Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2018-10-29

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Oct 29
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
415 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 421▲ 415 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 49▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 48▲ 47 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 $111.92/cwt on 55 head.
Average price
$111.92
55 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$558
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$11.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.25
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2494120.1859414thin
Medium and Large 3501109.0954641
One grade step is worth $11.08/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 sale55 hd
111.92
—
FL average10 barns · 1,017 hd
126.17
−14.25
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—Average1,86766.951,2502thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25237.974752thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11136.444058thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average80027.512204thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1322192.60/cwt190.00–195.006202
Steers—Medium and Large 3327173.78/cwt170.00–177.505684
Steers—Medium and Large 2330183.81/cwt180.00–187.506072
Steers—Medium and Large 1362183.92/cwt180.00–188.006662
Steers—Medium and Large 3362161.53/cwt157.00–166.005852
Steers—Medium and Large 3412147.45/cwt145.00–150.006072
Steers—Medium and Large 2434163.91/cwt160.00–169.007117
Steers—Medium and Large 1435174.02/cwt172.00–175.007573
Steers—Medium and Large 2463151.38/cwt148.00–158.007013
Steers—Medium and Large 3523123.95/cwt122.00–128.006483
Steers—Medium and Large 1573138.52/cwt137.00–139.007944
Steers—Medium and Large 3576108.76/cwt102.00–112.006263
Steers—Medium and Large 1687120.02/cwt115.00–125.008252
Steers—Medium and Large 369092.01/cwt90.00–94.006352
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3332142.48/cwt140.00–145.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371142.46/cwt140.00–147.505293
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377130.89/cwt130.00–137.504938
Heifers—Medium and Large 2407134.53/cwt130.00–139.005482
Heifers—Medium and Large 3409125.35/cwt120.00–129.005135
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455111.01/cwt110.00–116.005056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465121.99/cwt121.00–123.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531115.98/cwt110.00–119.006163
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535102.97/cwt100.00–106.005516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2557100.02/cwt95.00–105.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 356088.32/cwt80.00–90.004956
Heifers—Medium and Large 267597.04/cwt92.00–102.006552
Heifers—Medium and Large 368787.53/cwt80.00–90.006018
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3257182.52/cwt180.00–185.004692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2332179.98/cwt177.50–182.505982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333190.85/cwt190.00–192.506363
Bulls—Medium and Large 3364152.94/cwt150.00–160.005577
Bulls—Medium and Large 2366171.06/cwt167.50–172.506267
Bulls—Medium and Large 1443159.33/cwt159.00–160.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2456144.98/cwt140.00–147.506613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462152.51/cwt150.00–155.007052
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463132.98/cwt130.00–137.506165
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535134.97/cwt132.00–138.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 3541121.01/cwt120.00–124.006554
Bulls—Medium and Large 356198.35/cwt95.00–105.005523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571120.99/cwt120.00–123.006913
Bulls—Medium and Large 264393.32/cwt90.00–100.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1691105.01/cwt102.00–111.007263
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,86766.95/cwt66.00–68.001,2502
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77230.94/cwt30.00–32.002392
Cows—Lean 85-90%82724.08/cwt20.00–28.001992
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08633.83/cwt30.00–37.003674
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13639.04/cwt38.00–40.004434
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25237.97/cwt37.00–39.004752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 186265.86/cwt60.00–70.005682
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,17094.76/cwt93.00–96.001,1092
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,31784.99/cwt81.00–89.001,1192

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.