Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2018-03-19

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Mar 19
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
188 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 203▲ 188 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 80▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 53▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cows steady. Feeders classes steady. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.15/cwt on 36 head.
Average price
$146.15
36 head · 440 lb average
Value per head Derived
$643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$184
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$23.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.31
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3386151.0958219thin
Medium and Large 2446147.8766011thin
Medium and Large 1602127.337676thin
One grade step is worth $23.76/cwt here — about −$184 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 sale36 hd
146.15
—
FL average9 barns · 721 hd
159.45
−13.31
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09656.5662010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55052.978212thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low87544.973932thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2223261.72/cwt260.00–265.005843
Steers—Medium and Large 2270243.82/cwt240.00–247.506582
Steers—Medium and Large 3338206.04/cwt200.00–210.006965
Steers—Medium and Large 1385195.06/cwt190.00–200.007512
Steers—Medium and Large 3388183.28/cwt178.00–185.007114
Steers—Medium and Large 1425176.94/cwt172.00–182.007522
Steers—Medium and Large 2425163.01/cwt162.00–164.006932
Steers—Medium and Large 2515156.04/cwt152.00–160.008042
Steers—Medium and Large 3530143.92/cwt140.00–148.007632
Steers—Medium and Large 2575143.41/cwt140.00–147.008252
Steers—Medium and Large 1658124.66/cwt124.00–125.008203
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230180.93/cwt173.00–185.004164
Heifers—Medium and Large 3253168.29/cwt165.00–170.004263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268185.37/cwt181.00–190.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325169.08/cwt164.00–174.005502
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373154.90/cwt150.00–160.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2387167.28/cwt164.00–174.006473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420149.00/cwt147.50–152.006263
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475132.05/cwt127.00–137.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535125.51/cwt124.00–127.006714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1553133.49/cwt132.00–134.007384
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580114.02/cwt112.00–116.006612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650102.33/cwt100.00–107.006653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700115.00/cwt110.00–120.008052
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2233257.58/cwt255.00–260.006002
Bulls—Medium and Large 3322183.26/cwt180.00–190.005903
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525145.96/cwt144.00–148.007662
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87544.97/cwt44.00–46.003932
Cows—Boner 80-85%97553.54/cwt52.00–54.005224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17658.58/cwt55.00–60.006896
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55052.97/cwt52.00–54.008212
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18981,074.23/cwt1,050.00–1,100.009,6472
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1942952.43/cwt900.00–975.008,9726
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 179879.00/cwt78.00–80.006302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,02573.73/cwt73.00–74.007564
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,21061.03/cwt57.00–65.007382

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.