Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.74/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$134.74

50 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$14.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.46

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	141.63	616	24
Medium and Large 3	374	130.89	489	10thin
Medium and Large 2	479	126.80	607	16thin

One grade step is worth $14.83/cwt here — about $9 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 sale50 hd

134.74

—

FL average9 barns · 513 hd

131.28

+3.46

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	1,614	80.97	1,307	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,247	59.68	744	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	50.70	584	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	31.95	335	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	116.01/cwt	115.00–118.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	120.92/cwt	119.00–125.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	127.34/cwt	127.00–128.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	103.98/cwt	100.00–108.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	112.90/cwt	110.00–117.00	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	121.45/cwt	120.00–126.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	99.67/cwt	99.00–100.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	152.56/cwt	150.00–157.50	409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	133.70/cwt	130.00–137.50	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	694	98.24/cwt	97.00–102.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	133.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	143.55/cwt	140.00–147.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	113.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	151.29/cwt	150.00–152.50	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	133.06/cwt	130.00–137.50	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	155.63/cwt	150.00–159.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	161.63/cwt	160.00–164.00	524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	113.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	124.32/cwt	123.00–125.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	144.26/cwt	142.00–149.00	625	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	31.95/cwt	30.00–34.00	335	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	62.76/cwt	60.00–66.00	824	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,115	53.53/cwt	50.00–57.00	597	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	48.97/cwt	47.00–51.00	549	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	55.78/cwt	52.00–61.00	622	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	44.02/cwt	42.00–46.00	566	2
Bulls	—	—	1,614	80.97/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,307	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	993	72.36/cwt	70.00–75.00	719	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	928	83.40/cwt	80.00–86.00	774	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	888	60.45/cwt	56.00–66.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	131.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	123.46/cwt	120.00–127.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.37/cwt	132.00–139.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	153.71/cwt	152.50–155.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	132.81/cwt	132.00–134.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	128.63/cwt	124.00–131.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	159.66/cwt	159.00–160.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	160.83/cwt	160.00–162.50	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	114.06/cwt	110.00–118.00	534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	409	122.76/cwt	119.00–124.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	131.69/cwt	127.50–136.00	481	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 Nov 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 325Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 53Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	115.00–118.00	116.01
3	—	480	119.00–125.00	120.92
3	—	420	127.00–128.00	127.34
2	—	593	100.00–108.00	103.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	110.00–117.00	112.90
4	—	534	120.00–126.00	121.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	110.00–118.00	114.06
4	—	409	119.00–124.00	122.76
2	—	365	127.50–136.00	131.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	99.00–100.00	99.67
3	—	268	150.00–157.50	152.56
2	—	360	130.00–137.50	133.70
2	—	320	140.00–145.00	142.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	694	97.00–102.00	98.24
4	—	420	130.00–136.00	133.00
4	—	370	140.00–147.00	143.55
2	—	530	110.00–117.00	113.53
2	—	330	150.00–152.50	151.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	130.00–137.50	133.06
5	—	379	150.00–159.00	155.63
5	—	324	160.00–164.00	161.63
3	—	582	110.00–116.00	113.95
3	—	517	123.00–125.00	124.32
3	—	433	142.00–149.00	144.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	130.00–135.00	131.69
2	—	465	120.00–127.00	123.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	132.00–139.00	134.37
2	—	368	152.50–155.00	153.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	132.00–134.00	132.81
3	—	575	124.00–131.00	128.63
3	—	415	159.00–160.00	159.66
3	—	393	160.00–162.50	160.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	30.00–34.00	31.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,313	60.00–66.00	62.76
2	—	1,115	50.00–57.00	53.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,121	47.00–51.00	48.97
4	—	1,115	52.00–61.00	55.78
2	—	1,285	42.00–46.00	44.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,614	78.00–85.00	80.97

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	—	993	70.00–75.00	72.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	928	80.00–86.00	83.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	888	56.00–66.00	60.45

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

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle