Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-31

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.65/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$119.65

52 head · 393 lb average

Value per head Derived

$471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$16.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.84

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	417	125.65	524	16thin
Medium and Large 2	400	119.44	477	27
Medium and Large 3	333	109.62	365	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.03/cwt here — about $159 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 sale52 hd

119.65

—

FL average10 barns · 982 hd

124.49

−4.84

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	41.00	502	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	36.77	573	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	35.87	368	32

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	257	174.85/cwt	170.00–180.00	449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	151.21/cwt	148.00–158.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	165.21/cwt	160.00–170.00	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	153.94/cwt	152.00–156.00	657	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	222	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	361	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	158.96/cwt	158.00–160.00	421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	135.91/cwt	132.00–140.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	141.43/cwt	140.00–146.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	109.62/cwt	109.00–112.00	365	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	116.98/cwt	116.00–118.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	146.44/cwt	143.00–150.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	129.00/cwt	128.00–132.00	472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	148.09/cwt	144.00–152.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	152.88/cwt	148.00–158.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	146.55/cwt	142.00–148.00	637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	126.96/cwt	126.00–128.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	106.23/cwt	105.00–108.00	497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	109.96/cwt	108.00–112.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	130.13/cwt	130.00–132.00	433	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	51.71/cwt	48.00–55.00	536	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	65.50/cwt	60.00–68.00	673	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	502	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	35.87/cwt	34.00–38.00	368	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	36.77/cwt	36.00–42.00	573	7

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 31, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 409Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 144Last week 99Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	257	170.00–180.00	174.85
3	—	373	148.00–158.00	151.21
4	—	321	160.00–170.00	165.21
12	—	427	152.00–156.00	153.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	222	160.00–165.00	162.42
4	—	265	158.00–160.00	158.96
8	—	435	142.00–148.00	146.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	132.00–140.00	135.91
2	—	317	148.00–158.00	152.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	140.00–146.00	141.43
2	—	470	144.00–152.00	148.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	333	109.00–112.00	109.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	116.00–118.00	116.98
4	—	527	100.00–102.00	100.98
5	—	468	105.00–108.00	106.23
14	—	333	130.00–132.00	130.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	143.00–150.00	146.44
4	—	366	128.00–132.00	129.00
6	—	425	126.00–128.00	126.96
4	—	530	108.00–112.00	109.96

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,037	48.00–55.00	51.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,028	60.00–68.00	65.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,224	41.00	41.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,027	34.00–38.00	35.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,559	36.00–42.00	36.77

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