Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to weak. Replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.48/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$116.48

52 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$43

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

$17.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.19

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	339	127.41	432	20
Medium and Large 2	433	109.65	475	32

One grade step is worth $17.75/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale52 hd

116.48

—

FL average10 barns · 1,121 hd

114.30

+2.19

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	1,415	77.16	1,092	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	48.50	570	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	43.96	450	23

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	270	150.44/cwt	149.00–152.00	406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	139.92/cwt	138.00–142.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	138.92/cwt	136.00–142.00	596	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	124.11/cwt	121.00–130.00	455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	127.79/cwt	126.00–130.00	417	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	106.24/cwt	105.00–108.00	560	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	101.67/cwt	98.00–104.00	580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	124.05/cwt	122.00–126.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	117.47/cwt	116.00–119.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	134.07/cwt	132.00–136.00	362	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	129.60/cwt	127.00–132.00	425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	111.95/cwt	110.00–114.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	96.85/cwt	94.00–99.00	552	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	120.34/cwt	115.00–133.00	394	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	138.50/cwt	136.00–142.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	140.59/cwt	137.00–144.00	520	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	130.59/cwt	129.00–134.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	109.70/cwt	107.00–114.00	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	103.88/cwt	100.00–108.00	595	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,052	129.79/cwt	125.00–150.00	1,365	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	76.70/cwt	74.00–79.00	825	12
Bulls	—	—	1,415	77.16/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,092	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	56.26/cwt	54.00–58.00	713	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	47.15/cwt	45.00–49.00	546	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	43.96/cwt	42.00–45.00	450	23

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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 428Last week 345Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 36Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 74Year ago 153

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to weak. 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
4	—	270	149.00–152.00	150.44
4	—	375	138.00–142.00	139.92
8	—	429	136.00–142.00	138.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	121.00–130.00	124.11
7	—	326	126.00–130.00	127.79
7	—	527	105.00–108.00	106.24
8	—	570	98.00–104.00	101.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	122.00–126.00	124.05
4	—	430	116.00–119.00	117.47
6	—	270	132.00–136.00	134.07
6	—	328	127.00–132.00	129.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	110.00–114.00	111.95
4	—	468	100.00–104.00	101.97
10	—	570	94.00–99.00	96.85
14	—	327	115.00–133.00	120.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.56
5	—	422	136.00–142.00	138.50
8	—	370	137.00–144.00	140.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	129.00–134.00	130.59
5	—	528	107.00–114.00	109.70
8	—	573	100.00–108.00	103.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,052	125.00–150.00	129.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,075	74.00–79.00	76.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,415	74.00–80.00	77.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	54.00–58.00	56.26
23	—	1,159	45.00–49.00	47.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,023	42.00–45.00	43.96

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