Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.46/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$136.46

45 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$10.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.59

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	144.98	634	9thin
Medium and Large 3	383	134.45	515	23
Medium and Large 2	464	134.13	623	13thin

One grade step is worth $10.85/cwt here — about $11 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 sale45 hd

136.46

—

FL average9 barns · 561 hd

133.87

+2.59

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	1,533	80.56	1,235	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	53.30	717	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,098	41.92	460	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	889	29.19	259	6thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	293	190.97/cwt	187.00–195.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	147.91/cwt	143.00–153.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	121.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	130.66/cwt	130.00–131.00	774	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,368	612.89/cwt	600.00–625.00	8,384	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	973	68.10/cwt	64.00–73.00	663	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	77.38/cwt	75.00–80.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	127.51/cwt	127.00–129.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	141.45/cwt	140.00–147.50	540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	200.06/cwt	195.00–205.00	416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	190.78/cwt	189.00–192.50	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	185.87/cwt	182.50–187.50	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	507	102.81/cwt	102.00–106.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	122.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	140.72/cwt	139.00–142.50	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	154.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	169.72/cwt	167.00–175.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	140.02/cwt	139.00–143.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	108.33/cwt	107.00–109.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	267	154.97/cwt	150.00–157.50	414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	208	163.36/cwt	162.50–165.00	340	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	84.02/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,294	4
Bulls	—	—	1,525	77.09/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,176	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	311	148.32/cwt	145.00–149.00	461	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	106.53/cwt	105.00–108.00	554	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	45.93/cwt	44.00–48.00	530	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	31.76/cwt	30.00–33.00	296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	150.57/cwt	149.00–151.00	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	98.24/cwt	97.00–102.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	128.80/cwt	125.00–130.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	102.05/cwt	100.00–106.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	121.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	618	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	24.04/cwt	22.00–26.00	194	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	52.80/cwt	50.00–56.00	722	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	46.60/cwt	43.00–49.00	636	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	60.51/cwt	59.00–62.00	788	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	39.91/cwt	36.00–43.00	427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	117.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	134.04/cwt	130.00–136.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	151.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	128.68/cwt	128.00–130.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	102.34/cwt	102.00–103.00	647	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 Dec 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 498Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 61Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 54Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	187.00–195.00	190.97
2	—	428	143.00–153.00	147.91
2	—	470	130.00–132.00	131.02
3	—	517	120.00–125.00	121.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	155.00–160.00	157.46
2	—	425	140.00–143.00	141.48
5	—	366	149.00–151.00	150.57
4	—	674	97.00–102.00	98.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	150.00–157.50	154.97
3	—	208	162.50–165.00	163.36
6	—	311	145.00–149.00	148.32
4	—	520	105.00–108.00	106.53
4	—	429	125.00–130.00	128.80
3	—	577	100.00–106.00	102.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	130.00–131.00	130.66
2	—	208	195.00–205.00	200.06
2	—	265	189.00–192.50	190.78
2	—	693	110.00–115.00	112.49
3	—	322	182.50–187.50	185.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	127.00–129.00	127.51
5	—	382	140.00–147.50	141.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	150.00–160.00	154.90
3	—	318	167.00–175.00	169.72
4	—	473	139.00–143.00	140.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	102.00–106.00	102.81
3	—	413	120.00–126.00	122.03
2	—	335	139.00–142.50	140.72
2	—	465	115.00–119.00	117.02
3	—	367	130.00–136.00	134.04
3	—	277	150.00–155.00	151.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	107.00–109.00	108.33
3	—	508	120.00–125.00	121.66
3	—	632	102.00–103.00	102.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	128.00–130.00	128.68

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,368	600.00–625.00	612.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	64.00–73.00	68.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	75.00–80.00	77.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,540	79.00–87.00	84.02
4	—	1,525	76.00–78.00	77.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	44.00–48.00	45.93
4	—	1,071	36.00–43.00	39.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	931	30.00–33.00	31.76
2	—	805	22.00–26.00	24.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,368	50.00–56.00	52.80
4	—	1,365	43.00–49.00	46.60
4	—	1,303	59.00–62.00	60.51

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