Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2018-07-30

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jul 30
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
528 head
▲ 235 vs last sale 293▲ 528 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 35▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 28▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers were steady, bulls and heifers also steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $156.63/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$156.63
60 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$708
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.02
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1445177.8879215thin
Medium and Large 2477153.7973423
Medium and Large 3431145.1262522
One grade step is worth $32.76/cwt here — about $168 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 sale60 hd
156.63
—
FL average9 barns · 916 hd
156.61
+0.02
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—Average1,46077.701,1344thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,20552.346312thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low97249.754834thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low75843.193272thin

Every lot

52 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 1210252.56/cwt250.00–255.005304
Steers—Medium and Large 2265222.45/cwt220.00–225.005892
Steers—Medium and Large 2313183.96/cwt179.00–189.005762
Steers—Medium and Large 3323175.02/cwt173.00–177.005652
Steers—Medium and Large 3358165.94/cwt160.00–169.005943
Steers—Medium and Large 1368183.49/cwt182.00–185.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 2368172.48/cwt170.00–175.006354
Steers—Medium and Large 1415166.52/cwt165.00–168.006912
Steers—Medium and Large 3433141.46/cwt140.00–144.006138
Steers—Medium and Large 3458134.52/cwt130.00–139.006166
Steers—Medium and Large 2463142.05/cwt140.00–150.006585
Steers—Medium and Large 3513135.30/cwt130.00–138.006943
Steers—Medium and Large 1583140.79/cwt140.00–144.008215
Steers—Medium and Large 2589136.76/cwt128.00–138.008068
Steers—Medium and Large 2660115.04/cwt110.00–120.007592
Steers—Medium and Large 1680126.99/cwt126.00–128.008642
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3263161.32/cwt160.00–164.004243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313162.56/cwt160.00–165.005092
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323145.98/cwt145.00–147.004722
Heifers—Medium and Large 3356132.89/cwt130.00–140.004737
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365153.45/cwt150.00–157.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 3406129.19/cwt126.00–130.005255
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430142.93/cwt140.00–146.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462132.01/cwt130.00–136.006103
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478119.34/cwt116.00–120.005706
Heifers—Medium and Large 2614108.01/cwt100.00–110.006635
Heifers—Medium and Large 366594.98/cwt92.00–98.006322
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3208217.53/cwt215.00–220.004522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2262191.69/cwt190.00–195.005023
Bulls—Medium and Large 3274182.67/cwt175.00–185.005014
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320163.14/cwt160.00–166.005222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327177.31/cwt172.00–180.005803
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360153.66/cwt153.00–154.005536
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363173.92/cwt170.00–178.006312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378162.26/cwt160.00–163.006134
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428142.29/cwt137.00–145.006093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429151.67/cwt150.00–157.006514
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460134.45/cwt130.00–139.006186
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463141.35/cwt140.00–144.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518116.94/cwt113.00–121.006062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521129.55/cwt126.00–130.006759
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569132.35/cwt130.00–139.007534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1653123.49/cwt120.00–127.008062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,46077.70/cwt75.00–81.001,1344
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75843.19/cwt40.00–46.003272
Cows—Boner 80-85%95546.52/cwt45.00–48.004442
Cows—Boner 80-85%98852.98/cwt50.00–56.005232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20552.34/cwt50.00–55.006312
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 192070.89/cwt69.00–73.006522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,05057.39/cwt54.00–62.006032
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1748647.91/cwt625.00–675.004,8462
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1958788.45/cwt775.00–800.007,5532

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.