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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Oct 22

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

421 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 471▲ 421 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 43▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 44▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder steers were steady, feeder bulls and heifers were unevenly steady. Replacement bred cows were steady and in high demand.

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 $125.28/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$125.28

60 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$6.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.06

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	441	127.88	564	30
Medium and Large 1	506	124.53	631	10thin
Medium and Large 3	412	121.77	502	20

One grade step is worth $6.10/cwt here — about $62 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 sale60 hd

125.28

—

FL average10 barns · 870 hd

126.34

−1.06

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	—	Average	1,477	54.24	801	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	44.11	511	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,165	39.55	461	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	922	32.51	300	4thin

Every lot

55 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	314	197.85/cwt	195.50–205.00	621	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	183.67/cwt	180.00–187.50	676	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	376	163.07/cwt	160.00–167.50	613	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	148.70/cwt	145.00–150.00	610	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	155.81/cwt	155.00–160.00	667	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	172.23/cwt	170.00–179.00	756	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	163.55/cwt	159.00–168.00	761	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	466	138.32/cwt	132.00–140.00	645	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	151.16/cwt	150.00–157.00	709	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	507	123.62/cwt	120.00–129.00	627	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	152.35/cwt	151.00–155.00	774	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	138.94/cwt	136.00–142.00	736	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	118.39/cwt	115.00–122.00	678	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	133.61/cwt	130.00–137.00	772	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	754	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	276	144.30/cwt	142.50–150.00	398	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	148.29/cwt	146.00–153.00	500	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	142.03/cwt	137.50–145.00	508	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	371	130.24/cwt	130.00–131.00	483	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	416	120.50/cwt	120.00–122.00	501	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	611	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	121.83/cwt	118.00–124.00	570	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	536	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	122.31/cwt	121.00–126.00	635	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	113.64/cwt	111.00–115.00	608	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	642	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	96.70/cwt	90.00–100.00	606	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	318	199.90/cwt	197.50–202.50	636	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	186.73/cwt	180.00–190.00	620	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	333	176.26/cwt	175.00–177.50	587	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	181.38/cwt	180.00–186.00	649	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	366	157.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	575	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	173.79/cwt	170.00–175.00	645	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	164.96/cwt	160.00–167.50	698	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	646	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	443	142.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	633	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	467	125.69/cwt	122.00–127.50	587	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	149.49/cwt	148.00–151.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	119.71/cwt	117.50–122.00	628	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	144.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	761	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	668	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	588	116.33/cwt	115.00–122.00	684	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	653	84.00/cwt	83.00–85.00	549	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,123	43.87/cwt	42.00–46.00	493	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	64.61/cwt	62.00–67.00	1,182	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	848	35.42/cwt	34.00–37.00	300	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	29.59/cwt	27.00–32.00	294	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	47.48/cwt	47.00–48.00	502	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,165	39.55/cwt	38.00–41.00	461	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	42.99/cwt	40.00–46.00	513	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	955	56.27/cwt	52.00–60.00	537	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,123	84.37/cwt	80.00–88.00	947	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,203	71.46/cwt	69.00–75.00	860	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	853	837.61/cwt	800.00–875.00	7,145	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 Oct 22, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 471Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 44Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	38.00–41.00	39.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	47.00–48.00	47.48
6	—	1,193	40.00–46.00	42.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	27.00–32.00	29.59
2	—	848	34.00–37.00	35.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	62.00–67.00	64.61
2	—	1,123	42.00–46.00	43.87

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	52.00–60.00	56.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	80.00–88.00	84.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	69.00–75.00	71.46

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	—	853	800.00–875.00	837.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	110.00–112.00	110.99
4	—	519	121.00–126.00	122.31
4	—	458	132.00–135.00	133.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	100.00–110.00	105.05
4	—	371	130.00–131.00	130.24
4	—	416	120.00–122.00	120.50
4	—	276	142.50–150.00	144.30
2	—	468	110.00–115.00	112.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	468	118.00–124.00	121.83
10	—	358	137.50–145.00	142.03
3	—	337	146.00–153.00	148.29
3	—	535	111.00–115.00	113.64
3	—	627	90.00–100.00	96.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	366	150.00–160.00	157.12
2	—	653	83.00–85.00	84.00
2	—	525	117.50–122.00	119.71
2	—	443	140.00–146.00	142.98
4	—	333	175.00–177.50	176.26
3	—	467	122.00–127.50	125.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	170.00–175.00	173.79
3	—	332	180.00–190.00	186.73
2	—	528	125.00–128.00	126.48
2	—	428	150.00–152.00	151.01
5	—	588	115.00–122.00	116.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	160.00–167.50	164.96
2	—	468	148.00–151.00	149.49
3	—	528	140.00–146.00	144.05
9	—	358	180.00–186.00	181.38
2	—	318	197.50–202.50	199.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	120.00–129.00	123.62
5	—	466	132.00–140.00	138.32
5	—	376	160.00–167.50	163.07
4	—	410	145.00–150.00	148.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	130.00–137.00	133.61
2	—	465	159.00–168.00	163.55
2	—	368	180.00–187.50	183.67
3	—	508	151.00–155.00	152.35
4	—	439	170.00–179.00	172.23
4	—	314	195.50–205.00	197.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	136.00–142.00	138.94
2	—	573	115.00–122.00	118.39
6	—	469	150.00–157.00	151.16
2	—	670	110.00–115.00	112.48
6	—	428	155.00–160.00	155.81

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.