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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, May 7

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

435 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 582▲ 435 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 45▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 16▲ 46 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 were steady, slaughter were slightly higher. Feeder classes were steady, feeder bulls were steady, feeder heifers were steady. Replacement cows were steady.

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 $151.95/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$151.95

63 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$88

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

$14.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.50

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	335	157.81	529	10thin
Medium and Large 1	419	156.31	655	31
Medium and Large 2	431	143.14	617	22

One grade step is worth $14.67/cwt here — about −$88 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 sale63 hd

151.95

—

FL average10 barns · 911 hd

154.45

−2.50

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	1,358	75.70	1,028	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,233	54.98	678	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,065	50.96	543	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	748	41.48	310	2thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	209	242.94/cwt	240.00–245.00	508	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	210	232.56/cwt	230.00–235.00	488	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	255	221.23/cwt	220.00–222.50	564	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	263	203.42/cwt	200.00–210.00	535	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	312	176.63/cwt	170.00–180.00	551	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	193.27/cwt	190.00–200.00	661	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	353	181.28/cwt	180.00–185.00	640	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	155.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	566	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	169.52/cwt	168.00–171.00	720	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	145.04/cwt	142.00–148.00	616	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	155.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	675	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	155.98/cwt	154.00–158.00	733	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	159.31/cwt	158.00–162.00	752	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	146.62/cwt	140.00–150.00	774	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	104.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	714	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	237	190.88/cwt	187.50–192.50	452	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	261	187.54/cwt	185.00–195.00	489	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	287	170.86/cwt	170.00–175.00	490	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	176.70/cwt	175.00–180.00	553	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	164.97/cwt	160.00–167.50	531	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	163.39/cwt	160.00–170.00	593	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	150.56/cwt	150.00–152.00	560	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	143.95/cwt	142.00–146.00	547	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	152.63/cwt	149.00–155.00	658	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	577	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	143.62/cwt	142.00–146.00	666	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	131.94/cwt	128.00–136.00	617	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	138.72/cwt	132.00–141.00	739	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	131.51/cwt	129.00–134.00	734	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	113.97/cwt	111.00–120.00	652	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	122.96/cwt	118.00–128.00	769	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	105.48/cwt	104.00–110.00	673	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	258	198.29/cwt	195.00–200.00	512	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	264	175.91/cwt	170.00–180.00	464	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	316	192.10/cwt	190.00–195.00	607	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	639	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	165.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	155.80/cwt	155.00–156.00	720	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	147.48/cwt	146.00–149.00	693	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	136.95/cwt	132.00–142.00	705	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,010	54.49/cwt	52.00–57.00	550	2
Bulls	—	—	1,180	72.79/cwt	69.00–79.00	859	3
Bulls	—	—	1,666	88.48/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,474	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	748	41.48/cwt	40.00–43.00	310	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	57.01/cwt	54.00–60.00	579	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	48.54/cwt	47.00–50.00	527	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,233	54.98/cwt	52.00–58.00	678	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	798	101.99/cwt	101.00–103.00	814	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	810	64.97/cwt	60.00–70.00	526	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	815	85.03/cwt	80.00–90.00	693	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	875	798.14/cwt	775.00–825.00	6,984	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,048	1,003.46/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	10,516	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	1,162.07/cwt	1,150.00–1,175.00	13,364	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 May 7, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 582Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	150.00–160.00	155.06
3	—	312	170.00–180.00	176.63
3	—	263	200.00–210.00	203.42
4	—	210	230.00–235.00	232.56
2	—	470	154.00–158.00	155.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	209	240.00–245.00	242.94
3	—	472	158.00–162.00	159.31
3	—	528	140.00–150.00	146.62
2	—	255	220.00–222.50	221.23
6	—	342	190.00–200.00	193.27
4	—	353	180.00–185.00	181.28
4	—	425	168.00–171.00	169.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	100.00–110.00	104.96
4	—	365	150.00–160.00	155.07
2	—	425	142.00–148.00	145.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	160.00–170.00	163.39
5	—	431	149.00–155.00	152.63
4	—	533	132.00–141.00	138.72
4	—	261	185.00–195.00	187.54
5	—	464	142.00–146.00	143.62
6	—	313	175.00–180.00	176.70
2	—	558	129.00–134.00	131.51
2	—	625	118.00–128.00	122.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	130.00–135.00	132.53
2	—	380	142.00–146.00	143.95
6	—	287	170.00–175.00	170.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	150.00–152.00	150.56
3	—	572	111.00–120.00	113.97
2	—	468	128.00–136.00	131.94
3	—	237	187.50–192.50	190.88
3	—	322	160.00–167.50	164.97
4	—	638	104.00–110.00	105.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	462	155.00–156.00	155.80
7	—	316	190.00–195.00	192.10
2	—	440	160.00–170.00	165.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	195.00–200.00	198.29
2	—	470	146.00–149.00	147.48
2	—	515	132.00–142.00	136.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	264	170.00–180.00	175.91
2	—	435	146.00–148.00	146.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	54.00–60.00	57.01
5	—	1,085	47.00–50.00	48.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	748	40.00–43.00	41.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	52.00–58.00	54.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	52.00–57.00	54.49
4	—	1,666	81.00–94.00	88.48
3	—	1,180	69.00–79.00	72.79

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	—	815	80.00–90.00	85.03
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	810	60.00–70.00	64.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	798	101.00–103.00	101.99

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	—	1,048	950.00–1,050.00	1,003.46
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	775.00–825.00	798.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,162.07

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.