Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2018-03-05

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Mar 5
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
275 head
▲ 163 vs last sale 112▲ 275 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 24▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 17▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady this week. Feeder steers were steady , heifers steady, and feeder bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.12/cwt on 45 head.
Average price
$163.12
45 head · 382 lb average
Value per head Derived
$623
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$191
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$25.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.60
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3284175.4949914thin
Medium and Large 1386166.3364214thin
Medium and Large 2459150.3069017thin
One grade step is worth $25.18/cwt here — about −$191 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 sale45 hd
163.12
—
FL average10 barns · 860 hd
164.73
−1.60
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—Average1,49481.471,2178thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,27559.457582thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average93357.895409thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average76346.903582thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3215240.12/cwt235.00–245.005162
Steers—Medium and Large 2235254.89/cwt250.00–260.005992
Steers—Medium and Large 1269268.16/cwt265.00–275.007214
Steers—Medium and Large 1323220.85/cwt220.00–222.507133
Steers—Medium and Large 3328179.56/cwt177.50–182.505896
Steers—Medium and Large 2375181.23/cwt180.00–182.506802
Steers—Medium and Large 2423178.74/cwt175.00–185.007564
Steers—Medium and Large 2460174.67/cwt174.00–175.008033
Steers—Medium and Large 1470179.35/cwt178.00–180.008433
Steers—Medium and Large 1525175.67/cwt175.00–176.009223
Steers—Medium and Large 1600162.25/cwt161.00–164.009744
Steers—Medium and Large 2600151.67/cwt148.00–155.009103
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3165222.65/cwt220.00–225.003672
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235212.39/cwt210.00–215.004992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1263190.02/cwt187.50–192.505004
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265163.68/cwt160.00–167.504344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326176.99/cwt175.00–179.005774
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340159.00/cwt157.00–161.005412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360178.75/cwt177.50–180.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360153.50/cwt152.00–155.005534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375171.75/cwt170.00–174.006444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415164.67/cwt164.00–166.006833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415153.05/cwt149.00–157.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465134.55/cwt130.00–139.006262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478143.41/cwt141.00–150.006855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570130.50/cwt130.00–131.007442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700108.00/cwt104.00–110.007563
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1216268.89/cwt267.50–275.005815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330211.67/cwt210.00–215.006993
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335177.54/cwt175.00–180.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360173.33/cwt170.00–180.006243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373195.59/cwt190.00–200.007304
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425173.75/cwt170.00–177.507382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580168.00/cwt168.00–168.009741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600160.00/cwt160.00–160.009601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48875.68/cwt71.00–80.001,1264
Bulls——1,50087.25/cwt86.00–89.001,3094
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76346.90/cwt45.00–49.003582
Cows—Boner 80-85%90056.00/cwt51.00–59.005046
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00061.67/cwt60.00–64.006173
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27559.45/cwt57.00–62.007582
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 184296.62/cwt86.00–115.008143
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1850115.29/cwt112.00–119.009802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,03063.67/cwt58.00–72.006565
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18401,130.75/cwt1,075.00–1,225.009,4983
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1850625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,3131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,000775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,7501

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.