Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2020-05-18

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, May 18
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
207 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 208▼ 80 vs year ago 287 · −27.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 35▼ 32 vs year ago 61 · −52.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 62▼ 11 vs year ago 49 · −22.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls slightly higher, feeder heifers steady. All feeder classes firm. 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 $123.32/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$123.32
47 head · 420 lb average
Value per head Derived
$518
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$109
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$20.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.70
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2396127.9350622
Medium and Large 3353127.1344915thin
Medium and Large 1573107.4961510thin
One grade step is worth $20.43/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale47 hd
123.32
—
FL average10 barns · 735 hd
129.02
−5.70
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—High1,73093.461,6172thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31265.998654thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average99957.755774thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average82034.582842thin

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2263175.72/cwt172.50–179.004622
Steers—Medium and Large 1287182.02/cwt180.00–183.005223
Steers—Medium and Large 1365153.04/cwt150.00–156.005594
Steers—Medium and Large 1430145.46/cwt140.00–148.006256
Steers—Medium and Large 2435133.46/cwt130.00–137.005812
Steers—Medium and Large 3460114.55/cwt110.00–119.005272
Steers—Medium and Large 1478136.41/cwt131.00–139.006523
Steers—Medium and Large 1508127.51/cwt126.00–129.006482
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2213161.72/cwt160.00–165.003443
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275141.61/cwt140.00–145.003896
Heifers—Medium and Large 3307134.97/cwt130.00–137.504143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315141.61/cwt140.00–145.004463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2362132.02/cwt130.00–133.004783
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368123.67/cwt120.00–127.504552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418125.30/cwt120.00–129.005245
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420116.28/cwt115.00–117.504882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465123.98/cwt122.00–126.005772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474115.95/cwt110.00–118.005504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513104.51/cwt102.00–107.005364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523111.02/cwt110.00–112.005812
Heifers—Medium and Large 357386.22/cwt85.00–87.504942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1591103.99/cwt101.00–105.006154
Heifers—Medium and Large 169394.48/cwt90.00–99.006552
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1180221.06/cwt220.00–222.003982
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270153.46/cwt150.00–160.004143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278179.40/cwt176.00–182.504992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2292165.15/cwt164.00–170.004825
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328143.30/cwt140.00–145.004703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2364142.85/cwt140.00–147.005205
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375155.96/cwt153.00–159.005852
Bulls—Medium and Large 3382133.32/cwt130.00–135.005093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438142.98/cwt140.00–146.006264
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465106.99/cwt106.00–108.004982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477124.75/cwt120.00–127.005953
Bulls—Medium and Large 352097.45/cwt95.00–100.005072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530110.34/cwt110.00–111.005853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568103.99/cwt102.00–106.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 169399.49/cwt97.00–102.006892
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,73093.46/cwt90.00–97.001,6172
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82034.58/cwt30.00–39.002842
Cows—Boner 80-85%99861.05/cwt59.00–63.006092
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00054.45/cwt52.00–57.005452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19562.50/cwt62.00–63.007472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42869.48/cwt69.00–70.009922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-285383.20/cwt80.00–86.007102
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297092.99/cwt92.00–94.009022

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.