Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.71/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$161.71

73 head · 362 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$9.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.69

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	375	165.95	622	37
Medium and Large 2	368	157.52	579	28
Medium and Large 3	280	156.75	439	8thin

One grade step is worth $9.20/cwt here — about $183 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 sale73 hd

161.71

—

FL average8 barns · 535 hd

163.39

−1.69

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,570	84.37	1,325	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	60.72	817	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	60.12	746	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	53.47	564	17

Every lot, as filed

29 lots · USDA AMS · North Florida Livestock Auction - Ellisville, FL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	165.97/cwt	160.00–168.00	783	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	195.34/cwt	192.00–198.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.51/cwt	154.00–160.00	583	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	166.92/cwt	165.00–168.00	614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	152.41/cwt	149.00–154.00	657	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	175.56/cwt	175.00–177.00	391	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	140.72/cwt	140.00–143.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	151.19/cwt	148.00–154.00	727	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	75.90/cwt	66.00–80.00	756	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	65.65/cwt	65.00–67.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	157.68/cwt	157.00–159.00	820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	208.05/cwt	206.00–210.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	195.91/cwt	190.00–200.00	835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	151.38/cwt	148.00–153.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	183.69/cwt	180.00–188.00	492	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.94/cwt	138.00–144.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	157.84/cwt	155.00–160.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	194.68/cwt	194.00–195.00	726	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	64.60/cwt	64.00–66.00	804	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	53.40/cwt	53.00–54.00	748	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	59.59/cwt	56.00–63.00	722	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	55.76/cwt	55.00–58.00	554	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	50.90/cwt	49.00–53.00	572	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	58.87/cwt	58.00–62.00	779	8
Bulls	—	—	1,547	81.77/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,265	7
Bulls	—	—	1,610	88.93/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,432	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	107.98/cwt	102.00–116.00	1,042	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	156.75/cwt	150.00–159.00	439	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	182.04/cwt	180.00–184.00	768	4

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

North Florida Livestock Auction - Ellisville, FL

Wed Feb 21, 2018

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	472	160.00–168.00	165.97
7	—	318	192.00–198.00	195.34
4	—	422	180.00–184.00	182.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	157.00–159.00	157.68
2	—	365	206.00–210.00	208.05
9	—	426	190.00–200.00	195.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	375	154.00–160.00	155.51
8	—	431	149.00–154.00	152.41
7	—	223	175.00–177.00	175.56
4	—	478	140.00–143.00	140.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	368	165.00–168.00	166.92
3	—	478	148.00–153.00	151.38
13	—	268	180.00–188.00	183.69
6	—	525	138.00–144.00	139.94
5	—	425	155.00–160.00	157.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	280	150.00–159.00	156.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	148.00–154.00	151.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	194.00–195.00	194.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	996	66.00–80.00	75.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	965	102.00–116.00	107.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	65.00–67.00	65.65
8	—	1,323	58.00–62.00	58.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,245	64.00–66.00	64.60
5	—	1,400	53.00–54.00	53.40
30	—	1,212	56.00–63.00	59.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	993	55.00–58.00	55.76
8	—	1,123	49.00–53.00	50.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,547	78.00–84.00	81.77
4	—	1,610	87.00–95.00	88.93

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

North Florida Livestock Auction - Ellisville, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle