Sale reports / Florida / Ocala Livestock Market / 2019-04-08

Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Apr 8
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
197 head
60 vs last sale 257 68 vs year ago 265 · 25.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
12 vs last sale 58 5 vs year ago 51 · 9.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
7 vs last sale 42 13 vs year ago 36 · +36.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were steady and slaughter bulls were slightly lower. Feeder steers were steady, feeder bulls were slightly lower, feeder heifers were steady. Replacement bred and stocker cows were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.93/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$142.93
48 head · 420 lb average
Value per head Derived
$601
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$127
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$14.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.25
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3329147.7048612thin
Medium and Large 1445145.8865023
Medium and Large 2460133.3261313thin
One grade step is worth $14.38/cwt here — about −$127 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
142.93
FL average10 barns · 726 hd
148.19
−5.25
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
BullsAverage1,47071.291,0488thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,13552.515962thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07647.445107thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average94045.004231thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average91837.993492thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1335199.96/cwt197.50–202.506702
BullsMedium and Large 1560135.99/cwt135.00–137.007622
BullsMedium and Large 1282210.93/cwt207.50–212.505953
BullsMedium and Large 1467156.32/cwt153.00–158.007303
BullsMedium and Large 1528145.52/cwt141.00–147.007684
BullsMedium and Large 2693117.51/cwt115.00–120.008142
HeifersMedium and Large 3258159.18/cwt157.50–160.004113
HeifersMedium and Large 1325171.33/cwt170.00–172.505572
SteersMedium and Large 1280219.96/cwt217.50–222.506162
SteersMedium and Large 2458168.51/cwt167.00–170.007722
SteersMedium and Large 2318199.20/cwt197.50–200.006333
HeifersMedium and Large 1532131.62/cwt130.00–138.007005
HeifersMedium and Large 1357159.70/cwt158.00–160.005707
HeifersMedium and Large 2460135.62/cwt131.00–138.006243
HeifersMedium and Large 2612101.33/cwt100.00–102.006203
HeifersMedium and Large 2409142.97/cwt140.00–145.005855
HeifersMedium and Large 3408134.47/cwt130.00–139.005492
HeifersMedium and Large 3367143.71/cwt142.50–146.005273
HeifersMedium and Large 3315148.71/cwt147.50–150.004684
HeifersMedium and Large 2358153.76/cwt152.50–155.005502
HeifersMedium and Large 1413150.98/cwt150.00–152.006242
HeifersMedium and Large 1608112.51/cwt110.00–115.006842
HeifersMedium and Large 1479141.90/cwt140.00–145.006805
BullsMedium and Large 3375161.48/cwt160.00–163.006062
BullsMedium and Large 3435153.06/cwt148.00–158.006662
BullsMedium and Large 3208193.44/cwt190.00–200.004023
BullsMedium and Large 2481147.49/cwt147.00–149.007094
BullsMedium and Large 2408161.59/cwt160.00–164.006595
BullsMedium and Large 3328168.78/cwt167.50–170.005542
Bred CowsMedium and Large 173383.80/cwt80.00–88.006142
Bred CowsMedium and Large 168374.95/cwt72.00–78.005122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 199563.65/cwt61.00–66.006332
Stock CowsMedium and Large 180086.44/cwt82.00–92.006922
Stock CowsMedium and Large 186371.01/cwt69.00–74.006132
Bulls1,41071.35/cwt68.00–74.001,0064
Bulls1,28862.94/cwt62.00–64.008112
Bulls1,77079.52/cwt79.00–80.001,4082
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09343.04/cwt41.00–47.004703
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06350.74/cwt49.00–53.005394
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,13552.51/cwt52.00–53.005962
CowsLean 85-90%91837.99/cwt37.00–39.003492
CowsPremium White 65-75%94045.00/cwt45.00–45.004231

How this sale compares

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.