Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2018-02-12

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Feb 12
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
← earliestFeb 12Feb 19 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 168 vs last sale 0▲ 168 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 0▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 0▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers under 600 lbs were slightly higher, bulls under 600 steady, and feeder heifers under 600 lbs were also steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were steady. Replacement cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $180.46/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$180.46
58 head · 422 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$11.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.26
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2387186.6172213thin
Medium and Large 1446179.3680038
Medium and Large 3355175.026217thin
One grade step is worth $11.60/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 sale58 hd
180.46
—
FL average6 barns · 482 hd
191.72
−11.26
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,40783.701,17817
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,24763.117878thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,00256.7456913
CowsLean 85-90%Average83848.044032thin

Every lot

52 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2271212.59/cwt210.00–217.505765
Steers—Medium and Large 1272228.98/cwt224.00–232.006233
Steers—Medium and Large 1330216.52/cwt216.00–218.007154
Steers—Medium and Large 2333194.89/cwt190.00–200.006492
Steers—Medium and Large 3340186.90/cwt185.00–187.506354
Steers—Medium and Large 1366193.06/cwt190.00–200.007078
Steers—Medium and Large 3375159.17/cwt157.50–160.005973
Steers—Medium and Large 1425180.00/cwt180.00–180.007652
Steers—Medium and Large 1466179.92/cwt174.00–189.008387
Steers—Medium and Large 2484166.03/cwt161.00–169.008044
Steers—Medium and Large 1529158.22/cwt156.00–163.0083710
Steers—Medium and Large 2535154.55/cwt152.00–157.008272
Steers—Medium and Large 1575145.25/cwt143.00–147.508352
Steers—Medium and Large 1663113.06/cwt110.00–116.007502
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275185.83/cwt182.50–192.505113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330172.56/cwt167.50–180.005698
Heifers—Medium and Large 1356166.05/cwt162.00–167.505914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368158.39/cwt142.50–191.005834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436158.21/cwt156.00–161.006905
Heifers—Medium and Large 3436133.19/cwt130.00–137.005816
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465126.04/cwt124.00–128.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470146.99/cwt146.00–148.006912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1536134.93/cwt130.00–140.007237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568124.99/cwt124.00–126.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663115.47/cwt114.00–117.007664
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3238223.87/cwt220.00–227.505332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278217.52/cwt215.00–220.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330207.28/cwt204.00–209.006843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1357184.91/cwt180.00–187.506603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375171.50/cwt170.00–176.006434
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433142.54/cwt140.00–145.006172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438164.23/cwt160.00–167.507193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478152.37/cwt150.00–157.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532144.63/cwt142.00–146.007693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006752
Feeder Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Medium and Large 1700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10062.00/cwt62.00–62.006821
Bulls——1,31481.39/cwt80.00–88.001,0697
Bulls——1,51487.91/cwt68.00–99.001,3319
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83848.04/cwt47.00–49.004032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00256.74/cwt50.00–64.0056913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24763.11/cwt61.00–69.007878
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1900918.75/cwt800.00–1,025.008,2692
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,075775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,3311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2900102.00/cwt102.00–102.009182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 297598.00/cwt98.00–98.009561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,00094.00/cwt94.00–94.009401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,075116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2471
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,075112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,2041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1917110.58/cwt106.00–118.001,0143
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 196584.92/cwt80.00–91.008195

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.