.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	137.78/cwt	134.00–139.00	500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	137.48/cwt	136.00–139.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	148.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	94.97/cwt	92.00–97.00	538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	131.02/cwt	130.00–133.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	146.57/cwt	144.00–149.00	393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	94.08/cwt	90.00–97.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	103.01/cwt	102.00–104.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	98.48/cwt	95.00–102.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	113.52/cwt	110.00–117.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	109.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	108.36/cwt	105.00–110.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	132.43/cwt	130.00–137.50	444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	104.41/cwt	101.00–108.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	143.87/cwt	140.00–147.50	453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	94.96/cwt	90.00–100.00	556	2
Bulls	—	—	1,913	87.13/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,667	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	46.36/cwt	44.00–49.00	445	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	52.99/cwt	51.00–55.00	517	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	58.53/cwt	57.00–60.00	602	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	59.55/cwt	58.00–61.00	682	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	56.50/cwt	56.00–57.00	759	2
Bulls	—	—	1,080	72.49/cwt	72.00–73.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	138.64/cwt	136.00–140.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	148.49/cwt	148.00–149.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	142.27/cwt	140.00–149.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	125.57/cwt	123.00–128.00	525	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 Oct 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 577Last week 642Year ago 737

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 66Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 116Year ago 73

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	148.00–152.50	149.56
3	—	465	120.00–128.00	122.72
5	—	270	150.00–160.00	153.78
6	—	412	130.00–135.00	131.64
2	—	370	136.00–139.00	137.48
2	—	523	95.00–102.00	98.48
2	—	585	90.00–100.00	94.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	162.50–170.00	166.05
4	—	326	153.00–162.00	159.83
5	—	459	132.00–133.00	132.80
2	—	208	180.00–182.50	181.27
2	—	368	146.00–150.00	148.01
2	—	508	110.00–117.00	113.52
3	—	408	136.00–140.00	138.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	208	190.00–195.00	192.53
4	—	365	155.00–157.50	156.22
2	—	335	168.00–169.00	168.49
2	—	420	148.00–149.00	148.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	149.00–152.50	150.72
2	—	465	128.00–129.00	128.49
3	—	367	140.00–147.00	144.71
5	—	566	92.00–97.00	94.97
7	—	514	105.00–110.00	109.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	130.00–133.00	131.17
5	—	692	110.00–112.00	111.20
2	—	560	127.00–129.00	127.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	94.00–97.50	95.74
3	—	465	130.00–133.00	131.02
3	—	585	105.00–110.00	108.36
4	—	436	140.00–149.00	142.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	82.00–86.00	83.99
3	—	362	121.00–129.00	126.38
3	—	408	110.00–120.00	116.61
4	—	268	144.00–149.00	146.57
6	—	335	130.00–137.50	132.43
2	—	468	101.00–108.00	104.41
2	—	510	90.00–92.00	90.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	110.00–114.00	112.02
3	—	517	105.00–108.00	106.03
4	—	363	134.00–139.00	137.78
5	—	571	90.00–97.00	94.08
2	—	315	140.00–147.50	143.87
2	—	418	123.00–128.00	125.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	102.00–104.00	103.01

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	—	1,168	60.00–68.00	63.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	840	78.00–82.00	80.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	625	70.00–76.00	72.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,913	84.00–90.00	87.13
2	—	1,080	72.00–73.00	72.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	44.00–49.00	46.36
2	—	975	51.00–55.00	52.99
2	—	1,028	57.00–60.00	58.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	58.00–61.00	59.55
2	—	1,343	56.00–57.00	56.50

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle