Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2019-11-18

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Nov 18
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
268 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 325▲ 268 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 47▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 53▲ 84 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.74/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$134.74
50 head · 437 lb average
Value per head Derived
$588
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$9
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.46
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1435141.6361624
Medium and Large 3374130.8948910thin
Medium and Large 2479126.8060716thin
One grade step is worth $14.83/cwt here — about $9 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 sale50 hd
134.74
—
FL average9 barns · 513 hd
131.28
+3.46
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—High1,61480.971,3074thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,24759.687446thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15150.7058410
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04831.953352thin

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2368153.71/cwt152.50–155.005662
Steers—Medium and Large 1393160.83/cwt160.00–162.506323
Steers—Medium and Large 3413131.69/cwt130.00–135.005443
Steers—Medium and Large 1415159.66/cwt159.00–160.006633
Steers—Medium and Large 3465123.46/cwt120.00–127.005742
Steers—Medium and Large 2468134.37/cwt132.00–139.006293
Steers—Medium and Large 1534132.81/cwt132.00–134.007095
Steers—Medium and Large 1575128.63/cwt124.00–131.007403
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365131.69/cwt127.50–136.004812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3409122.76/cwt119.00–124.005024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420127.34/cwt127.00–128.005353
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468114.06/cwt110.00–118.005346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480120.92/cwt119.00–125.005803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508116.01/cwt115.00–118.005893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534121.45/cwt120.00–126.006494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575112.90/cwt110.00–117.006497
Heifers—Medium and Large 2593103.98/cwt100.00–108.006172
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268152.56/cwt150.00–157.504093
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320142.42/cwt140.00–145.004562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324161.63/cwt160.00–164.005245
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330151.29/cwt150.00–152.504992
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360133.70/cwt130.00–137.504812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370143.55/cwt140.00–147.005314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379155.63/cwt150.00–159.005905
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420133.00/cwt130.00–136.005594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433144.26/cwt142.00–149.006253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466133.06/cwt130.00–137.506205
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517124.32/cwt123.00–125.006433
Bulls—Medium and Large 352599.67/cwt99.00–100.005233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530113.53/cwt110.00–117.006022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1582113.95/cwt110.00–116.006633
Bulls—Medium and Large 269498.24/cwt97.00–102.006824
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,61480.97/cwt78.00–85.001,3074
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04831.95/cwt30.00–34.003352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11555.78/cwt52.00–61.006224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,11553.53/cwt50.00–57.005972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12148.97/cwt47.00–51.005494
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28544.02/cwt42.00–46.005662
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31362.76/cwt60.00–66.008244
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 188860.45/cwt56.00–66.005372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 192883.40/cwt80.00–86.007742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 199372.36/cwt70.00–75.007192

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.