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Ocala Livestock Market

Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Sep 30

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

642 head

▲ 205 vs last sale 437▼ 166 vs year ago 808 · −20.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 47▼ 30 vs year ago 96 · −31.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 48▲ 24 vs year ago 92 · +26.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers slightly higher, feeder bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady. Replacement cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher

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 $122.97/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$122.97

43 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$5.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.44

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	126.94	598	5thin
Medium and Large 2	439	123.68	543	12thin
Medium and Large 3	395	121.87	481	26

One grade step is worth $5.06/cwt here — about $117 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 sale43 hd

122.97

—

FL average10 barns · 1,069 hd

115.52

+7.44

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	1,430	78.02	1,116	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,329	52.99	704	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,075	52.79	568	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	830	36.01	299	2thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	147.12/cwt	130.00–162.50	412	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	545	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	132.92/cwt	131.00–135.00	562	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	640	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	141.02/cwt	137.00–145.00	660	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	613	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	123.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	586	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	114.71/cwt	110.00–117.00	591	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	114.54/cwt	112.00–117.00	647	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	122.52/cwt	121.00–124.00	702	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	225	154.00/cwt	150.00–157.50	347	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	161.23/cwt	160.00–162.50	419	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	145.09/cwt	140.00–147.50	406	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	160.49/cwt	159.00–162.00	494	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	146.42/cwt	144.00–149.00	469	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	324	133.41/cwt	132.00–138.00	432	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	126.98/cwt	126.00–128.00	461	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	484	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	123.96/cwt	123.00–125.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	109.65/cwt	109.00–110.00	510	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	507	109.33/cwt	108.00–110.00	554	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	507	105.99/cwt	102.00–108.00	537	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	88.31/cwt	85.00–90.00	493	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	104.57/cwt	102.00–110.00	607	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	97.66/cwt	97.00–99.00	566	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	208	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	380	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	268	172.62/cwt	170.00–175.00	463	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	162.10/cwt	160.00–168.00	511	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	317	154.03/cwt	147.50–157.50	488	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	165.04/cwt	162.00–168.00	594	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	143.45/cwt	140.00–147.00	524	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	150.28/cwt	148.00–152.50	564	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	142.90/cwt	139.00–145.00	600	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	422	132.35/cwt	130.00–137.00	559	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	458	119.98/cwt	116.00–124.00	550	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	123.01/cwt	121.00–125.00	625	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	94.58/cwt	90.00–97.00	534	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,298	73.86/cwt	72.00–76.00	959	2
Bulls	—	—	1,496	80.10/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,198	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	36.01/cwt	35.00–37.00	299	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	980	61.03/cwt	60.00–62.00	598	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,008	43.25/cwt	40.00–47.00	436	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	53.23/cwt	50.00–56.00	601	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,329	52.99/cwt	50.00–56.00	704	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	825	73.24/cwt	70.00–76.00	604	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	925	79.96/cwt	78.00–82.00	740	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,028	86.98/cwt	84.00–90.00	894	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 Sep 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 642Last week 437Year ago 808

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 47Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 48Year ago 92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	108.00–110.00	109.33
2	—	425	123.00–125.00	123.96
2	—	320	144.00–149.00	146.42
2	—	260	160.00–162.50	161.23
3	—	580	97.00–99.00	97.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	85.00–90.00	88.31
3	—	507	102.00–108.00	105.99
3	—	465	109.00–110.00	109.65
3	—	280	140.00–147.50	145.09
4	—	324	132.00–138.00	133.41
4	—	363	126.00–128.00	126.98
2	—	225	150.00–157.50	154.00
4	—	410	117.00–119.00	118.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	159.00–162.00	160.49
3	—	580	102.00–110.00	104.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	121.00–124.00	122.52
2	—	468	137.00–145.00	141.02
2	—	428	149.00–150.00	149.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	110.00–117.00	114.71
3	—	473	120.00–126.00	123.97
2	—	423	131.00–135.00	132.92
6	—	373	145.00–147.00	146.03
2	—	280	130.00–162.50	147.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	130.00–132.00	130.97
2	—	565	112.00–117.00	114.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	139.00–145.00	142.90
2	—	508	121.00–125.00	123.01
2	—	375	148.00–152.50	150.28
4	—	315	160.00–168.00	162.10
2	—	208	180.00–185.00	182.47
2	—	268	170.00–175.00	172.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	140.00–147.00	143.45
3	—	565	90.00–97.00	94.58
3	—	422	130.00–137.00	132.35
2	—	458	116.00–124.00	119.98
3	—	317	147.50–157.50	154.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	162.00–168.00	165.04

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	—	925	78.00–82.00	79.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,028	84.00–90.00	86.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	825	70.00–76.00	73.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	40.00–47.00	43.25
2	—	980	60.00–62.00	61.03
6	—	1,129	50.00–56.00	53.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,329	50.00–56.00	52.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	35.00–37.00	36.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	72.00–76.00	73.86
4	—	1,496	78.00–84.00	80.10

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.