Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.89/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$135.89

48 head · 393 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$62

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

$30.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.02

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	323	160.23	517	6thin
Medium and Large 3	385	133.41	514	29
Medium and Large 2	444	130.20	579	13thin

One grade step is worth $30.03/cwt here — about −$62 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 sale48 hd

135.89

—

FL average10 barns · 539 hd

128.87

+7.02

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	1,592	78.37	1,248	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,329	52.17	693	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	49.75	583	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	27.54	277	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	812.96/cwt	775.00–850.00	10,040	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	64.36/cwt	60.00–69.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	151.69/cwt	147.50–156.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.03/cwt	143.00–146.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	81.99/cwt	80.00–84.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	128.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	271	154.57/cwt	150.00–157.50	419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	106.66/cwt	104.00–108.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	113.54/cwt	111.00–116.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	133.79/cwt	130.00–136.00	490	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	141.02/cwt	137.00–145.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	151.27/cwt	150.00–152.50	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	129.78/cwt	127.00–132.50	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	94.65/cwt	90.00–97.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	136.96/cwt	135.00–138.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	121.68/cwt	115.00–124.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	105.58/cwt	102.00–109.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.94/cwt	118.00–124.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	152.98/cwt	151.00–155.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	161.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	162.94/cwt	160.00–169.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	122.68/cwt	118.00–125.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	148.44/cwt	147.00–150.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	139.05/cwt	137.00–143.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	210	163.25/cwt	160.00–165.00	343	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	104.74/cwt	102.00–110.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	140.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	462	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	131.95/cwt	128.00–136.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	114.59/cwt	112.00–117.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	409	122.70/cwt	120.00–126.00	502	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	123.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	130.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	520	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	42.76/cwt	39.00–46.00	466	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	56.52/cwt	56.00–57.00	825	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	23.01/cwt	20.00–26.00	242	2
Bulls	—	—	1,370	74.26/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,017	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	55.32/cwt	52.00–63.00	658	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	49.99/cwt	44.00–53.00	631	4
Bulls	—	—	1,703	80.42/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,370	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	48.85/cwt	45.00–53.00	590	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	32.06/cwt	30.00–34.00	308	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 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 511Last week 577Year ago 471

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 28Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 30Year ago 44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	775.00–850.00	812.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	60.00–69.00	64.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	147.50–156.00	151.69
2	—	325	159.00–160.00	159.49
2	—	278	169.00–170.00	169.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	143.00–146.00	145.03
2	—	460	127.00–132.50	129.78
3	—	617	90.00–97.00	94.65
2	—	318	147.00–150.00	148.44
3	—	420	137.00–143.00	139.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	80.00–84.00	81.99
3	—	430	125.00–130.00	128.41
5	—	271	150.00–157.50	154.57
3	—	377	135.00–138.00	136.96
4	—	465	115.00–124.00	121.68
3	—	210	160.00–165.00	163.25
3	—	517	102.00–110.00	104.74
6	—	328	140.00–145.00	140.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	104.00–108.00	106.66
2	—	578	102.00–109.00	105.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	111.00–116.00	113.54
2	—	470	118.00–124.00	120.94
2	—	410	128.00–136.00	131.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	366	130.00–136.00	133.79
2	—	508	105.00–107.00	106.00
2	—	473	112.00–117.00	114.59
9	—	409	120.00–126.00	122.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	130.00–133.00	131.51
2	—	430	151.00–155.00	152.98
3	—	375	160.00–165.00	161.71
2	—	575	120.00–126.00	123.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	137.00–145.00	141.02
3	—	327	160.00–169.00	162.94
2	—	458	129.00–132.00	130.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	150.00–152.50	151.27
3	—	468	118.00–125.00	122.68
2	—	365	140.00–145.00	142.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,089	39.00–46.00	42.76
6	—	1,190	52.00–63.00	55.32
6	—	1,208	45.00–53.00	48.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	56.00–57.00	56.52
4	—	1,263	44.00–53.00	49.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	20.00–26.00	23.01
2	—	960	30.00–34.00	32.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	71.00–77.00	74.26
4	—	1,703	78.00–83.00	80.42

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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