Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2018-08-20

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Aug 20
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
386 head
▲ 386 vs last sale 0▲ 386 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 0▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 0▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.71/cwt on 54 head.
Average price
$133.71
54 head · 449 lb average
Value per head Derived
$601
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.46
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1466139.1064825
Medium and Large 2475129.0961314thin
Medium and Large 3398129.0351315thin
One grade step is worth $10.07/cwt here — about $135 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 sale54 hd
133.71
—
FL average9 barns · 893 hd
136.17
−2.46
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—Average1,59683.251,3298thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38253.997468thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19350.716058thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low84242.083542thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1317200.04/cwt195.00–205.006342
Steers—Medium and Large 2365173.77/cwt172.50–175.006342
Steers—Medium and Large 3365153.80/cwt150.00–157.505612
Steers—Medium and Large 1368184.98/cwt182.50–190.006813
Steers—Medium and Large 2420158.51/cwt158.00–159.006662
Steers—Medium and Large 1435166.59/cwt165.00–170.007253
Steers—Medium and Large 3435143.02/cwt141.00–145.006222
Steers—Medium and Large 1462163.49/cwt162.00–165.007552
Steers—Medium and Large 3473132.65/cwt130.00–138.006276
Steers—Medium and Large 2531133.01/cwt131.00–134.007063
Steers—Medium and Large 3536121.66/cwt121.00–122.006523
Steers—Medium and Large 1565135.44/cwt132.00–139.007654
Steers—Medium and Large 2575123.52/cwt121.00–126.007102
Steers—Medium and Large 3578112.32/cwt110.00–117.006493
Steers—Medium and Large 1621119.01/cwt117.00–120.007393
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260163.68/cwt160.00–167.504262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1263174.15/cwt172.50–175.004583
Heifers—Medium and Large 3337136.96/cwt132.00–142.004624
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370131.66/cwt130.00–136.004877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373150.24/cwt150.00–151.005604
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382143.68/cwt140.00–147.505492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423145.30/cwt140.00–149.006155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477135.93/cwt134.00–138.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483123.47/cwt120.00–129.005965
Heifers—Medium and Large 3507116.50/cwt116.00–117.005914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512130.48/cwt129.00–132.006684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523121.06/cwt119.00–125.006333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572122.48/cwt121.00–127.007014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1653114.66/cwt114.00–116.007493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690106.02/cwt103.00–109.007322
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320176.31/cwt172.50–180.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366179.16/cwt177.50–180.006563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372162.04/cwt160.00–168.006034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427152.98/cwt150.00–156.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435164.53/cwt163.00–166.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3436142.46/cwt140.00–147.506213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3458122.78/cwt120.00–127.005625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467144.94/cwt141.00–149.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533118.68/cwt118.00–120.006333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2542128.01/cwt126.00–130.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1590131.01/cwt130.00–132.007732
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590104.96/cwt100.00–110.006192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635109.96/cwt105.00–115.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 364490.80/cwt90.00–94.005855
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47575.48/cwt74.00–77.001,1132
Bulls——1,52082.63/cwt80.00–86.001,2564
Bulls——1,87092.25/cwt89.00–95.001,7252
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84242.08/cwt40.00–44.003542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12558.49/cwt58.00–59.006582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21548.11/cwt44.00–50.005856
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24758.55/cwt57.00–60.007302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34354.50/cwt54.00–55.007324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59548.41/cwt46.00–51.007722
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,27561.34/cwt57.00–66.007822

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.