Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2019-06-24

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jun 24
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
241 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 207▲ 24 vs year ago 217 · +11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 51▼ 7 vs year ago 55 · −12.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 24▼ 26 vs year ago 66 · −39.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $145.32/cwt on 39 head.
Average price
$145.32
39 head · 425 lb average
Value per head Derived
$617
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.68
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1390167.016514thin
Medium and Large 2432148.6664214thin
Medium and Large 3426138.9759221
One grade step is worth $28.04/cwt here — about $59 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 sale39 hd
145.32
—
FL average9 barns · 572 hd
140.64
+4.68
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—Average1,74887.291,5266thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12960.986888thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,14058.496672thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average83543.633642thin

Every lot

32 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 3313172.05/cwt170.00–174.005392
Steers—Medium and Large 3515127.98/cwt126.00–130.006594
Steers—Medium and Large 2563130.48/cwt129.00–132.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 3573122.61/cwt119.00–126.007034
Steers—Medium and Large 3628104.51/cwt102.00–107.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 2638112.49/cwt110.00–115.007182
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374136.19/cwt135.00–140.005094
Heifers—Medium and Large 3409128.80/cwt127.00–134.005274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458131.48/cwt128.00–135.006022
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458119.68/cwt117.00–121.005483
Heifers—Medium and Large 3508111.00/cwt110.00–112.005644
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273183.78/cwt182.50–185.005022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315172.58/cwt167.50–177.505444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360172.47/cwt170.00–175.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3366148.03/cwt145.00–150.005425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370162.43/cwt160.00–165.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420161.55/cwt160.00–163.006792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425154.93/cwt149.00–158.006583
Bulls—Medium and Large 3436138.16/cwt137.00–143.006025
Bulls—Medium and Large 3464128.94/cwt126.00–130.005984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468145.57/cwt143.00–148.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3508120.80/cwt120.00–122.006145
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613103.37/cwt100.00–110.006343
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57582.09/cwt80.00–84.001,2932
Bulls——1,83589.89/cwt86.00–94.001,6494
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83543.63/cwt41.00–46.003642
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07858.99/cwt58.00–60.006362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08852.00/cwt50.00–54.005662
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,14058.49/cwt58.00–59.006672
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17566.46/cwt65.00–69.007814
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 177075.26/cwt70.00–80.005802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,11062.32/cwt60.00–65.006922

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.