Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.07/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$148.07

41 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$5.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.57

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	149.64	662	29
Medium and Large 2	376	144.29	543	12thin

One grade step is worth $5.35/cwt here — about $119 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

148.07

—

FL average10 barns · 736 hd

156.64

−8.57

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	1,197	72.83	872	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	53.69	629	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	51.49	726	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	48.65	513	7thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	142.46/cwt	138.00–144.00	681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	148.53/cwt	147.00–150.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	147.24/cwt	146.00–149.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	226	204.10/cwt	198.00–208.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	171.35/cwt	168.00–176.00	557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	188.87/cwt	185.00–192.00	506	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	153.46/cwt	152.00–159.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	168	201.53/cwt	195.00–205.00	339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	213.73/cwt	210.00–220.00	481	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	190	217.68/cwt	208.00–235.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	599	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	48.65/cwt	45.00–51.00	513	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	51.49/cwt	47.00–54.00	726	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	52.95/cwt	52.00–54.00	607	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	57.04/cwt	56.00–58.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	147.56/cwt	146.00–149.00	483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	161.91/cwt	158.00–166.00	696	4
Bulls	—	—	1,197	72.83/cwt	71.00–75.00	872	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	86.06/cwt	84.00–92.50	933	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	170.32/cwt	168.00–174.00	625	5

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

Thu Apr 26, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 219Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 184Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	138.00–144.00	142.46
6	—	435	147.00–150.00	148.53
5	—	368	146.00–149.00	147.24
4	—	226	198.00–208.00	204.10
3	—	635	122.00	122.00
3	—	580	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	140.00–142.00	141.01
6	—	327	146.00–149.00	147.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	168.00–176.00	171.35
4	—	430	158.00–166.00	161.91
5	—	367	168.00–174.00	170.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	268	185.00–192.00	188.87
6	—	435	152.00–159.00	153.46
3	—	168	195.00–205.00	201.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	225	210.00–220.00	213.73
3	—	190	208.00–235.00	217.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,055	45.00–51.00	48.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,410	47.00–54.00	51.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,147	52.00–54.00	52.95
4	—	1,285	56.00–58.00	57.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,197	71.00–75.00	72.83

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)	6	—	1,084	84.00–92.50	86.06

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle