Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2018-08-13

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Aug 13
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
504 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 528▲ 504 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 39▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 35▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were also steady. Feeder steers, light weight steers were steady, heavier steers were slightly lower. Feeder bulls were steady, and feeder heifers were slightly lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.71/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$135.71
68 head · 421 lb average
Value per head Derived
$571
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$51
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.53
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1380155.1758915thin
Medium and Large 2436136.5859623
Medium and Large 3429125.3153830
One grade step is worth $29.85/cwt here — about $51 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 sale68 hd
135.71
—
FL average9 barns · 888 hd
137.24
−1.53
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—Average1,21876.829366thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33054.027182thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08850.215466thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low78844.573512thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2238237.43/cwt232.50–240.005653
Steers—Medium and Large 3238221.37/cwt217.50–225.005272
Steers—Medium and Large 1242250.88/cwt247.50–257.506073
Steers—Medium and Large 3258204.15/cwt202.50–207.505273
Steers—Medium and Large 2265213.73/cwt212.50–215.005662
Steers—Medium and Large 1320190.73/cwt187.50–197.506109
Steers—Medium and Large 2323176.60/cwt170.00–180.005703
Steers—Medium and Large 3368166.89/cwt165.00–167.506144
Steers—Medium and Large 1370183.70/cwt180.00–187.506802
Steers—Medium and Large 3413149.34/cwt148.00–150.006173
Steers—Medium and Large 2428159.15/cwt156.00–166.006813
Steers—Medium and Large 3457130.02/cwt127.50–135.005943
Steers—Medium and Large 1465150.49/cwt150.00–151.007002
Steers—Medium and Large 1508143.99/cwt141.00–147.007312
Steers—Medium and Large 2508133.69/cwt127.00–137.006793
Steers—Medium and Large 3520121.99/cwt121.00–123.006342
Steers—Medium and Large 1592129.34/cwt128.00–130.007663
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3263153.29/cwt150.00–155.004033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268173.42/cwt172.50–175.004656
Heifers—Medium and Large 2291162.20/cwt160.00–168.004727
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318148.05/cwt140.00–150.004715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323168.80/cwt167.50–170.005452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366147.27/cwt146.00–149.005397
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367136.64/cwt130.00–140.005016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368162.47/cwt157.50–167.505982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418143.42/cwt139.00–148.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428129.52/cwt127.00–135.005543
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463124.31/cwt121.00–126.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 3506109.52/cwt107.00–117.005544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2543119.51/cwt118.00–121.006492
Heifers—Medium and Large 3563103.31/cwt100.00–105.005823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585113.98/cwt112.00–116.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623112.53/cwt110.00–117.507013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2636101.62/cwt100.00–104.006465
Heifers—Medium and Large 363876.66/cwt75.00–80.004893
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1235249.79/cwt247.50–255.005873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1263226.71/cwt220.00–230.005963
Bulls—Medium and Large 3272188.71/cwt182.50–190.005136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1309188.80/cwt188.50–190.005835
Bulls—Medium and Large 3338161.70/cwt160.00–165.005473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2339170.54/cwt170.00–175.005789
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428132.84/cwt130.00–139.005693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435150.94/cwt146.00–156.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1457147.35/cwt145.00–152.006733
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460130.22/cwt127.50–133.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463140.01/cwt138.00–142.006482
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520119.79/cwt117.50–122.006234
Bulls—Medium and Large 3583115.23/cwt110.00–117.006724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588126.08/cwt120.00–132.007412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618112.47/cwt110.00–115.006952
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17081.02/cwt80.00–82.009482
Bulls——1,23077.49/cwt77.00–78.009532
Bulls——1,25571.94/cwt70.00–74.009032
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78844.57/cwt40.00–50.003512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00344.08/cwt40.00–49.004422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13153.28/cwt51.00–56.006034
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33054.02/cwt52.00–56.007182
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 176084.77/cwt80.00–90.006442
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 185375.09/cwt71.00–78.006412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 189384.92/cwt81.00–89.007582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,10063.57/cwt60.00–66.006992
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1840852.01/cwt825.00–900.007,1572
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1481,012.80/cwt1,000.00–1,025.0011,6272

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.