Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2019-04-15

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Apr 15
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
226 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 197▼ 138 vs year ago 364 · −37.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 46▲ 24 vs year ago 46 · +52.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 49▲ 31 vs year ago 30 · +103.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were slightly higher, slaughter bulls were slightly higher. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were all unevenly steady with an upward trend. Replacement cows were steady 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 $145.98/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$145.98
41 head · 396 lb average
Value per head Derived
$579
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$156
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$25.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.62
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2342158.7854416thin
Medium and Large 3395139.3655118thin
Medium and Large 1523133.726997thin
One grade step is worth $25.06/cwt here — about −$156 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 sale41 hd
145.98
—
FL average10 barns · 860 hd
146.60
−0.62
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—Low1,46374.581,09110
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29451.076614thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,00348.4048610
CowsLean 85-90%Low82437.273074thin

Every lot

45 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 1258222.48/cwt220.00–225.005742
Steers—Medium and Large 3262194.94/cwt192.50–200.005113
Steers—Medium and Large 3343191.01/cwt190.00–192.006552
Steers—Medium and Large 3466156.82/cwt155.00–164.007315
Steers—Medium and Large 1523159.65/cwt157.00–161.008353
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2228182.53/cwt180.00–185.004162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270171.60/cwt170.00–175.004633
Heifers—Medium and Large 3284162.04/cwt160.00–165.004605
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325163.58/cwt160.00–167.505324
Heifers—Medium and Large 3336150.58/cwt150.00–152.505064
Heifers—Medium and Large 3364144.27/cwt140.00–147.005255
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370153.70/cwt150.00–157.505692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412143.36/cwt142.50–145.005913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415149.99/cwt149.00–151.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460145.99/cwt145.00–147.006722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468134.43/cwt130.00–139.006292
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573102.26/cwt102.00–102.505862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1637114.69/cwt110.00–117.007313
Heifers—Medium and Large 369385.02/cwt80.00–90.005892
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1240217.55/cwt215.00–220.005222
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265182.55/cwt180.00–185.004842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322183.26/cwt180.00–190.005903
Bulls—Medium and Large 3326171.96/cwt170.00–175.005615
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365162.43/cwt160.00–167.505936
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366185.63/cwt185.00–187.506794
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418162.43/cwt160.00–165.006792
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428148.71/cwt147.50–150.006364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433172.01/cwt171.00–173.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460155.48/cwt154.00–157.007154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470164.04/cwt160.00–166.007713
Bulls—Medium and Large 3508124.98/cwt120.00–130.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2693115.74/cwt112.50–119.008022
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20559.54/cwt56.00–63.007172
Bulls——1,21071.93/cwt70.00–74.008702
Bulls——1,63380.48/cwt77.00–84.001,3146
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76839.05/cwt38.00–40.003002
Cows—Lean 85-90%88035.48/cwt34.00–37.003122
Cows—Boner 80-85%90842.51/cwt40.00–45.003862
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02152.31/cwt50.00–55.005344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03347.44/cwt46.00–49.004904
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29451.07/cwt49.00–54.006614
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 174579.05/cwt78.00–80.005892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 182065.10/cwt60.00–69.005342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 192554.41/cwt50.00–58.005032
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,005737.38/cwt725.00–750.007,4112

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.