Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2019-06-03

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jun 3
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
315 head
▲ 315 vs last sale 0▼ 63 vs year ago 378 · −16.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 0▼ 59 vs year ago 99 · −59.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 0▲ 13 vs year ago 29 · +44.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Market closed last week for the holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.25/cwt on 46 head.
Average price
$116.25
46 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$606
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.92
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535131.287023thin
Medium and Large 3499116.2958027
Medium and Large 2556113.3863116thin
One grade step is worth $17.90/cwt here — about $72 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 sale46 hd
116.25
—
FL average10 barns · 652 hd
134.17
−17.92
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—High1,72385.011,4656thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,19861.457362thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08752.835748thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average71043.523092thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3463147.48/cwt146.00–149.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 2465156.03/cwt153.00–159.007262
Steers—Medium and Large 3565116.89/cwt111.00–120.006603
Steers—Medium and Large 2572132.43/cwt130.00–137.007573
Steers—Medium and Large 362394.48/cwt90.00–99.005892
Steers—Medium and Large 2691103.34/cwt102.00–110.007146
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365138.78/cwt137.00–142.505076
Heifers—Medium and Large 3408129.99/cwt128.00–132.005302
Heifers—Medium and Large 3464125.78/cwt125.00–127.005845
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472129.29/cwt128.00–132.006103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511123.66/cwt120.00–129.006325
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518113.58/cwt110.00–117.005884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535131.28/cwt130.00–134.007023
Heifers—Medium and Large 356799.61/cwt95.00–102.005653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2616100.99/cwt98.00–102.006228
Heifers—Medium and Large 362495.01/cwt90.00–97.005937
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310171.23/cwt170.00–172.505312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375153.16/cwt150.00–160.005746
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410141.45/cwt137.00–146.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423151.57/cwt149.00–154.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465131.96/cwt130.00–136.006146
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475140.45/cwt139.00–142.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513136.51/cwt135.00–137.007004
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563113.49/cwt112.50–114.006393
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62882.70/cwt80.00–86.001,3464
Bulls——1,91389.64/cwt87.00–92.001,7152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%71043.52/cwt40.00–47.003092
Cows—Boner 80-85%97543.86/cwt40.00–48.004282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07952.98/cwt50.00–57.005724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19861.45/cwt60.00–63.007362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21561.51/cwt58.00–65.007472
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 182079.22/cwt76.00–82.006502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 196868.98/cwt66.00–72.006682
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1883658.14/cwt625.00–700.005,8112

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.