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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Feb 26

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

112 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 113▲ 112 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 25▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 12▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.78/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$169.78

34 head · 367 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$28.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.57

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	310	186.33	578	9thin
Medium and Large 1	402	168.03	676	15thin
Medium and Large 3	365	157.51	574	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.82/cwt here — about $4 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 sale34 hd

169.78

—

FL average8 barns · 506 hd

162.20

+7.57

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	1,271	72.85	926	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,100	64.00	704	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,299	62.80	816	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,090	59.25	646	10

Every lot

49 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	205	257.44/cwt	255.00–260.00	528	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	210	234.29/cwt	220.00–250.00	492	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	240.38/cwt	227.50–245.00	601	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	235.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	630	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	200.98/cwt	200.00–202.00	633	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	214.94/cwt	212.00–218.00	716	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	191.00/cwt	186.00–196.00	707	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	173.11/cwt	170.00–175.00	641	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	191.57/cwt	190.00–193.00	805	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	846	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	938	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	169.50/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,017	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	173	236.34/cwt	235.00–237.50	409	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	228	215.15/cwt	212.50–222.50	491	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	228	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	467	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	192.44/cwt	190.00–195.00	641	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	353	172.45/cwt	167.50–175.00	609	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	146.70/cwt	145.00–150.00	533	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	690	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	613	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	159.02/cwt	158.00–160.00	689	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	139.39/cwt	135.00–145.00	638	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	608	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	136.46/cwt	134.00–139.00	771	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	190	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	238	226.13/cwt	220.00–230.00	538	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	270	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	493	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	202.00/cwt	200.00–204.00	697	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	373	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	569	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	181.87/cwt	178.00–186.00	864	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	532	176.16/cwt	175.00–177.50	937	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	167.87/cwt	162.00–174.00	945	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	978	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,000	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	590	1
Bulls	—	—	1,213	70.53/cwt	68.00–73.00	856	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	79.02/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,106	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	55.63/cwt	51.00–58.00	590	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,100	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	704	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,119	62.87/cwt	61.00–65.00	704	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,299	62.80/cwt	61.00–64.00	816	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	770	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	7,893	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	850	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	612	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	888	64.96/cwt	63.00–68.00	577	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	900	87.00/cwt	81.00–90.00	783	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	800	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	464	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	825	130.39/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,076	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	875	106.69/cwt	100.00–112.00	934	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	950	97.58/cwt	96.00–99.00	927	2

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 26, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 113Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to one week earlier, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	178.00–186.00	181.87
3	—	532	175.00–177.50	176.16
2	—	563	162.00–174.00	167.87
1	—	600	163.00	163.00
1	—	190	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	200.00–204.00	202.00
4	—	238	220.00–230.00	226.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	180.00–185.00	182.50
2	—	373	150.00–155.00	152.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	186.00–196.00	191.00
4	—	250	227.50–245.00	240.38
2	—	210	220.00–250.00	234.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	178.00	178.00
2	—	268	230.00–240.00	235.05
2	—	420	190.00–193.00	191.57
2	—	555	169.00	169.00
3	—	333	212.00–218.00	214.94
2	—	600	166.00–173.00	169.50
4	—	205	255.00–260.00	257.44
1	—	500	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	200.00–202.00	200.98
4	—	370	170.00–175.00	173.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	135.00–145.00	139.39
2	—	173	235.00–237.50	236.34
2	—	333	190.00–195.00	192.44
2	—	368	185.00–190.00	187.48
2	—	433	158.00–160.00	159.02
2	—	565	134.00–139.00	136.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	228	200.00–210.00	205.00
4	—	468	130.00	130.00
3	—	363	145.00–150.00	146.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	149.00–150.00	149.50
3	—	353	167.50–175.00	172.45
4	—	228	212.50–222.50	215.15

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	1	—	770	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	888	63.00–68.00	64.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	72.00	72.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	81.00–90.00	87.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	825	127.00–134.00	130.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	96.00–99.00	97.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	58.00	58.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	875	100.00–112.00	106.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	59.00	59.00
2	—	1,213	68.00–73.00	70.53
3	—	1,400	78.00–80.00	79.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,299	61.00–64.00	62.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,060	51.00–58.00	55.63
5	—	1,119	61.00–65.00	62.87

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.