Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.59/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$110.59

91 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$455

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$12.12/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	394	118.66	468	27
Medium and Large 3	276	112.39	310	7thin
Medium and Large 2	436	106.54	464	57

One grade step is worth $12.12/cwt here — about $4 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 sale91 hd

110.59

—

FL average10 barns · 1,144 hd

116.31

−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	1,779	75.26	1,339	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	48.16	560	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	42.70	443	33

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	263	160.77/cwt	159.00–164.00	423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	151.92/cwt	150.00–154.00	498	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	129.68/cwt	127.00–134.00	555	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	100.75/cwt	98.00–105.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	103.16/cwt	99.00–106.00	589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	148.37/cwt	145.00–152.00	401	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	135.35/cwt	131.00–140.00	498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	105.28/cwt	104.00–108.00	505	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	108.91/cwt	106.00–112.00	472	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	125.29/cwt	118.00–128.00	481	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	106.28/cwt	105.00–108.00	504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	124.50/cwt	123.00–127.00	412	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	100.92/cwt	98.00–104.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	122.92/cwt	120.00–126.00	336	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	119.27/cwt	116.00–122.00	382	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	98.37/cwt	95.00–103.00	530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	105.44/cwt	103.00–108.00	453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	98.96/cwt	97.00–101.00	567	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	105.93/cwt	104.00–113.00	405	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	276	112.39/cwt	108.00–116.00	310	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	124.44/cwt	122.00–127.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	105.13/cwt	102.00–110.00	655	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	111.43/cwt	107.00–116.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	101.52/cwt	100.00–103.00	643	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	108.04/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,043	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	75.28/cwt	70.00–80.00	845	16
Bulls	—	—	1,779	75.26/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,339	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	55.06/cwt	54.00–56.00	731	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	46.78/cwt	45.00–50.00	529	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	42.70/cwt	41.00–45.00	443	33

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 Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 428Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 80Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 127Year ago 98

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	159.00–164.00	160.77
8	—	328	150.00–154.00	151.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	127.00–134.00	129.68
5	—	534	98.00–105.00	100.75
5	—	571	99.00–106.00	103.16
6	—	270	145.00–152.00	148.37
6	—	368	131.00–140.00	135.35
6	—	480	104.00–108.00	105.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	135.00–140.00	137.41
18	—	433	106.00–112.00	108.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	384	118.00–128.00	125.29
9	—	474	105.00–108.00	106.28
10	—	331	123.00–127.00	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	98.00–104.00	100.92
6	—	273	120.00–126.00	122.92
7	—	320	116.00–122.00	119.27
7	—	539	95.00–103.00	98.37
8	—	430	103.00–108.00	105.44
12	—	573	97.00–101.00	98.96
13	—	382	104.00–113.00	105.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	276	108.00–116.00	112.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	122.00–127.00	124.44
8	—	623	102.00–110.00	105.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	107.00–116.00	111.43
4	—	633	100.00–103.00	101.52

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	965	100.00–115.00	108.04
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,123	70.00–80.00	75.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,779	73.00–77.00	75.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,328	54.00–56.00	55.06
30	—	1,130	45.00–50.00	46.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,038	41.00–45.00	42.70

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