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Ocala Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ocala, Florida · Mon, Apr 18
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1424
Feeder Cattle receipts
69 head
174 vs last sale 243 72 vs year ago 141 · 51.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
14 vs last sale 47 1 vs year ago 32 · +3.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
25 vs last sale 59 8 vs year ago 26 · +30.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls slightly higher. Feeder steers, feeder bulls no trend, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.87/cwt on 13 head.
Average price
$148.87
13 head · 421 lb average
Value per head Derived
$627
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$55
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$45.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.67
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1389162.766349thin
Medium and Large 3493117.635794thin
One grade step is worth $45.13/cwt here — about $55 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 sale13 hd
148.87
FL average9 barns · 548 hd
151.54
−2.67
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
BullsAverage1,80399.761,7994thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07070.1775010

Every lot, as filed

13 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1330172.91/cwt170.00–176.005712
HeifersMedium and Large 1365163.95/cwt160.00–168.005982
HeifersMedium and Large 1423158.22/cwt155.00–159.006695
HeifersMedium and Large 3465121.26/cwt120.00–122.505642
HeifersMedium and Large 3520113.99/cwt113.00–115.005932
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-396061.89/cwt60.00–64.005942
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-278894.19/cwt90.00–100.007422
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3873580.66/cwt550.00–600.005,0692
Bulls1,80399.76/cwt98.00–104.001,7994
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12869.05/cwt68.00–70.007794
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08677.12/cwt74.00–80.008384
CowsBoner 80-85%92058.49/cwt57.00–60.005382
BullsMedium and Large 3315193.87/cwt190.00–197.506112

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.