Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-02-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.86/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$144.86

38 head · 389 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$8.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	387	148.77	575	21
Medium and Large 2	393	140.02	550	17thin

One grade step is worth $8.75/cwt here — about $25 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 sale38 hd

144.86

—

FL average10 barns · 710 hd

145.59

−0.73

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	1,970	79.00	1,556	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	54.84	706	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	45.54	467	18

Every lot, as filed

20 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	147.64/cwt	145.00–149.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	154.79/cwt	150.00–158.00	492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	146.43/cwt	144.00–148.00	482	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	128.04/cwt	124.00–130.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	137.46/cwt	136.00–139.00	594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	155.35/cwt	154.00–161.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	141.98/cwt	140.00–143.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	167.07/cwt	165.00–171.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	153.83/cwt	151.00–158.00	820	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	147.21/cwt	144.00–152.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	148.53/cwt	146.00–154.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	155.29/cwt	152.00–160.00	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	179.94/cwt	176.00–182.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	196.74/cwt	195.00–200.00	632	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	45.54/cwt	43.00–50.00	467	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	54.84/cwt	53.00–59.00	706	17
Bulls	—	—	1,970	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,556	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	79.69/cwt	75.00–85.00	858	8

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 Feb 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 188Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 122Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	150.00	150.00
3	—	530	145.00–149.00	147.64
3	—	366	165.00–171.00	167.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	154.00–161.00	155.35
3	—	571	140.00–143.00	141.98
8	—	533	151.00–158.00	153.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	318	150.00–158.00	154.79
7	—	431	144.00–152.00	147.21
3	—	473	135.00–140.00	136.62
3	—	380	146.00–154.00	148.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	329	144.00–148.00	146.43
3	—	485	124.00–130.00	128.04
6	—	432	136.00–139.00	137.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	152.00–160.00	155.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	176.00–182.00	179.94
3	—	321	195.00–200.00	196.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	43.00–50.00	45.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,288	53.00–59.00	54.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	79.00	79.00

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	—	1,077	75.00–85.00	79.69

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle