Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2019-04-08

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Apr 8
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
197 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 257▼ 68 vs year ago 265 · −25.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 58▼ 5 vs year ago 51 · −9.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 42▲ 13 vs year ago 36 · +36.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were steady and slaughter bulls were slightly lower. Feeder steers were steady, feeder bulls were slightly lower, feeder heifers were steady. Replacement bred and stocker cows were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.93/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$142.93
48 head · 420 lb average
Value per head Derived
$601
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$127
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$14.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.25
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3329147.7048612thin
Medium and Large 1445145.8865023
Medium and Large 2460133.3261313thin
One grade step is worth $14.38/cwt here — about −$127 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 sale48 hd
142.93
—
FL average10 barns · 726 hd
148.19
−5.25
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—Average1,47071.291,0488thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,13552.515962thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07647.445107thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average94045.004231thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average91837.993492thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1280219.96/cwt217.50–222.506162
Steers—Medium and Large 2318199.20/cwt197.50–200.006333
Steers—Medium and Large 2458168.51/cwt167.00–170.007722
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3258159.18/cwt157.50–160.004113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315148.71/cwt147.50–150.004684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325171.33/cwt170.00–172.505572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1357159.70/cwt158.00–160.005707
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358153.76/cwt152.50–155.005502
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367143.71/cwt142.50–146.005273
Heifers—Medium and Large 3408134.47/cwt130.00–139.005492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2409142.97/cwt140.00–145.005855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413150.98/cwt150.00–152.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460135.62/cwt131.00–138.006243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479141.90/cwt140.00–145.006805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532131.62/cwt130.00–138.007005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608112.51/cwt110.00–115.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612101.33/cwt100.00–102.006203
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3208193.44/cwt190.00–200.004023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1282210.93/cwt207.50–212.505953
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328168.78/cwt167.50–170.005542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335199.96/cwt197.50–202.506702
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375161.48/cwt160.00–163.006062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408161.59/cwt160.00–164.006595
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435153.06/cwt148.00–158.006662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467156.32/cwt153.00–158.007303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481147.49/cwt147.00–149.007094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528145.52/cwt141.00–147.007684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560135.99/cwt135.00–137.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2693117.51/cwt115.00–120.008142
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28862.94/cwt62.00–64.008112
Bulls——1,41071.35/cwt68.00–74.001,0064
Bulls——1,77079.52/cwt79.00–80.001,4082
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91837.99/cwt37.00–39.003492
Cows—Premium White 65-75%94045.00/cwt45.00–45.004231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06350.74/cwt49.00–53.005394
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09343.04/cwt41.00–47.004703
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,13552.51/cwt52.00–53.005962
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 168374.95/cwt72.00–78.005122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 173383.80/cwt80.00–88.006142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 199563.65/cwt61.00–66.006332
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 180086.44/cwt82.00–92.006922
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 186371.01/cwt69.00–74.006132

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.