Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.17/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$112.17

55 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$132

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

$4.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.01

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	471	113.54	535	26
Medium and Large 2	537	112.29	603	18thin
Medium and Large 1	614	108.72	668	11thin

One grade step is worth $4.82/cwt here — about −$132 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

112.17

—

FL average10 barns · 1,007 hd

113.17

−1.01

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	1,445	74.51	1,077	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,283	49.83	639	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	45.44	509	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	93.51/cwt	90.00–97.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	161.56/cwt	160.00–163.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	148.51/cwt	148.00–149.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.71/cwt	120.00–127.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.95/cwt	129.00–133.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	115.04/cwt	110.00–117.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	127.96/cwt	127.00–130.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	110.31/cwt	109.00–113.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	105.64/cwt	100.00–107.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	111.97/cwt	110.00–116.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	587	95.58/cwt	90.00–97.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	107.23/cwt	102.00–110.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	148.64/cwt	145.00–152.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	150.96/cwt	148.00–152.50	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	117.52/cwt	114.00–121.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	149.72/cwt	147.00–152.50	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	112.38/cwt	110.00–117.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.42/cwt	110.00–117.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	127.02/cwt	125.00–128.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	104.05/cwt	102.00–108.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	104.33/cwt	104.00–106.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	130.72/cwt	127.00–132.00	475	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	82.32/cwt	80.00–87.00	570	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	48.05/cwt	47.00–50.00	532	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,266	51.99/cwt	50.00–54.00	658	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	42.82/cwt	40.00–46.00	485	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	45.51/cwt	44.00–47.00	600	2
Bulls	—	—	1,445	74.51/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	140.26/cwt	140.00–141.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.28/cwt	139.00–146.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	106.45/cwt	103.00–110.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	144.01/cwt	143.00–145.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	135.79/cwt	129.00–138.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	113.99/cwt	110.00–118.00	790	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	64.64/cwt	60.00–69.00	640	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	893	75.93/cwt	74.00–78.00	678	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	56.52/cwt	56.00–57.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	155.56/cwt	153.00–158.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	93.01/cwt	90.00–99.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	120.48/cwt	119.00–122.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	122.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	90.19/cwt	87.50–93.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	134.07/cwt	130.00–138.00	567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	122.73/cwt	118.00–125.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	132.66/cwt	130.00–134.00	613	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 Oct 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 566Last week 394Year ago 415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 54Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 59Year ago 47

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder bulls slightly higher, feeder heifers steady. 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	—	683	90.00–97.00	93.51
2	—	318	160.00–163.00	161.56
3	—	365	148.00–152.50	150.96
2	—	508	114.00–121.00	117.52
3	—	425	139.00–146.00	141.28
2	—	573	103.00–110.00	106.45
3	—	462	130.00–134.00	132.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	90.00–97.00	95.58
3	—	515	102.00–110.00	107.23
2	—	318	145.00–152.00	148.64
4	—	359	140.00–141.00	140.26
2	—	623	80.00–82.00	81.00
4	—	423	130.00–138.00	134.07
3	—	473	118.00–125.00	122.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	147.00–152.50	149.72
2	—	458	143.00–145.00	144.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	148.00–149.00	148.51
3	—	520	110.00–117.00	112.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	120.00–127.00	124.71
3	—	570	110.00–117.00	112.42
4	—	478	129.00–138.00	135.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	129.00–133.00	130.95
3	—	565	125.00–128.00	127.02
4	—	693	110.00–118.00	113.99
2	—	420	153.00–158.00	155.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	110.00–117.00	115.04
3	—	427	127.00–130.00	127.96
3	—	562	102.00–108.00	104.05
3	—	682	90.00–99.00	93.01
2	—	465	119.00–122.00	120.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	109.00–113.00	110.31
6	—	674	104.00–106.00	104.33
2	—	508	119.00–120.00	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	100.00–107.00	105.64
3	—	467	110.00–116.00	111.97
8	—	363	127.00–132.00	130.72
3	—	693	80.00–87.00	82.32
5	—	424	120.00–125.00	122.97
2	—	573	87.50–93.00	90.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	47.00–50.00	48.05
4	—	1,133	40.00–46.00	42.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,266	50.00–54.00	51.99
2	—	1,318	44.00–47.00	45.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	73.00–76.00	74.51

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	60.00–69.00	64.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	74.00–78.00	75.93
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	56.00–57.00	56.52

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

Heifers · 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