Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-01-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.60/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$136.60

24 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$269

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

$29.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.67

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	270	156.36	422	8thin
Medium and Large 1	546	126.72	691	16thin

One grade step is worth $29.64/cwt here — about −$269 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 sale24 hd

136.60

—

FL average9 barns · 744 hd

142.27

−5.67

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	1,550	66.31	1,028	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,628	49.11	800	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	48.79	589	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	41.59	426	11

Every lot, as filed

16 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	—	186	258.30/cwt	255.00–260.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	146.97/cwt	146.00–148.00	547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	106.47/cwt	104.00–108.00	766	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	165.79/cwt	165.00–168.00	361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	146.93/cwt	146.00–150.00	473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	202	262.53/cwt	260.00–265.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	176.51/cwt	176.00–177.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	131.46/cwt	128.00–135.00	831	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	58.22/cwt	54.00–62.00	699	10
Bulls	—	—	1,550	66.31/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,028	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	49.11/cwt	45.00–53.00	800	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	41.59/cwt	39.00–44.00	426	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	48.79/cwt	46.00–52.00	589	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	171.39/cwt	167.00–176.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	152.88/cwt	150.00–156.00	653	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	66.97/cwt	64.00–70.00	182	29

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 Jan 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 192Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 89Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	186	255.00–260.00	258.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	372	146.00–148.00	146.97
8	—	719	104.00–108.00	106.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	218	165.00–168.00	165.79
4	—	322	146.00–150.00	146.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	202	260.00–265.00	262.53
2	—	322	176.00–177.00	176.51
8	—	632	128.00–135.00	131.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	312	167.00–176.00	171.39
6	—	427	150.00–156.00	152.88
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	272	64.00–70.00	66.97

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)	10	—	1,200	54.00–62.00	58.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,550	64.00–70.00	66.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,628	45.00–53.00	49.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,025	39.00–44.00	41.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,207	46.00–52.00	48.79

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