Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.56/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$151.56

83 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$2.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.26

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	152.58	696	51
Medium and Large 2	423	149.93	634	32

One grade step is worth $2.66/cwt here — about $62 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 sale83 hd

151.56

—

FL average10 barns · 829 hd

164.82

−13.26

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	1,303	75.51	984	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	67.66	874	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	49.44	511	6thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1	—	518	185.21/cwt	182.00–186.00	959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	212	270.06/cwt	265.00–275.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	194.11/cwt	190.00–198.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	192.41/cwt	188.00–196.00	820	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	167.93/cwt	164.00–170.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	188.13/cwt	184.00–192.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	150.25/cwt	148.00–152.00	717	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	104.98/cwt	102.00–106.00	770	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	251.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	660	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	81.70/cwt	76.00–87.00	745	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	182.03/cwt	180.00–184.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	197.11/cwt	193.00–203.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	185.32/cwt	185.00–186.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	162.42/cwt	160.00–166.00	536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	154.07/cwt	148.00–158.00	572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	145.99/cwt	142.00–148.00	688	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	175.92/cwt	170.00–180.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	475	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.31/cwt	124.00–128.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	179.95/cwt	178.00–182.00	756	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	97.87/cwt	96.00–100.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	181.26/cwt	177.00–184.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	171.31/cwt	170.00–174.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	150.09/cwt	146.00–154.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	160.30/cwt	158.00–164.00	680	14
Bulls	—	—	1,515	83.11/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,259	3
Bulls	—	—	1,232	72.97/cwt	70.00–75.00	899	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	49.44/cwt	47.00–54.00	511	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	63.35/cwt	60.00–65.00	805	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	71.53/cwt	70.00–74.00	938	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	194.04/cwt	190.00–198.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	186.01/cwt	185.00–187.00	772	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	142.04/cwt	140.00–144.00	739	6

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 28, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 316Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 120Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	182.00–186.00	185.21
2	—	212	265.00–275.00	270.06
4	—	365	190.00–198.00	194.11
12	—	426	188.00–196.00	192.41
5	—	262	250.00–260.00	251.98
4	—	477	180.00–184.00	182.03
5	—	321	193.00–203.00	197.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	427	177.00–184.00	181.26
3	—	480	170.00–174.00	171.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	366	164.00–170.00	167.93
8	—	477	148.00–152.00	150.25
8	—	733	102.00–106.00	104.98
5	—	319	170.00–180.00	175.92
7	—	264	180.00	180.00
14	—	424	158.00–164.00	160.30
6	—	520	140.00–144.00	142.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	330	160.00–166.00	162.42
7	—	371	148.00–158.00	154.07
11	—	471	142.00–148.00	145.99
3	—	575	124.00–128.00	125.31
4	—	430	146.00–154.00	150.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	282	220.00–225.00	222.48
4	—	320	184.00–192.00	188.13
3	—	366	190.00–198.00	194.04
7	—	415	185.00–187.00	186.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	185.00–186.00	185.32
2	—	420	178.00–182.00	179.95

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)	10	—	912	76.00–87.00	81.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	902	96.00–100.00	97.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	82.00–85.00	83.11
9	—	1,232	70.00–75.00	72.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,034	47.00–54.00	49.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,271	60.00–65.00	63.35
10	—	1,312	70.00–74.00	71.53

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