Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2018-06-04

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jun 4
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
378 head
▲ 130 vs last sale 248▲ 378 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 20▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 28▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed previous week for Memorial Day.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.23/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$149.23
65 head · 382 lb average
Value per head Derived
$569
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$48
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$7.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.45
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1393152.5360036
Medium and Large 3346145.5350412thin
Medium and Large 2381144.8455217thin
One grade step is worth $7.68/cwt here — about $48 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 sale65 hd
149.23
—
FL average10 barns · 807 hd
153.68
−4.45
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—Average1,51182.611,2486thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31660.727997thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07455.565979thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1215255.03/cwt250.50–260.005482
Steers—Medium and Large 3238223.71/cwt222.50–225.005322
Steers—Medium and Large 2243233.71/cwt230.00–237.505682
Steers—Medium and Large 3262189.73/cwt185.00–192.004973
Steers—Medium and Large 1314194.14/cwt192.50–202.506106
Steers—Medium and Large 2330184.92/cwt180.00–190.006104
Steers—Medium and Large 1357183.36/cwt180.00–190.006556
Steers—Medium and Large 2363171.04/cwt167.50–172.506217
Steers—Medium and Large 3367162.96/cwt155.00–165.005985
Steers—Medium and Large 3415143.69/cwt142.50–146.005963
Steers—Medium and Large 2420156.75/cwt150.00–160.006583
Steers—Medium and Large 1443167.97/cwt166.00–174.007444
Steers—Medium and Large 1462155.84/cwt155.00–157.507203
Steers—Medium and Large 1523141.32/cwt140.00–142.007393
Steers—Medium and Large 2533133.35/cwt132.00–136.007113
Steers—Medium and Large 1578139.51/cwt138.00–141.008062
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225183.83/cwt180.00–187.504142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268174.18/cwt170.00–180.004675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324160.71/cwt160.00–168.0052111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329155.74/cwt155.00–158.005124
Heifers—Medium and Large 3337146.02/cwt145.00–150.004925
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365131.24/cwt130.50–132.004792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370155.72/cwt152.00–157.505766
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377143.97/cwt139.00–148.005439
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420140.88/cwt136.00–146.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430128.72/cwt124.00–131.005533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1442148.67/cwt148.00–150.006573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465130.94/cwt128.00–134.006092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470143.03/cwt140.00–144.006724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1540130.97/cwt130.00–134.007074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558125.30/cwt120.00–128.006993
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3227207.46/cwt202.50–210.004713
Bulls—Medium and Large 3263173.42/cwt170.00–180.004563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2264191.23/cwt190.00–195.005054
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285205.09/cwt200.00–210.005852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323173.30/cwt170.00–180.005603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372172.46/cwt170.00–177.506423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378155.03/cwt150.00–160.005862
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380139.93/cwt135.00–145.005322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423141.45/cwt140.00–145.005987
Bulls—Medium and Large 1437162.82/cwt160.00–167.007125
Bulls—Medium and Large 3471122.44/cwt120.00–130.005774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512132.74/cwt130.00–138.006803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575137.56/cwt134.00–141.007912
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42572.52/cwt71.00–74.001,0332
Bulls——1,45581.23/cwt78.00–84.001,1822
Bulls——1,65394.08/cwt91.00–97.001,5552
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%99843.79/cwt40.00–48.004372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07055.37/cwt51.00–58.005924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13063.66/cwt59.00–69.007193
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29556.13/cwt54.00–58.007272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32462.56/cwt60.00–68.008285
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1680585.29/cwt550.00–625.003,9802
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,07055.14/cwt51.00–60.005904

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.