Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2018-10-15

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Oct 15
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
471 head
▼ 266 vs last sale 737▲ 471 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 57▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 73▲ 44 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 $123.75/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$123.75
84 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$584
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.62
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1501130.6665518thin
Medium and Large 3419123.4051732
Medium and Large 2505120.4160834
One grade step is worth $10.25/cwt here — about $47 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 sale84 hd
123.75
—
FL average9 barns · 805 hd
127.37
−3.62
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—Average1,56763.359936thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29739.005064thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14338.424398thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99234.463422thin

Every lot

55 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 1311200.20/cwt197.50–205.506233
Steers—Medium and Large 2313191.35/cwt190.00–195.005994
Steers—Medium and Large 3366168.32/cwt165.00–170.006166
Steers—Medium and Large 1367190.02/cwt187.50–192.506972
Steers—Medium and Large 3406158.72/cwt152.50–160.006446
Steers—Medium and Large 2418171.16/cwt166.00–174.007153
Steers—Medium and Large 1430184.06/cwt179.00–189.007912
Steers—Medium and Large 2466151.22/cwt150.00–155.007054
Steers—Medium and Large 3467145.98/cwt145.00–149.006824
Steers—Medium and Large 1475161.92/cwt160.00–170.007695
Steers—Medium and Large 1506155.68/cwt154.00–159.007883
Steers—Medium and Large 3527138.03/cwt132.00–140.007274
Steers—Medium and Large 2538147.28/cwt145.00–152.007926
Steers—Medium and Large 1583132.04/cwt130.00–139.007709
Steers—Medium and Large 3587112.49/cwt110.00–115.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 1662122.99/cwt120.00–127.008147
Steers—Medium and Large 2692114.51/cwt112.00–117.007922
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330140.45/cwt140.00–144.004639
Heifers—Medium and Large 3356131.89/cwt130.00–137.504704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365151.52/cwt150.00–153.005532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367142.98/cwt140.00–146.005254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414134.89/cwt130.00–138.005588
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421122.24/cwt120.00–127.005159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422146.03/cwt145.00–147.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 3457116.01/cwt115.00–117.005302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460133.54/cwt131.00–137.006147
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463121.12/cwt120.00–128.005617
Heifers—Medium and Large 3511110.02/cwt107.00–112.005625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515117.49/cwt117.00–118.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1557122.01/cwt120.00–124.006804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572109.18/cwt106.00–112.506256
Heifers—Medium and Large 358691.65/cwt90.00–95.005373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668111.33/cwt110.00–114.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670100.72/cwt100.00–105.006757
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2262201.29/cwt200.00–202.505272
Bulls—Medium and Large 3262192.57/cwt190.00–195.005052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313191.85/cwt190.00–197.506004
Bulls—Medium and Large 2332184.69/cwt182.00–187.506132
Bulls—Medium and Large 3357162.52/cwt160.00–165.005806
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415144.88/cwt140.00–150.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425159.78/cwt155.00–162.006793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465144.53/cwt142.00–147.006722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467156.50/cwt156.00–157.007312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3469130.40/cwt130.00–132.006125
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515122.38/cwt120.00–127.006303
Bulls—Medium and Large 357595.13/cwt90.00–100.005472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585111.16/cwt110.00–116.006505
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10059.00/cwt58.00–60.006492
Bulls——1,80165.53/cwt61.00–72.001,1804
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99234.46/cwt32.00–37.003422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00233.82/cwt30.00–37.003392
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19039.95/cwt38.00–42.004756
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29739.00/cwt37.00–40.005064
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,09563.58/cwt60.00–68.006962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,26774.22/cwt70.00–79.009402

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.