Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2018-04-09

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Apr 9
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
265 head
▼ 82 vs last sale 347▲ 265 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 48▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 52▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.26/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$144.26
37 head · 402 lb average
Value per head Derived
$581
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$216
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$20.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.37
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3320153.9049313thin
Medium and Large 2412141.5458317thin
Medium and Large 1533132.987097thin
One grade step is worth $20.92/cwt here — about −$216 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 sale37 hd
144.26
—
FL average10 barns · 816 hd
151.63
−7.37
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—High1,57880.851,2766thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,32058.367704thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,03949.895186thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low85740.643483thin

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3208221.72/cwt220.00–225.004613
Steers—Medium and Large 3265195.92/cwt192.00–200.005192
Steers—Medium and Large 1317200.02/cwt198.00–201.006343
Steers—Medium and Large 2320191.69/cwt190.00–192.506133
Steers—Medium and Large 2365161.71/cwt160.00–165.005903
Steers—Medium and Large 1368179.59/cwt175.00–184.006612
Steers—Medium and Large 3380151.22/cwt150.00–152.505752
Steers—Medium and Large 1430168.60/cwt164.00–173.007252
Steers—Medium and Large 1465157.38/cwt155.00–162.007323
Steers—Medium and Large 1528141.97/cwt140.00–148.007504
Steers—Medium and Large 1565134.97/cwt132.00–138.007632
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3208186.56/cwt180.00–190.003883
Heifers—Medium and Large 3262163.25/cwt160.00–170.004283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268178.40/cwt175.00–182.004782
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315153.39/cwt150.00–155.004833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335165.51/cwt165.00–166.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360132.03/cwt130.00–134.004752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2389141.95/cwt140.00–145.005525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425141.53/cwt139.00–144.006022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465125.11/cwt120.00–130.005824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470144.46/cwt141.00–148.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513132.52/cwt129.00–136.006802
Heifers—Medium and Large 3543113.51/cwt112.00–115.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570112.57/cwt110.00–115.006422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1588125.63/cwt124.00–129.007393
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3228223.10/cwt222.50–225.005094
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270185.09/cwt180.00–190.005002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317192.43/cwt190.00–197.006103
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330171.03/cwt170.00–172.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335182.03/cwt180.00–184.006102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365183.03/cwt181.00–185.006682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408141.02/cwt140.00–144.005754
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410133.47/cwt131.00–136.005472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473156.62/cwt150.00–160.007413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560129.03/cwt126.00–132.007232
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15066.10/cwt63.00–69.007602
Bulls——1,75883.04/cwt81.00–85.001,4602
Bulls——1,82593.41/cwt89.00–98.001,7052
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85740.64/cwt40.00–42.003483
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02247.00/cwt46.00–49.004803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05552.77/cwt50.00–58.005573
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32058.36/cwt55.00–60.007704
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 172597.96/cwt96.00–100.007102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 189382.27/cwt80.00–87.007353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,08074.52/cwt70.00–79.008052
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1860780.81/cwt675.00–875.006,7152
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1851,026.16/cwt1,000.00–1,050.0012,1602

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.