Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2020-01-13

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Jan 13
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
424 head
▲ 197 vs last sale 227▲ 52 vs year ago 372 · +14.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 20▲ 19 vs year ago 33 · +57.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 38▼ 9 vs year ago 48 · −18.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.35/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$134.35
61 head · 421 lb average
Value per head Derived
$565
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$76
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$7.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.97
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2407138.1956323
Medium and Large 3374133.2249820
Medium and Large 1489130.6963918thin
One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about −$76 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 sale61 hd
134.35
—
FL average10 barns · 902 hd
143.31
−8.97
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—Average1,86573.341,3684thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40554.487652thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17547.7856110

Every lot

40 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3358153.76/cwt152.50–155.005502
Steers—Medium and Large 1375176.49/cwt176.00–177.006622
Steers—Medium and Large 2473133.59/cwt130.00–137.006322
Steers—Medium and Large 1515133.47/cwt130.00–137.006872
Steers—Medium and Large 1693105.99/cwt102.00–110.007352
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268163.23/cwt160.00–165.004373
Heifers—Medium and Large 3277152.82/cwt150.00–159.004233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323153.60/cwt149.00–158.004962
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324143.81/cwt138.00–147.504665
Heifers—Medium and Large 3356131.18/cwt130.00–137.004676
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375144.59/cwt139.00–147.505423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408141.32/cwt140.00–144.005773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425134.41/cwt130.00–138.0057111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435124.45/cwt120.00–129.005414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469132.94/cwt130.00–138.006238
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473123.56/cwt120.00–127.005842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518125.23/cwt124.00–129.006494
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575101.01/cwt100.00–102.005812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585121.34/cwt120.00–122.007103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588111.00/cwt110.00–112.006532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3218189.29/cwt184.00–194.004132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2257191.69/cwt190.00–195.004933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2306186.72/cwt180.00–189.005714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1308195.97/cwt192.00–200.006042
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330175.55/cwt172.00–179.005792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1358162.04/cwt160.00–167.005807
Bulls—Medium and Large 3376143.11/cwt140.00–145.005385
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418142.08/cwt140.00–146.005943
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420136.88/cwt132.50–139.005756
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430154.95/cwt151.00–159.006662
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470127.99/cwt127.00–129.006022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473132.72/cwt131.00–138.006284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521134.78/cwt131.00–136.007024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563125.27/cwt124.00–129.007054
Bulls—Medium and Large 2593111.00/cwt110.00–112.006582
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,86573.34/cwt70.00–79.001,3684
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09542.51/cwt42.00–43.004654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22851.29/cwt49.00–55.006306
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40554.48/cwt54.00–55.007652
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 190878.02/cwt75.00–81.007082

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.