Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.59/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$138.59

54 head · 388 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$13.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.91

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	412	147.18	606	16thin
Medium and Large 2	408	137.65	562	15thin
Medium and Large 3	359	133.23	479	23

One grade step is worth $13.95/cwt here — about $128 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 sale54 hd

138.59

—

FL average10 barns · 628 hd

131.68

+6.91

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	—	Low	1,542	74.02	1,141	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,301	55.15	717	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,064	48.98	521	8thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1	—	393	151.65/cwt	150.00–155.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	125.27/cwt	122.00–127.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	151.48/cwt	149.00–156.00	477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	111.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	267	152.53/cwt	150.00–157.50	407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	113.24/cwt	111.00–114.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	256	141.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	153.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	156.38/cwt	150.00–158.00	572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	165.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	136.29/cwt	131.00–139.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	137.51/cwt	137.00–138.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	143.35/cwt	140.00–148.00	533	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	131.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	109.65/cwt	107.00–111.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	116.16/cwt	112.00–119.00	481	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	145.31/cwt	142.00–147.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	93.35/cwt	90.00–100.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	172.01/cwt	171.00–173.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	147.02/cwt	145.00–148.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	166.30/cwt	165.00–167.50	457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	95.32/cwt	92.00–97.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	101.31/cwt	100.00–104.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	141.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	121.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	432	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	123.34/cwt	122.00–124.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	134.15/cwt	132.50–135.00	557	3
Bulls	—	—	1,530	66.99/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,025	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,118	52.47/cwt	50.00–55.00	587	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	44.31/cwt	40.00–49.00	456	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	822.27/cwt	775.00–875.00	9,045	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	785	65.30/cwt	61.00–70.00	513	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	80.83/cwt	78.00–83.00	772	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	57.83/cwt	56.00–60.00	858	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	81.05/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,259	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	53.64/cwt	52.00–56.00	589	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 Nov 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 566Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 45Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 42Year ago 70

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	150.00–155.00	151.65
3	—	520	122.00–127.00	125.27
2	—	323	160.00–170.00	165.12
3	—	463	131.00–139.00	136.29
2	—	283	171.00–173.00	172.01
3	—	417	145.00–148.00	147.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	149.00–156.00	151.48
2	—	428	137.00–138.00	137.51
5	—	372	140.00–148.00	143.35
2	—	275	165.00–167.50	166.30
3	—	637	92.00–97.00	95.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	110.00–115.00	111.61
6	—	267	150.00–157.50	152.53
5	—	358	130.00–135.00	131.98
3	—	515	100.00–104.00	101.31
6	—	313	140.00–145.00	141.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	111.00–114.00	113.24
2	—	460	118.00–119.00	118.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	256	140.00–145.00	141.27
3	—	458	107.00–111.00	109.65
5	—	414	112.00–119.00	116.16
2	—	338	130.00–132.00	130.98
4	—	356	120.00–125.00	121.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	150.00–155.00	153.29
3	—	590	122.00–124.00	123.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	150.00–158.00	156.38
3	—	423	142.00–147.00	145.31
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	90.00–100.00	93.35
3	—	415	132.50–135.00	134.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	64.00–70.00	66.99
2	—	1,553	79.00–83.00	81.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	50.00–55.00	52.47
2	—	1,483	56.00–60.00	57.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,030	40.00–49.00	44.31
4	—	1,098	52.00–56.00	53.64

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	—	1,100	775.00–875.00	822.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	785	61.00–70.00	65.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	78.00–83.00	80.83

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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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle