Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2018-06-11

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jun 11
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
284 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 378▲ 284 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 99▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 29▲ 28 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 and bulls were steady. Feeder steers under 600 lbs were slightly higher. All other feeder classes were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.46/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$147.46
56 head · 375 lb average
Value per head Derived
$553
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$4
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.56
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1375152.0457132
Medium and Large 2334147.4049313thin
Medium and Large 3422134.2156611thin
One grade step is worth $17.83/cwt here — about $4 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 sale56 hd
147.46
—
FL average10 barns · 950 hd
145.90
+1.56
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—High1,63487.751,4345thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29456.227274thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,01352.725347thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low82047.423895thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1208270.06/cwt265.00–275.005622
Steers—Medium and Large 3260204.08/cwt200.00–208.005312
Steers—Medium and Large 2263213.76/cwt212.50–215.005622
Steers—Medium and Large 2316182.94/cwt180.00–187.505785
Steers—Medium and Large 1331191.93/cwt190.00–195.006358
Steers—Medium and Large 1363181.91/cwt180.00–187.506604
Steers—Medium and Large 2368174.41/cwt170.00–179.006422
Steers—Medium and Large 1413169.32/cwt168.00–170.006993
Steers—Medium and Large 2425153.52/cwt152.00–155.006522
Steers—Medium and Large 2465148.76/cwt147.50–150.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 1468157.43/cwt153.00–162.007372
Steers—Medium and Large 1515142.04/cwt140.00–146.007323
Steers—Medium and Large 1568131.56/cwt130.00–136.007474
Steers—Medium and Large 1638120.25/cwt120.00–121.007674
Steers—Medium and Large 365885.00/cwt84.00–86.005592
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215185.60/cwt181.00–190.003992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1266172.26/cwt170.00–177.504587
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272162.13/cwt160.00–165.004415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3316143.04/cwt140.00–145.004525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325153.88/cwt150.00–158.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328160.49/cwt160.00–163.005266
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370135.07/cwt130.00–140.005004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374149.15/cwt147.00–150.005587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426142.07/cwt140.00–147.006057
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428128.77/cwt127.50–130.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485135.54/cwt132.00–139.006572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1538128.99/cwt127.00–130.006943
Heifers—Medium and Large 365897.47/cwt90.00–100.006414
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1222231.77/cwt225.00–235.005153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265196.27/cwt195.00–197.505202
Bulls—Medium and Large 3272183.37/cwt180.00–185.004993
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318173.66/cwt170.00–177.505522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2332180.65/cwt180.00–182.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1337189.95/cwt189.00–192.006403
Bulls—Medium and Large 3363148.70/cwt142.00–152.005403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365164.56/cwt160.00–169.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373174.32/cwt171.00–177.506504
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408152.98/cwt150.00–159.006243
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425142.05/cwt140.00–146.006043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430164.05/cwt160.00–168.007052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467152.69/cwt150.00–154.007133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518139.50/cwt139.00–140.007232
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520119.49/cwt119.00–120.006212
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44882.38/cwt81.00–84.001,1932
Bulls——1,75891.33/cwt88.00–95.001,6063
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78351.52/cwt51.00–52.004032
Cows—Lean 85-90%84444.68/cwt44.00–46.003773
Cows—Boner 80-85%97543.39/cwt40.00–47.004232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01759.34/cwt58.00–62.006033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04552.12/cwt51.00–53.005452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23353.94/cwt52.00–56.006652
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35558.49/cwt57.00–60.007932
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 188584.74/cwt81.00–90.007502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,03554.08/cwt52.00–56.005602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,17372.55/cwt68.00–77.008512
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19251,024.32/cwt1,000.00–1,050.009,4752

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.