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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-01-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jan 28

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

136 head

▼ 106 vs last sale 242▲ 136 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 58▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 93▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $141.95/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$141.95

31 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$114

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1

$24.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.93

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	349	147.18	513	17thin
Medium and Large 2	429	137.79	591	12thin
Medium and Large 1	512	122.49	627	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.69/cwt here — about −$114 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 sale31 hd

141.95

—

FL average9 barns · 777 hd

139.02

+2.93

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	1,851	74.87	1,386	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,094	49.68	543	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	31.01	287	2thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	258	200.66/cwt	200.00–202.00	518	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	180.66/cwt	180.00–182.00	620	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	163.78/cwt	162.00–167.50	598	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	411	144.92/cwt	140.00–147.50	596	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	154.63/cwt	150.00–159.00	645	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	165.98/cwt	163.00–169.00	725	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	167	195.07/cwt	190.00–200.00	326	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	256	162.53/cwt	160.00–167.50	416	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	308	154.02/cwt	150.00–156.00	474	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	357	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	505	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	140.80/cwt	137.00–143.00	583	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	421	134.85/cwt	130.00–136.00	568	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	131.76/cwt	128.00–133.00	603	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	542	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	555	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	168.79/cwt	167.50–170.00	532	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	322	181.34/cwt	180.00–185.00	584	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	163.78/cwt	162.00–167.50	598	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	692	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	768	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,788	70.84/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,267	4
Bulls	—	—	1,977	82.94/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,640	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	31.01/cwt	30.00–32.00	287	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,091	47.01/cwt	45.00–50.00	513	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,096	52.35/cwt	51.00–54.50	574	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	957	56.73/cwt	52.00–62.00	543	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 Jan 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 242Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 93Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,096	51.00–54.50	52.35
4	—	1,091	45.00–50.00	47.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	30.00–32.00	31.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,788	67.00–73.00	70.84
2	—	1,977	80.00–86.00	82.94

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	957	52.00–62.00	56.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	150.00–156.00	154.02
2	—	542	100.00–105.00	102.49
2	—	357	140.00–143.00	141.51
2	—	167	190.00–200.00	195.07
5	—	421	130.00–136.00	134.85
3	—	256	160.00–167.50	162.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	414	137.00–143.00	140.80
4	—	458	128.00–133.00	131.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	122.00–123.00	122.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	437	163.00–169.00	165.98
3	—	343	180.00–182.00	180.66
3	—	258	200.00–202.00	200.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	411	140.00–147.50	144.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	417	150.00–159.00	154.63
3	—	365	162.00–167.50	163.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	162.00–167.50	163.78
2	—	315	167.50–170.00	168.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	322	180.00–185.00	181.34
2	—	692	110.00–112.00	111.00

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.