Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.67/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$113.67

62 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$13.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.38

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	407	121.82	496	25
Medium and Large 2	390	108.16	422	37

One grade step is worth $13.65/cwt here — about $74 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 sale62 hd

113.67

—

FL average10 barns · 1,056 hd

114.05

−0.38

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	1,515	87.96	1,333	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	57.82	730	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	51.62	518	8thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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	—	366	137.08/cwt	135.00–140.00	502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	148.84/cwt	146.00–152.00	409	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	135.85/cwt	132.00–140.00	367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	121.39/cwt	119.00–124.00	401	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	121.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	462	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	122.86/cwt	122.00–125.00	515	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	658	118.07/cwt	112.00–124.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	108.07/cwt	106.00–111.00	398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	113.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	328	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	100.26/cwt	100.00–101.00	516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	112.80/cwt	110.00–118.00	364	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	106.75/cwt	104.00–112.00	456	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	102.26/cwt	102.00–103.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	106.36/cwt	105.00–109.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	136.91/cwt	134.00–140.00	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	102.49/cwt	101.00–106.00	687	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	130.30/cwt	128.00–134.00	482	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	765	126.42/cwt	112.00–145.00	967	12
Bulls	—	—	1,515	87.96/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,333	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	57.82/cwt	55.00–61.00	730	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	51.62/cwt	50.00–53.00	518	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 Sep 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 397Year ago 398

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 120Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 110Year ago 128

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	135.00–140.00	137.08
10	—	275	146.00–152.00	148.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	132.00–140.00	135.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	119.00–124.00	121.39
6	—	380	120.00–125.00	121.58
11	—	419	122.00–125.00	122.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	112.00–124.00	118.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	106.00–111.00	108.07
6	—	288	110.00–116.00	113.95
8	—	515	100.00–101.00	100.26
9	—	323	110.00–118.00	112.80
9	—	427	104.00–112.00	106.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	720	102.00–103.00	102.26
5	—	635	105.00–109.00	106.36
6	—	428	134.00–140.00	136.91
15	—	670	101.00–106.00	102.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	128.00–134.00	130.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	765	112.00–145.00	126.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,515	86.00–89.00	87.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,263	55.00–61.00	57.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,003	50.00–53.00	51.62

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

Reporter comment USDA

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