Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.81/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$148.81

34 head · 361 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$6.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.72

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	367	153.04	561	11thin
Medium and Large 2	359	146.78	526	23

One grade step is worth $6.26/cwt here — about $35 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 sale34 hd

148.81

—

FL average10 barns · 765 hd

143.08

+5.72

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	1,577	82.13	1,295	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	58.09	724	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,728	55.78	964	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	48.74	504	16

Every lot, as filed

22 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	48.74/cwt	45.00–52.00	504	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,728	55.78/cwt	52.00–60.00	964	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	58.09/cwt	55.00–60.00	724	5
Bulls	—	—	1,522	80.82/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,230	6
Bulls	—	—	1,905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	142.58/cwt	138.00–145.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	130.61/cwt	128.00–132.00	552	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	162.84/cwt	160.00–167.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	158.56/cwt	155.00–162.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.45/cwt	158.00–163.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	506	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	59.09/cwt	55.00–63.00	532	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	167.87/cwt	165.00–170.00	378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	123.49/cwt	122.00–124.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	156.34/cwt	156.00–157.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	157.48/cwt	156.00–160.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	156.09/cwt	152.00–158.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	159.98/cwt	158.00–166.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	164.86/cwt	162.00–168.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	164.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	184.54/cwt	184.00–186.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	133.31/cwt	128.00–136.00	907	3

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 Mar 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 226Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 28Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 55Year ago 98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,035	45.00–52.00	48.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,728	52.00–60.00	55.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,247	55.00–60.00	58.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,522	77.00–84.00	80.82
1	—	1,905	90.00	90.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	138.00–145.00	142.58
5	—	324	156.00–160.00	157.48
3	—	376	152.00–158.00	156.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	128.00–132.00	130.61
5	—	320	158.00	158.00
5	—	225	165.00–170.00	167.87
4	—	475	122.00–124.00	123.49
3	—	361	156.00–157.00	156.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	160.00–167.00	162.84
4	—	432	155.00–162.00	158.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	158.00–163.00	160.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	158.00–166.00	159.98
4	—	325	162.00–168.00	164.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	160.00–170.00	164.86
4	—	317	184.00–186.00	184.54
3	—	680	128.00–136.00	133.31

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)	20	—	900	55.00–63.00	59.09

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle