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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, May 13

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

173 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 201▼ 165 vs year ago 338 · −48.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 32▼ 18 vs year ago 37 · −48.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 45▲ 15 vs year ago 18 · +83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were steady. Feeders limited to test. No trends established. Replacement cows were 1-3 higher, 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 $130.68/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$130.68

35 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$13.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.83

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	141.99	633	5thin
Medium and Large 2	467	129.27	604	14thin
Medium and Large 3	415	128.37	533	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.62/cwt here — about $100 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 sale35 hd

130.68

—

FL average10 barns · 722 hd

142.51

−11.83

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	1,523	83.52	1,272	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,031	54.38	561	8thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	509	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	674	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	746	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	123.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	703	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	322	143.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	462	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	359	137.81/cwt	137.00–139.00	495	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	145.32/cwt	144.00–146.00	528	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	138.31/cwt	137.00–141.00	577	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	130.15/cwt	125.00–135.00	544	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	138.99/cwt	138.00–141.00	637	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	133.47/cwt	131.00–136.00	621	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	581	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	562	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	92.32/cwt	90.00–97.00	621	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	272	181.56/cwt	180.00–185.00	494	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	328	169.16/cwt	167.50–171.00	555	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	371	155.57/cwt	152.50–160.00	577	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	424	147.32/cwt	145.00–149.00	625	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	457	151.33/cwt	150.00–152.00	692	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	122.58/cwt	119.00–126.00	635	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	588	108.70/cwt	106.00–110.00	639	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	665	83.97/cwt	80.00–88.00	558	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,523	83.52/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,272	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	943	48.56/cwt	47.00–50.00	458	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,008	53.06/cwt	51.00–55.00	535	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,086	57.95/cwt	57.00–60.00	629	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	795	101.09/cwt	96.00–106.00	804	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	835	89.76/cwt	85.00–95.00	749	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	868	75.69/cwt	71.00–80.00	657	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 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 201Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 32Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 45Year ago 18

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were steady. Feeders limited to test. No trends established. Replacement cows were 1-3 higher, and in high demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	57.00–60.00	57.95
2	—	1,008	51.00–55.00	53.06
2	—	943	47.00–50.00	48.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	82.00–85.00	83.52

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	835	85.00–95.00	89.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	795	96.00–106.00	101.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	868	71.00–80.00	75.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	120.00–127.00	123.41
2	—	509	130.00–135.00	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	142.00–145.00	143.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	137.00–139.00	137.81
4	—	418	125.00–135.00	130.15
3	—	322	140.00–145.00	143.42
2	—	565	99.00–100.00	99.50
2	—	540	105.00–110.00	107.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	137.00–141.00	138.31
3	—	673	90.00–97.00	92.32
3	—	363	144.00–146.00	145.32
2	—	465	131.00–136.00	133.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	146.00–147.00	146.50
3	—	458	138.00–141.00	138.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	150.00–152.00	151.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	119.00–126.00	122.58
2	—	665	80.00–88.00	83.97
3	—	272	180.00–185.00	181.56
3	—	588	106.00–110.00	108.70
4	—	328	167.50–171.00	169.16
5	—	371	152.50–160.00	155.57
7	—	424	145.00–149.00	147.32

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.