Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-11-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.28/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$139.28

79 head · 361 lb average

Value per head Derived

$503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$2.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.90

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	388	141.02	548	32
Medium and Large 2	342	138.10	473	47

One grade step is worth $2.93/cwt here — about $75 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 sale79 hd

139.28

—

FL average9 barns · 998 hd

131.38

+7.90

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	1,500	68.75	1,031	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	45.55	699	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	40.75	505	15

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	155.16/cwt	154.00–156.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	227	168.31/cwt	165.00–172.00	382	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.28/cwt	137.00–144.00	592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	142.00/cwt	139.00–148.00	525	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	152.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	147.17/cwt	146.00–151.00	489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	144.36/cwt	142.00–148.00	536	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	146.17/cwt	144.00–150.00	555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	574	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	146.15/cwt	145.00–148.00	398	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	148.60/cwt	144.00–152.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	142.89/cwt	139.00–148.00	674	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	149.30/cwt	148.00–150.00	502	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	153.84/cwt	150.00–156.00	328	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	139.17/cwt	135.00–143.00	458	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	130.03/cwt	126.00–131.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	123.18/cwt	122.00–124.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	133.87/cwt	132.00–135.00	493	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	129.27/cwt	127.00–130.00	620	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	75.20/cwt	70.00–80.00	771	6
Bulls	—	—	1,500	68.75/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,031	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	40.75/cwt	37.00–43.00	505	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	45.55/cwt	44.00–46.00	699	4

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 Nov 7, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 425Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 122Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 112Last week 144Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	154.00–156.00	155.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	227	165.00–172.00	168.31
6	—	425	137.00–144.00	139.28
9	—	370	139.00–148.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	150.00–155.00	152.59
4	—	332	146.00–151.00	147.17
10	—	380	144.00–150.00	146.17
10	—	430	133.00–134.00	133.49
4	—	480	127.00–130.00	129.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	272	145.00–148.00	146.15
6	—	213	150.00–156.00	153.84
17	—	329	135.00–143.00	139.17
5	—	432	126.00–131.00	130.03
5	—	476	122.00–124.00	123.18
9	—	368	132.00–135.00	133.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	371	142.00–148.00	144.36
5	—	428	144.00–152.00	148.60
7	—	472	139.00–148.00	142.89
23	—	336	148.00–150.00	149.30

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	—	1,025	70.00–80.00	75.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,500	65.00–72.00	68.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,240	37.00–43.00	40.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,535	44.00–46.00	45.55

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