Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2018-07-16

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jul 16
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
448 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 551▲ 448 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 51▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 72▲ 36 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, all feeder classes steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.40/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$139.40
56 head · 405 lb average
Value per head Derived
$565
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.84
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1436144.7963223
Medium and Large 2421136.4457414thin
Medium and Large 3356135.0548119thin
One grade step is worth $9.74/cwt here — about $150 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
139.40
—
FL average10 barns · 979 hd
135.56
+3.84
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—Average1,34879.551,0722thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,22053.446522thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08553.2957810
CowsLean 85-90%Low83045.363762thin

Every lot

53 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 3257199.19/cwt197.50–202.505123
Steers—Medium and Large 2260220.10/cwt215.00–225.005722
Steers—Medium and Large 1268240.38/cwt235.50–245.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 3318174.88/cwt170.00–180.005566
Steers—Medium and Large 1330202.35/cwt197.50–207.506682
Steers—Medium and Large 2338190.53/cwt187.00–194.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 3368158.04/cwt150.00–160.005825
Steers—Medium and Large 1378181.63/cwt177.00–184.006873
Steers—Medium and Large 2378171.86/cwt170.00–172.506504
Steers—Medium and Large 3422144.56/cwt142.00–145.006107
Steers—Medium and Large 1428164.02/cwt161.00–167.007022
Steers—Medium and Large 2433152.91/cwt150.00–156.006622
Steers—Medium and Large 2459145.26/cwt140.00–147.006674
Steers—Medium and Large 1463156.02/cwt150.00–159.007223
Steers—Medium and Large 1540142.52/cwt140.00–145.007702
Steers—Medium and Large 1565136.46/cwt134.00–139.007712
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3317141.07/cwt140.00–145.004479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318161.95/cwt160.00–170.005155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327151.96/cwt150.00–156.004973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358151.79/cwt150.00–157.005434
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363132.62/cwt130.00–139.004817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375144.05/cwt140.00–148.005404
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417133.97/cwt132.00–138.005593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435143.56/cwt141.00–146.006246
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458122.65/cwt120.00–128.005623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518124.54/cwt122.00–127.006452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1541137.19/cwt130.00–139.007425
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563113.55/cwt110.00–117.006392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565121.96/cwt120.00–126.006893
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3208210.86/cwt210.00–212.504393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2238224.13/cwt220.00–228.005332
Bulls—Medium and Large 3258191.65/cwt190.00–192.504943
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265209.91/cwt205.00–215.005562
Bulls—Medium and Large 3313164.88/cwt160.00–170.005162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2317175.94/cwt173.00–182.005583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328197.20/cwt192.00–200.006473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370182.57/cwt180.00–185.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380162.28/cwt160.00–163.006174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440161.48/cwt160.00–163.007112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1487153.37/cwt148.00–156.007473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574137.38/cwt136.00–139.507895
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,34879.55/cwt79.00–80.001,0722
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83045.36/cwt41.00–50.003762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00059.47/cwt58.00–61.005952
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09348.02/cwt46.00–51.005254
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11955.48/cwt54.00–57.006214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22053.44/cwt52.00–55.006522
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 179563.95/cwt60.00–68.005082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 187078.78/cwt77.00–80.006852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 189889.62/cwt87.00–93.008052
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1758821.86/cwt775.00–875.006,2302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1803683.88/cwt625.00–725.005,4922
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,023987.29/cwt900.00–1,075.0010,1002

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.