Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2019-05-06

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, May 6
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
201 head
▼ 166 vs last sale 367▼ 234 vs year ago 435 · −53.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 46▼ 32 vs year ago 64 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 39▼ 1 vs year ago 46 · −2.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder steers were unevenly steady, feeder bulls were unevenly steady, and feeder heifers were steady. Replacement cows were steady and in high demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.63/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$152.63
34 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$175
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$25.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.21
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2355169.226019thin
Medium and Large 3421147.8662317thin
Medium and Large 1539144.107768thin
One grade step is worth $25.13/cwt here — about −$175 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 sale34 hd
152.63
—
FL average10 barns · 401 hd
152.84
−0.21
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—Average1,45076.971,1162thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,18556.436692thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07150.475406thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99828.392832thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3265183.82/cwt180.00–187.504872
Steers—Medium and Large 3360173.45/cwt170.00–177.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 3408163.48/cwt160.00–167.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 2460160.02/cwt159.00–162.007363
Steers—Medium and Large 3473147.08/cwt142.00–152.006962
Steers—Medium and Large 1515154.22/cwt151.00–157.507942
Steers—Medium and Large 2526143.05/cwt140.00–147.507525
Steers—Medium and Large 1558146.00/cwt145.00–147.008156
Steers—Medium and Large 1643139.68/cwt135.00–142.008983
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3206170.64/cwt170.00–172.503524
Heifers—Medium and Large 3258163.71/cwt160.00–167.504222
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322147.32/cwt147.00–148.004743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325156.17/cwt155.00–157.505082
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358140.17/cwt137.00–145.005025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365166.23/cwt165.00–167.506072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2407144.64/cwt138.00–148.005893
Heifers—Medium and Large 3407127.99/cwt125.00–130.005215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408152.52/cwt150.00–155.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522130.68/cwt130.00–132.006823
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2268184.86/cwt180.00–190.004954
Bulls—Medium and Large 3306171.27/cwt170.00–175.005244
Bulls—Medium and Large 2358169.17/cwt167.50–170.006063
Bulls—Medium and Large 3358158.74/cwt157.50–160.005682
Bulls—Medium and Large 3408152.46/cwt147.50–155.006223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423171.21/cwt170.00–172.507242
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463143.54/cwt141.00–146.006654
Bulls—Medium and Large 3508126.00/cwt125.00–127.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518143.44/cwt141.00–146.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525138.02/cwt137.00–139.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560137.99/cwt137.00–139.007732
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565113.78/cwt110.00–117.506432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1653123.74/cwt120.00–127.508082
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,45076.97/cwt76.00–78.001,1162
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99828.39/cwt27.00–30.002832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04543.86/cwt41.00–47.004582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08453.77/cwt50.00–57.005834
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18556.43/cwt55.00–58.006692
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 191090.09/cwt86.00–94.008202
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 190366.98/cwt64.00–70.006052
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,055923.34/cwt875.00–975.009,7412

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.