Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2019-07-15

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jul 15
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
232 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 343▼ 216 vs year ago 448 · −48.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 48▼ 31 vs year ago 61 · −50.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 58▼ 12 vs year ago 36 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls untested. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers slightly higher. 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 $151.62/cwt on 54 head.
Average price
$151.62
54 head · 404 lb average
Value per head Derived
$612
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.75
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1408159.6365117thin
Medium and Large 2407151.4561721
Medium and Large 3394143.3456516thin
One grade step is worth $16.29/cwt here — about $86 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 sale54 hd
151.62
—
FL average9 barns · 419 hd
135.88
+15.75
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
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,04055.755808thin

Every lot

42 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 3320155.08/cwt150.00–160.004962
Steers—Medium and Large 2328171.28/cwt167.50–175.005622
Steers—Medium and Large 2373163.87/cwt158.00–167.006113
Steers—Medium and Large 2417145.45/cwt142.50–147.006073
Steers—Medium and Large 3433131.02/cwt130.00–133.005673
Steers—Medium and Large 2458138.51/cwt137.00–140.006344
Steers—Medium and Large 3510123.47/cwt120.00–127.006302
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3258154.15/cwt152.50–155.003983
Heifers—Medium and Large 3308148.02/cwt146.00–150.004564
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358142.99/cwt141.00–145.005122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2387148.64/cwt148.00–150.005753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413143.68/cwt140.00–147.505934
Heifers—Medium and Large 3437130.28/cwt127.00–137.005693
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458115.31/cwt112.00–122.005283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460130.47/cwt128.00–133.006002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510122.47/cwt119.00–126.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533108.77/cwt107.00–114.005804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2592109.66/cwt107.00–111.006493
Heifers—Medium and Large 3593100.02/cwt95.00–105.005932
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270191.20/cwt190.00–192.505162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275171.23/cwt170.00–172.504714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285181.64/cwt180.00–182.505183
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315153.81/cwt150.00–157.504852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322172.94/cwt170.00–179.005573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324163.09/cwt162.50–165.005284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1362164.18/cwt162.50–167.505943
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365155.53/cwt153.00–158.005684
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385144.62/cwt140.00–149.005572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408159.64/cwt157.00–161.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418149.49/cwt149.00–150.006252
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425134.95/cwt131.00–139.005744
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468122.43/cwt120.00–125.005732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473152.08/cwt149.00–155.007192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474139.05/cwt135.00–145.006595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523136.42/cwt134.00–139.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560132.01/cwt131.00–133.007392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580122.30/cwt119.00–124.007093
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585113.47/cwt110.00–117.006642
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%94547.61/cwt45.00–50.004502
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04554.93/cwt53.00–57.005742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08460.23/cwt58.00–65.006534
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 183364.59/cwt60.00–68.005382

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.