Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2020-02-10

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Feb 10
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
296 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 321▼ 16 vs year ago 312 · −5.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 19▼ 43 vs year ago 88 · −48.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 60 · −5.0%
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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 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.99/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$140.99
57 head · 407 lb average
Value per head Derived
$574
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$108
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$8.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.88
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2400144.7957925
Medium and Large 3396138.3954727
Medium and Large 1505135.976875thin
One grade step is worth $8.82/cwt here — about −$108 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 sale57 hd
140.99
—
FL average10 barns · 917 hd
141.86
−0.88
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—Average1,71175.201,2864thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36462.818574thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19549.725946thin

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 3273197.57/cwt195.00–200.005394
Steers—Medium and Large 1277218.95/cwt217.00–220.006063
Steers—Medium and Large 1330200.31/cwt200.00–201.006613
Steers—Medium and Large 2370176.47/cwt174.00–179.006534
Steers—Medium and Large 1417174.70/cwt170.00–177.007283
Steers—Medium and Large 2420165.40/cwt160.00–168.006953
Steers—Medium and Large 3433154.46/cwt152.00–157.006692
Steers—Medium and Large 2465152.52/cwt151.00–154.007092
Steers—Medium and Large 1518142.04/cwt139.00–145.007362
Steers—Medium and Large 2570124.07/cwt120.00–128.007072
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268174.37/cwt170.00–177.504675
Heifers—Medium and Large 3277166.07/cwt160.00–169.004603
Heifers—Medium and Large 3317152.78/cwt150.00–158.004843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328160.34/cwt160.00–161.005263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366153.21/cwt151.00–154.005614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373142.33/cwt140.00–148.005317
Heifers—Medium and Large 3409136.02/cwt130.00–138.005564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418141.78/cwt140.00–147.005934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2457135.38/cwt130.00–139.006195
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465123.96/cwt120.00–128.0057610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473142.95/cwt140.00–146.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527131.32/cwt130.00–132.006923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563102.53/cwt100.00–110.005774
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2263204.94/cwt200.00–207.505393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265213.77/cwt212.50–215.005662
Bulls—Medium and Large 3267189.35/cwt188.00–190.005063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320196.21/cwt195.00–197.506284
Bulls—Medium and Large 3322172.37/cwt170.00–177.505553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360174.06/cwt170.00–178.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370184.38/cwt180.00–189.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420171.04/cwt168.00–174.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427152.24/cwt150.00–157.006503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465153.03/cwt150.00–156.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473143.18/cwt140.00–148.006775
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518132.36/cwt130.00–137.006863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523128.32/cwt128.00–129.006713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565113.72/cwt110.00–117.506432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570126.04/cwt122.00–128.007183
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59870.95/cwt70.00–72.001,1342
Bulls——1,82379.44/cwt77.00–82.001,4482
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%98542.77/cwt40.00–46.004212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30053.19/cwt52.00–56.006914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36462.81/cwt60.00–66.008574
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1725114.51/cwt114.00–115.008302
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,178601.11/cwt575.00–625.007,0812
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1930121.98/cwt120.00–124.001,1342

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.