Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.03/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$116.03

64 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$1.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.07

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	116.82	546	34
Medium and Large 2	394	115.15	453	30

One grade step is worth $1.67/cwt here — about $93 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 sale64 hd

116.03

—

FL average10 barns · 1,097 hd

117.11

−1.07

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	1,523	74.33	1,132	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	45.29	574	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	43.34	433	3thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	129.92/cwt	128.00–132.00	420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	122.92/cwt	118.00–127.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	108.45/cwt	106.00–111.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	114.19/cwt	113.00–118.00	552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	124.58/cwt	123.00–128.00	473	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	119.92/cwt	118.00–124.00	399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	133.42/cwt	132.00–135.00	367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	110.66/cwt	106.00–114.00	466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	114.88/cwt	112.00–118.00	431	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	108.42/cwt	106.00–111.00	510	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	111.48/cwt	109.00–114.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	124.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	587	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	95.29/cwt	85.00–106.00	970	4
Bulls	—	—	1,523	74.33/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,132	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	45.29/cwt	44.00–50.00	574	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	43.34/cwt	43.00–44.00	433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	163.25/cwt	160.00–165.00	436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	137.29/cwt	136.00–140.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	131.22/cwt	128.00–138.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	121.07/cwt	119.00–124.00	643	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	227	143.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	325	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	125.12/cwt	122.00–129.00	458	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	116.11/cwt	112.00–120.00	549	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	107.57/cwt	105.00–113.00	570	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	121.34/cwt	120.00–127.00	528	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	99.94/cwt	97.00–105.00	673	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 Oct 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 450Year ago 487

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 57Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 93Year ago 84

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	128.00–132.00	129.92
4	—	429	118.00–127.00	122.92
4	—	520	106.00–111.00	108.45
8	—	483	113.00–118.00	114.19
9	—	380	123.00–128.00	124.58
2	—	755	96.00	96.00
3	—	673	97.00–105.00	99.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	118.00–124.00	119.92
4	—	275	132.00–135.00	133.42
7	—	421	106.00–114.00	110.66
8	—	375	112.00–118.00	114.88
8	—	470	106.00–111.00	108.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	109.00–114.00	111.48
2	—	713	112.00–113.00	112.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	120.00–130.00	124.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	160.00–165.00	163.25
3	—	373	136.00–140.00	137.29
3	—	477	128.00–138.00	131.22
9	—	531	119.00–124.00	121.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	140.00–145.00	143.24
7	—	366	122.00–129.00	125.12
8	—	473	112.00–120.00	116.11
9	—	530	105.00–113.00	107.57
10	—	435	120.00–127.00	121.34

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)	4	—	1,018	85.00–106.00	95.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	74.00–75.00	74.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,268	44.00–50.00	45.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	43.00–44.00	43.34

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