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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, May 20

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← May 13May 20Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

287 head

▲ 114 vs last sale 173▲ 39 vs year ago 248 · +15.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 19▲ 41 vs year ago 20 · +205.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 33▲ 21 vs year ago 28 · +75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Compared to one week ago feeder steers were slightly lower, feeder bulls were steady, and feeder heifers were slightly higher. Compared to one week ago 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 $125.14/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$125.14

38 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$135

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$12.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.09

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	462	131.47	608	11thin
Medium and Large 3	448	123.95	555	20
Medium and Large 1	627	118.57	743	7thin

One grade step is worth $12.89/cwt here — about −$135 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 sale38 hd

125.14

—

FL average10 barns · 666 hd

139.22

−14.09

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	1,021	62.26	635	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,312	52.64	691	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	52.60	604	12

Every lot

37 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 3	365	161.27/cwt	160.00–162.50	589	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	151.51/cwt	151.00–152.00	712	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	127.78/cwt	125.00–132.00	675	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	139.03/cwt	137.00–143.00	741	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	131.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	746	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	797	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	313	146.42/cwt	143.00–150.00	458	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	357	146.41/cwt	146.00–148.00	523	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	366	139.80/cwt	139.50–140.00	512	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	143.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	585	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	424	132.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	560	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	143.98/cwt	141.00–147.00	659	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	124.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	568	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	591	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	94.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	549	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	618	84.02/cwt	80.00–88.00	519	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	692	94.68/cwt	92.00–96.00	655	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	108.41/cwt	102.00–110.00	752	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	276	173.97/cwt	172.50–175.00	480	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	166.62/cwt	165.00–170.00	550	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	155.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	582	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	151.52/cwt	150.00–153.00	644	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	426	143.81/cwt	140.00–149.00	613	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	456	131.82/cwt	130.00–139.00	601	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	144.94/cwt	141.00–149.00	686	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	636	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,008	57.00/cwt	55.00–59.00	575	2
Bulls	—	—	1,033	67.51/cwt	67.00–68.00	697	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	46.51/cwt	40.00–50.00	492	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	54.52/cwt	52.00–57.00	648	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,208	59.52/cwt	59.00–60.00	719	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	59.04/cwt	58.00–60.00	717	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,364	49.20/cwt	45.00–55.00	671	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	785	104.03/cwt	100.00–108.00	817	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	810	90.48/cwt	88.00–93.00	733	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	855	77.06/cwt	75.00–80.00	659	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	875	680.86/cwt	650.00–725.00	5,958	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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 173Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 19Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 33Year ago 28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	45.00–55.00	49.20
2	—	1,208	59.00–60.00	59.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,188	52.00–57.00	54.52
4	—	1,058	40.00–50.00	46.51
2	—	1,215	58.00–60.00	59.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	67.00–68.00	67.51
2	—	1,008	55.00–59.00	57.00

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	—	810	88.00–93.00	90.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	785	100.00–108.00	104.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	855	75.00–80.00	77.06

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	—	875	650.00–725.00	680.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	125.00–132.00	127.78
2	—	470	151.00–152.00	151.51
2	—	365	160.00–162.50	161.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	130.00–134.00	131.33
3	—	533	137.00–143.00	139.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	120.00–130.00	124.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	130.00–135.00	132.03
5	—	366	139.50–140.00	139.80
2	—	618	80.00–88.00	84.02
2	—	578	90.00–100.00	94.98
2	—	535	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	458	120.00–128.00	124.02
2	—	313	143.00–150.00	146.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	357	146.00–148.00	146.41
3	—	692	92.00–96.00	94.68
3	—	408	140.00–145.00	143.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	694	102.00–110.00	108.41
2	—	458	141.00–147.00	143.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	140.00–149.00	143.81
5	—	456	130.00–139.00	131.82
5	—	276	172.50–175.00	173.97
4	—	375	150.00–160.00	155.07
3	—	523	120.00–125.00	121.62
3	—	330	165.00–170.00	166.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	141.00–149.00	144.94
2	—	425	150.00–153.00	151.52

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.