Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2019-04-29

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Apr 29
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
367 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 228▼ 215 vs year ago 582 · −36.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 38▲ 1 vs year ago 45 · +2.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 13▲ 23 vs year ago 16 · +143.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were slightly lower. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were all steady with an upward trend. Replacement cows were slightly lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.11/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$139.11
52 head · 418 lb average
Value per head Derived
$581
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.75
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1421154.726517thin
Medium and Large 2410145.6059817thin
Medium and Large 3421131.2655328
One grade step is worth $23.46/cwt here — about $98 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 sale52 hd
139.11
—
FL average10 barns · 861 hd
148.85
−9.75
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—High1,66382.871,3784thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,24355.176862thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09852.7557910
CowsLean 85-90%Average76735.472724thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2225220.06/cwt217.50–222.504952
Steers—Medium and Large 3268198.18/cwt192.50–200.005314
Steers—Medium and Large 3315191.72/cwt190.00–195.006043
Steers—Medium and Large 3365179.97/cwt177.50–182.506572
Steers—Medium and Large 3418169.91/cwt167.00–173.007102
Steers—Medium and Large 2460166.98/cwt165.00–169.007682
Steers—Medium and Large 3477156.03/cwt152.00–158.007443
Steers—Medium and Large 1508153.49/cwt152.00–155.007802
Steers—Medium and Large 3508132.48/cwt130.00–137.506733
Steers—Medium and Large 3558117.49/cwt115.00–120.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 2577128.32/cwt127.50–130.007403
Steers—Medium and Large 3637101.68/cwt100.00–105.006483
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220169.66/cwt165.00–175.003732
Heifers—Medium and Large 3261159.73/cwt159.00–160.004174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273169.21/cwt167.50–170.004623
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313152.81/cwt150.00–158.004783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315161.06/cwt160.00–165.005075
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374143.66/cwt140.00–149.005375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377162.07/cwt160.00–166.006113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417145.59/cwt141.00–148.006073
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423137.66/cwt137.00–138.005823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435155.46/cwt152.00–159.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463136.49/cwt135.00–138.006322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473142.95/cwt140.00–146.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473122.54/cwt120.00–125.005802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518126.51/cwt126.00–127.006552
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518113.58/cwt110.00–117.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 3593102.49/cwt100.00–105.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 361386.02/cwt80.00–90.005275
Heifers—Medium and Large 268599.73/cwt97.50–102.006832
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3238200.52/cwt200.00–201.004772
Bulls—Medium and Large 3256190.25/cwt190.00–191.004874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265220.05/cwt217.50–222.505832
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318172.89/cwt170.00–178.005506
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320186.81/cwt181.00–190.005986
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330197.09/cwt191.00–200.006503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365172.08/cwt170.00–178.006284
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365164.55/cwt161.00–168.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369182.76/cwt179.00–184.006744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415172.47/cwt170.00–175.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425154.49/cwt154.00–155.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428166.46/cwt164.00–169.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463159.48/cwt156.00–163.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 3481142.20/cwt140.00–149.006844
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525133.53/cwt130.00–137.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3538123.80/cwt120.00–127.506662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578124.72/cwt122.50–127.007212
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,66382.87/cwt79.00–86.001,3784
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76532.35/cwt30.00–35.002472
Cows—Lean 85-90%76838.58/cwt37.00–40.002962
Cows—Boner 80-85%92043.93/cwt40.00–48.004042
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08558.50/cwt58.00–59.006352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16153.78/cwt50.00–57.006246
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24355.17/cwt53.00–57.006862
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1750526.17/cwt500.00–550.003,9462
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1873697.35/cwt675.00–725.006,0882
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 180572.42/cwt68.00–76.005832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 183583.10/cwt82.00–84.006942

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.