Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2019-02-18

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Feb 18
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
300 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 312▲ 187 vs year ago 113 · +165.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 88▲ 11 vs year ago 25 · +44.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 60▲ 37 vs year ago 12 · +308.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder classes were unevenly steady. Replacement bred cows were slightly lower and in high demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.21/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$135.21
49 head · 442 lb average
Value per head Derived
$598
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$120
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$19.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.03
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3403139.2056226
Medium and Large 2467133.1062219thin
Medium and Large 1572119.266824thin
One grade step is worth $19.94/cwt here — about −$120 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 sale49 hd
135.21
—
FL average6 barns · 575 hd
141.24
−6.03
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—High1,41570.651,0006thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,15845.975322thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,04143.294518thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low77332.032482thin

Every lot

56 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 2220223.58/cwt220.00–227.504922
Steers—Medium and Large 1310198.73/cwt197.50–200.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 3310183.28/cwt180.00–185.005683
Steers—Medium and Large 2323192.24/cwt190.00–197.006213
Steers—Medium and Large 3368160.71/cwt160.00–162.005913
Steers—Medium and Large 1370187.25/cwt187.00–187.506932
Steers—Medium and Large 2378171.23/cwt170.00–175.006474
Steers—Medium and Large 2413165.05/cwt162.00–168.006822
Steers—Medium and Large 1425173.04/cwt170.00–176.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 3437148.66/cwt148.00–150.006503
Steers—Medium and Large 2468143.99/cwt142.00–148.006743
Steers—Medium and Large 3533118.01/cwt117.00–120.006293
Steers—Medium and Large 1543141.50/cwt141.00–142.007682
Steers—Medium and Large 1580134.03/cwt130.00–138.007772
Steers—Medium and Large 3590114.53/cwt111.00–118.006762
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3210182.56/cwt180.00–185.003832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318166.46/cwt165.00–168.005292
Heifers—Medium and Large 3321161.66/cwt159.00–162.505194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375147.97/cwt147.00–150.005553
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377140.80/cwt140.00–145.005316
Heifers—Medium and Large 3406137.18/cwt130.00–139.005575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413142.68/cwt142.00–144.005893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463134.32/cwt133.00–135.006223
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466125.49/cwt121.00–127.005854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513126.00/cwt125.00–127.006462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514123.01/cwt120.00–124.006324
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526114.97/cwt112.00–117.006055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2593111.00/cwt110.00–112.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625103.47/cwt100.00–107.006472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630112.52/cwt110.00–115.007092
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1262198.38/cwt195.00–200.005203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265186.23/cwt185.00–187.504942
Bulls—Medium and Large 3308163.35/cwt160.00–165.005033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328187.96/cwt184.00–190.006173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328179.01/cwt177.00–180.005873
Bulls—Medium and Large 3363150.47/cwt147.50–152.005463
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365164.47/cwt162.00–167.006002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368175.55/cwt173.00–178.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2411149.58/cwt148.00–150.006155
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423143.97/cwt140.00–146.006093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467144.55/cwt140.00–147.006753
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468138.01/cwt137.00–139.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522141.94/cwt140.00–146.007413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528135.70/cwt130.00–137.507164
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,01053.49/cwt52.00–55.005402
Bulls——1,39376.43/cwt75.00–78.001,0652
Bulls——1,84382.03/cwt79.00–85.001,5122
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77332.03/cwt30.00–34.002482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02048.99/cwt47.00–51.005002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04443.33/cwt40.00–46.004524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05537.52/cwt37.00–38.003962
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,15845.97/cwt45.00–47.005322
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-280370.72/cwt69.00–72.005682
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297081.11/cwt78.00–84.007872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04054.45/cwt50.00–60.005662
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,040840.20/cwt825.00–850.008,7382

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.