Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2019-10-14

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Oct 14
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
511 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 577▲ 40 vs year ago 471 · +8.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 28▲ 71 vs year ago 43 · +165.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 30▲ 35 vs year ago 44 · +79.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers 1.00 to 2.00 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 $135.89/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$135.89
48 head · 393 lb average
Value per head Derived
$535
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$62
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.02
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1323160.235176thin
Medium and Large 3385133.4151429
Medium and Large 2444130.2057913thin
One grade step is worth $30.03/cwt here — about −$62 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 sale48 hd
135.89
—
FL average10 barns · 539 hd
128.87
+7.02
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—Average1,59278.371,2486thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,32952.176936thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17249.7558316
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00527.542774thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3315151.27/cwt150.00–152.504772
Steers—Medium and Large 2327162.94/cwt160.00–169.005333
Steers—Medium and Large 3365142.53/cwt140.00–145.005202
Steers—Medium and Large 1375161.71/cwt160.00–165.006063
Steers—Medium and Large 2413141.02/cwt137.00–145.005822
Steers—Medium and Large 1430152.98/cwt151.00–155.006582
Steers—Medium and Large 2458130.49/cwt129.00–132.005982
Steers—Medium and Large 3468122.68/cwt118.00–125.005743
Steers—Medium and Large 1520131.51/cwt130.00–133.006842
Steers—Medium and Large 1575123.05/cwt120.00–126.007082
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3366133.79/cwt130.00–136.004908
Heifers—Medium and Large 3409122.70/cwt120.00–126.005029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410131.95/cwt128.00–136.005412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470120.94/cwt118.00–124.005682
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473114.59/cwt112.00–117.005422
Heifers—Medium and Large 3508106.00/cwt105.00–107.005382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528113.54/cwt111.00–116.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578105.58/cwt102.00–109.006102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657106.66/cwt104.00–108.007013
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3210163.25/cwt160.00–165.003433
Bulls—Medium and Large 3271154.57/cwt150.00–157.504195
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278169.51/cwt169.00–170.004712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318148.44/cwt147.00–150.004722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325159.49/cwt159.00–160.005182
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328140.87/cwt140.00–145.004626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365151.69/cwt147.50–156.005542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370145.03/cwt143.00–146.005373
Bulls—Medium and Large 3377136.96/cwt135.00–138.005163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420139.05/cwt137.00–143.005843
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430128.41/cwt125.00–130.005523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460129.78/cwt127.00–132.505972
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465121.68/cwt115.00–124.005664
Bulls—Medium and Large 3517104.74/cwt102.00–110.005423
Bulls—Medium and Large 261794.65/cwt90.00–97.005843
Bulls—Medium and Large 369381.99/cwt80.00–84.005682
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37074.26/cwt71.00–77.001,0172
Bulls——1,70380.42/cwt78.00–83.001,3704
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96032.06/cwt30.00–34.003082
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05023.01/cwt20.00–26.002422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08942.76/cwt39.00–46.004664
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19055.32/cwt52.00–63.006586
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20848.85/cwt45.00–53.005906
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26349.99/cwt44.00–53.006314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46056.52/cwt56.00–57.008252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,235812.96/cwt775.00–850.0010,0402
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 195064.36/cwt60.00–69.006112

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.