Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2018-09-17

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Sep 17
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
697 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 700▲ 697 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 92▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 83▲ 116 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 $138.63/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$138.63
60 head · 413 lb average
Value per head Derived
$573
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$41
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.23
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1441143.0463016thin
Medium and Large 3357140.3550119thin
Medium and Large 2438134.5058925
One grade step is worth $8.54/cwt here — about $41 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
138.63
—
FL average10 barns · 1,173 hd
128.40
+10.23
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—Average1,54571.571,10610
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16545.085258thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,19044.485292thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low89439.623548thin

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3257202.57/cwt200.00–210.005214
Steers—Medium and Large 1260231.96/cwt230.00–234.006032
Steers—Medium and Large 2325187.46/cwt185.00–190.006092
Steers—Medium and Large 1327203.44/cwt202.00–205.006652
Steers—Medium and Large 3367162.52/cwt160.00–165.005964
Steers—Medium and Large 1370190.97/cwt189.00–193.007072
Steers—Medium and Large 2370172.53/cwt170.00–175.006382
Steers—Medium and Large 3430147.47/cwt145.00–150.006342
Steers—Medium and Large 2432161.98/cwt161.00–163.007002
Steers—Medium and Large 1433176.05/cwt173.00–182.007623
Steers—Medium and Large 3465127.98/cwt126.00–130.005952
Steers—Medium and Large 2468141.77/cwt140.00–149.006635
Steers—Medium and Large 3522123.66/cwt120.00–127.506462
Steers—Medium and Large 1524145.75/cwt144.00–147.007645
Steers—Medium and Large 2536131.65/cwt130.00–135.007063
Steers—Medium and Large 1557138.02/cwt134.00–142.007692
Steers—Medium and Large 2675115.97/cwt112.00–120.007832
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3266165.06/cwt160.00–167.504396
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318151.35/cwt150.00–155.004814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325161.96/cwt160.00–167.505264
Heifers—Medium and Large 3343136.65/cwt135.00–140.004693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365144.34/cwt140.00–147.505277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367149.96/cwt148.00–152.005502
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385133.06/cwt128.00–138.005124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416141.67/cwt141.00–142.005893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420136.59/cwt134.00–139.005744
Heifers—Medium and Large 3436122.35/cwt120.00–127.005336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466131.97/cwt130.00–133.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472123.11/cwt120.00–126.005814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2556121.51/cwt120.00–126.006764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1593129.99/cwt128.00–136.007714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2667111.00/cwt110.00–112.007402
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3257192.52/cwt190.00–195.004954
Bulls—Medium and Large 2262212.52/cwt210.00–215.005572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1307189.73/cwt187.50–192.005822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2307182.48/cwt180.00–185.005602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367182.01/cwt180.00–184.006682
Bulls—Medium and Large 3367162.52/cwt160.00–165.005964
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370172.53/cwt170.00–175.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435139.97/cwt137.00–143.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480126.66/cwt126.00–127.006083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485136.01/cwt135.00–137.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1557124.48/cwt120.00–129.006932
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17762.03/cwt60.00–64.007302
Bulls——1,59372.44/cwt70.00–75.001,1546
Bulls——1,77078.50/cwt78.00–79.001,3892
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88035.52/cwt33.00–38.003134
Cows—Lean 85-90%90843.72/cwt40.00–46.003974
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16243.78/cwt40.00–46.005096
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17548.96/cwt48.00–50.005752
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19044.48/cwt44.00–45.005292
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 198781.87/cwt79.00–85.008082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,07574.17/cwt70.00–78.007972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,22063.97/cwt60.00–68.007802

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.