Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.73/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$152.73

41 head · 379 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

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

$26.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.51

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	322	173.28	557	9thin
Medium and Large 2	395	146.95	581	32

One grade step is worth $26.34/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale41 hd

152.73

—

FL average9 barns · 624 hd

158.24

−5.51

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	—	Low	1,557	74.40	1,158	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	56.61	722	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,460	51.36	750	12

Every lot, as filed

16 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	—	311	179.36/cwt	178.00–182.00	558	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	164.99/cwt	164.00–166.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	180.00/cwt	178.00–182.00	477	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	99.35/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,016	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	51.36/cwt	49.00–53.00	750	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	56.61/cwt	55.00–58.00	722	4
Bulls	—	—	1,557	74.40/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,158	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	74.55/cwt	72.00–84.00	729	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	139.70/cwt	138.00–142.00	604	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	143.94/cwt	139.00–146.00	531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	139.34/cwt	136.00–140.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	229	180.57/cwt	178.00–185.00	414	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	145.46/cwt	144.00–152.00	755	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	190.95/cwt	188.00–195.00	426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.94/cwt	146.00–152.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	153.46/cwt	152.00–155.00	637	2

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 Mar 21, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 326Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 111Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 198Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	311	178.00–182.00	179.36
2	—	417	164.00–166.00	164.99
2	—	265	178.00–182.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	432	138.00–142.00	139.70
7	—	369	139.00–146.00	143.94
6	—	478	136.00–140.00	139.34
5	—	229	178.00–185.00	180.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	223	188.00–195.00	190.95
2	—	475	146.00–152.00	148.94
2	—	415	152.00–155.00	153.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	519	144.00–152.00	145.46

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,023	95.00–102.00	99.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	978	72.00–84.00	74.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,460	49.00–53.00	51.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	55.00–58.00	56.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,557	72.00–75.00	74.40

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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North Florida Livestock Market

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