Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2019-03-11

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Mar 11
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
232 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 212▲ 29 vs year ago 203 · +14.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 33▼ 22 vs year ago 80 · −27.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 47▼ 5 vs year ago 53 · −9.4%
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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 $138.72/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$138.72
42 head · 423 lb average
Value per head Derived
$587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$113
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$25.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.60
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3360145.8752625
Medium and Large 1503134.0167410thin
Medium and Large 2533119.906397thin
One grade step is worth $25.98/cwt here — about −$113 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 sale42 hd
138.72
—
FL average10 barns · 715 hd
147.32
−8.60
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—Average1,00761.006142thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34264.078602thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09054.7259610
CowsLean 85-90%Low84338.973296thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3257192.02/cwt190.00–195.004935
Steers—Medium and Large 1311196.74/cwt195.00–200.006123
Steers—Medium and Large 2520145.20/cwt140.00–147.007554
Steers—Medium and Large 1560143.47/cwt140.00–147.008032
Steers—Medium and Large 2607117.49/cwt115.00–120.007132
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3177197.54/cwt195.00–200.003502
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215174.77/cwt170.00–180.003762
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260164.90/cwt160.00–167.504293
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310152.54/cwt150.00–155.004734
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369142.89/cwt140.00–145.005275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370159.97/cwt157.50–162.505922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3406131.77/cwt130.00–137.005354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463134.99/cwt134.00–137.006253
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463125.97/cwt122.00–128.005833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480143.52/cwt143.00–144.006892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1542129.50/cwt129.00–130.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562118.52/cwt114.00–120.006664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585108.58/cwt104.00–110.006354
Heifers—Medium and Large 367588.96/cwt84.00–94.006002
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3278180.69/cwt180.00–185.005027
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315186.56/cwt180.00–190.005886
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319197.18/cwt195.00–200.006297
Bulls—Medium and Large 3327172.48/cwt170.00–175.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370190.96/cwt188.00–194.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425173.33/cwt171.50–175.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427167.47/cwt166.00–169.007152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2457161.77/cwt157.50–166.007392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527144.82/cwt142.50–147.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1587133.54/cwt130.00–137.007842
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,00761.00/cwt60.00–62.006142
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74043.44/cwt42.00–45.003212
Cows—Lean 85-90%89536.73/cwt33.00–40.003294
Cows—Boner 80-85%91241.50/cwt40.00–43.003782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12061.49/cwt60.00–63.006894
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14854.55/cwt50.00–57.006264
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34264.07/cwt61.00–67.008602
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 176080.66/cwt78.00–83.006132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1775104.97/cwt100.00–110.008142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 199089.91/cwt88.00–92.008902

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.