Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.70/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$116.70

48 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$0.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.42

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	117.04	500	28
Medium and Large 2	372	116.22	433	20

One grade step is worth $0.82/cwt here — about $67 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 sale48 hd

116.70

—

FL average10 barns · 929 hd

125.11

−8.42

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	1,572	69.32	1,090	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	43.55	532	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	43.04	606	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	40.04	402	18

Every lot, as filed

23 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 2	—	429	111.58/cwt	107.00–114.00	479	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	120.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	391	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	149.57/cwt	146.00–153.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	151.29/cwt	150.00–154.00	640	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	70.16/cwt	65.00–75.00	696	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	84.78/cwt	80.00–90.00	780	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	52.19/cwt	49.00–55.00	493	18
Bulls	—	—	1,572	69.32/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,090	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	42.59/cwt	41.00–44.00	509	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	43.04/cwt	42.00–44.00	606	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	40.04/cwt	38.00–42.00	402	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	48.68/cwt	48.00–50.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	167.04/cwt	164.00–170.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	185.87/cwt	182.00–190.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	124.11/cwt	121.00–130.00	454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	110.23/cwt	109.00–112.00	516	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	157.53/cwt	154.00–160.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	161.40/cwt	158.00–165.00	541	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	144.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	115.88/cwt	112.00–120.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	109.06/cwt	106.00–112.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	168.21/cwt	165.00–175.00	627	3

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 Oct 17, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 487Last week 323Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 98Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	429	107.00–114.00	111.58
11	—	326	115.00–125.00	120.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	366	121.00–130.00	124.11
10	—	468	109.00–112.00	110.23
4	—	330	130.00–135.00	132.58
4	—	422	112.00–120.00	115.88
4	—	520	106.00–112.00	109.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	146.00–153.00	149.57
4	—	425	164.00–170.00	167.04
6	—	315	182.00–190.00	185.87
3	—	373	165.00–175.00	168.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	150.00–154.00	151.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	154.00–160.00	157.53
6	—	335	158.00–165.00	161.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	140.00–150.00	144.11

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)	8	—	992	65.00–75.00	70.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	920	80.00–90.00	84.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	945	49.00–55.00	52.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,572	65.00–72.00	69.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,195	41.00–44.00	42.59
3	—	1,363	48.00–50.00	48.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,407	42.00–44.00	43.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,005	38.00–42.00	40.04

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