Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2018-10-01

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Oct 1
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
808 head
▲ 341 vs last sale 467▲ 808 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 77▲ 96 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 36▲ 92 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $164.06/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$164.06
52 head · 406 lb average
Value per head Derived
$667
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$99
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$17.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.17
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2365177.326469thin
Medium and Large 3377162.5661325
Medium and Large 1467159.5374618thin
One grade step is worth $17.79/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale52 hd
164.06
—
FL average9 barns · 362 hd
149.89
+14.17
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—Average1,68076.771,2904thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12246.085178thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39445.886406thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99237.293708thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3275204.47/cwt202.00–210.005629
Steers—Medium and Large 1320210.08/cwt207.50–212.506722
Steers—Medium and Large 2328191.22/cwt190.00–197.506276
Steers—Medium and Large 2360178.29/cwt175.00–180.006423
Steers—Medium and Large 1367193.72/cwt190.00–197.507112
Steers—Medium and Large 1407178.47/cwt174.00–183.007262
Steers—Medium and Large 3428152.91/cwt150.00–159.006543
Steers—Medium and Large 3457137.02/cwt134.00–140.006262
Steers—Medium and Large 3515129.73/cwt127.50–132.006682
Steers—Medium and Large 2542143.01/cwt140.00–146.007752
Steers—Medium and Large 1577140.55/cwt139.00–142.008112
Steers—Medium and Large 1632124.01/cwt123.00–125.007842
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310152.46/cwt150.00–155.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322140.80/cwt140.00–145.004536
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358136.81/cwt135.00–138.004905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363146.52/cwt142.00–148.005324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410134.55/cwt130.00–139.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 3412124.47/cwt120.00–129.005134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2456125.32/cwt122.00–127.005713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465132.97/cwt130.00–136.006184
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485114.76/cwt110.00–117.005573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535128.51/cwt127.00–130.006882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585121.36/cwt120.00–124.007103
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3259194.38/cwt190.00–200.005037
Bulls—Medium and Large 3316180.32/cwt177.00–182.005703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321198.16/cwt195.00–205.006363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327188.24/cwt187.50–189.006164
Bulls—Medium and Large 3357158.79/cwt157.00–160.005675
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363185.80/cwt182.50–192.506743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367177.99/cwt176.00–180.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1406174.37/cwt172.50–175.007084
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413162.31/cwt160.00–167.006703
Bulls—Medium and Large 3416154.08/cwt152.50–157.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475156.03/cwt153.00–159.007412
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475136.99/cwt136.00–138.006512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3538126.42/cwt120.00–128.006805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577122.06/cwt120.00–124.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658116.50/cwt115.00–117.007674
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63575.03/cwt74.00–76.001,2272
Bulls——1,72578.51/cwt78.00–79.001,3542
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93731.03/cwt30.00–32.002912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01039.37/cwt37.00–43.003986
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11342.52/cwt40.00–45.004734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13149.64/cwt48.00–53.005614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21542.53/cwt42.00–43.005172
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23050.16/cwt47.00–53.006172
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73744.96/cwt44.00–46.007812
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 196086.73/cwt82.00–91.008332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,26761.65/cwt57.00–66.007812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,34575.27/cwt71.00–79.001,0122

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.