Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2019-04-22

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Apr 22
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
228 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 226▼ 28 vs year ago 256 · −10.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 70▼ 5 vs year ago 43 · −11.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 61▼ 24 vs year ago 37 · −64.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeders, all classes unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.05/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$137.05
49 head · 433 lb average
Value per head Derived
$593
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$3
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.92
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1417153.116384thin
Medium and Large 3397137.1854525
Medium and Large 2480133.6664120
One grade step is worth $19.45/cwt here — about −$3 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
137.05
—
FL average10 barns · 757 hd
148.96
−11.92
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—High1,60384.521,3552thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34056.477572thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17652.9262310
CowsLean 85-90%Low76333.672572thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3365170.51/cwt170.00–171.006222
Steers—Medium and Large 2475162.42/cwt160.00–165.007712
Steers—Medium and Large 3477152.47/cwt150.00–157.507273
Steers—Medium and Large 2507146.33/cwt145.00–147.007423
Steers—Medium and Large 3523132.46/cwt130.00–135.006932
Steers—Medium and Large 1542157.46/cwt151.00–160.008537
Steers—Medium and Large 1590142.64/cwt141.00–146.008423
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3257161.55/cwt160.00–167.504155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265175.05/cwt172.50–177.504642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330166.29/cwt165.00–167.505492
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335152.46/cwt150.00–155.005114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3357143.23/cwt140.00–148.005115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368161.21/cwt160.00–162.505932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2409145.77/cwt145.00–148.005964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465145.01/cwt144.00–146.006742
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479120.98/cwt120.00–127.005797
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480135.13/cwt129.00–138.006493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531119.75/cwt119.00–120.006364
Heifers—Medium and Large 3543112.23/cwt107.50–117.006094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570112.57/cwt110.00–115.006422
Heifers—Medium and Large 268899.32/cwt96.00–101.006833
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1262213.38/cwt210.00–215.005593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1338192.44/cwt190.00–195.006502
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365165.87/cwt163.50–167.006053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370183.41/cwt180.00–187.006792
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410148.98/cwt147.00–150.006113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425170.03/cwt167.50–172.507232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2458143.73/cwt140.00–147.506582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515128.75/cwt127.50–130.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575134.66/cwt130.00–139.007742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,60384.52/cwt83.00–86.001,3552
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76333.67/cwt31.00–36.002572
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15355.50/cwt55.00–56.006404
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19251.20/cwt48.00–54.006106
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34056.47/cwt55.00–58.007572
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,10058.68/cwt57.00–60.006452
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1765599.51/cwt525.00–675.004,5862

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.