Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-11-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.34/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$150.34

37 head · 347 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$10.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.75

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	348	155.61	542	19thin
Medium and Large 2	347	144.77	502	18thin

One grade step is worth $10.85/cwt here — about $40 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 sale37 hd

150.34

—

FL average10 barns · 943 hd

132.59

+17.75

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	1,635	64.45	1,054	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	42.99	638	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	42.41	532	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	38.80	394	7thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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	—	375	181.54/cwt	180.00–184.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.32/cwt	158.00–164.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	194.84/cwt	192.00–198.00	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	167.59/cwt	165.00–170.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	145.44/cwt	142.00–148.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	191.61/cwt	190.00–195.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	161.88/cwt	160.00–168.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	152.29/cwt	150.00–156.00	414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	135.24/cwt	132.00–137.50	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	150.30/cwt	146.00–156.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	158.84/cwt	156.00–162.00	511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	149.12/cwt	146.00–152.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.92/cwt	141.00–145.00	536	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	72.26/cwt	66.00–78.00	820	8
Bulls	—	—	1,635	64.45/cwt	63.00–65.00	1,054	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	42.41/cwt	40.00–45.00	532	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	38.80/cwt	37.00–41.00	394	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	42.99/cwt	42.00–44.00	638	9

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 28, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 0Year 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	—	375	180.00–184.00	181.54
5	—	425	158.00–164.00	160.32
8	—	322	192.00–198.00	194.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	150.00–155.00	152.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	165.00–170.00	167.59
4	—	431	142.00–148.00	145.44
5	—	376	146.00–156.00	150.30
6	—	322	156.00–162.00	158.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	272	150.00–156.00	152.29
5	—	418	132.00–137.50	135.24
4	—	322	146.00–152.00	149.12
4	—	375	141.00–145.00	142.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	190.00–195.00	191.61
4	—	431	160.00–168.00	161.88

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	—	1,135	66.00–78.00	72.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,635	63.00–65.00	64.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,255	40.00–45.00	42.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,016	37.00–41.00	38.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,485	42.00–44.00	42.99

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