Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle fully steady. Feeder cows steady. Most feeder cows reported were over 10 years old.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $159.95/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$159.95

76 head · 321 lb average

Value per head Derived

$514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$54

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

$13.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.06

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	314	161.39	507	68
Medium and Large 2	380	147.70	561	8thin

One grade step is worth $13.70/cwt here — about −$54 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 sale76 hd

159.95

—

FL average10 barns · 629 hd

133.89

+26.06

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	1,463	68.58	1,003	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	45.55	548	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	40.80	418	18

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	—	420	147.17/cwt	146.00–148.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	172.39/cwt	167.50–177.50	396	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	160.86/cwt	158.00–164.00	531	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	150.16/cwt	146.00–154.00	556	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	269	169.31/cwt	166.00–172.50	455	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	154.86/cwt	152.00–158.00	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	140.53/cwt	139.00–142.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	108.35/cwt	105.00–111.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	121.53/cwt	118.00–124.00	455	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	104.11/cwt	103.00–105.00	487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	104.47/cwt	102.00–105.00	534	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	103.47/cwt	102.00–105.00	445	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	96.92/cwt	95.00–101.00	514	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	120.47/cwt	117.00–124.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	147.96/cwt	146.00–152.00	616	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.92/cwt	118.00–124.00	634	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	50.34/cwt	45.00–55.00	620	72
Bulls	—	—	1,463	68.58/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,003	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,518	48.48/cwt	48.00–49.00	736	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	45.39/cwt	44.00–47.00	538	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	40.80/cwt	39.00–43.00	418	18

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 344Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 60Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 155Last week 116Year ago 144

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle fully steady. Feeder cows steady. Most feeder cows reported were over 10 years old.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	146.00–148.00	147.17
6	—	230	167.50–177.50	172.39
12	—	330	158.00–164.00	160.86
18	—	370	146.00–154.00	150.16
27	—	269	166.00–172.50	169.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	152.00–158.00	154.86
4	—	430	139.00–142.00	140.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	105.00–111.00	108.35
7	—	374	118.00–124.00	121.53
7	—	468	103.00–105.00	104.11
12	—	511	102.00–105.00	104.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	102.00–105.00	103.47
9	—	530	95.00–101.00	96.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	117.00–124.00	120.47
9	—	416	146.00–152.00	147.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	520	118.00–124.00	121.92

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	72	—	1,231	45.00–55.00	50.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,463	65.00–71.00	68.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	48.00–49.00	48.48
37	—	1,186	44.00–47.00	45.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,025	39.00–43.00	40.80

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

Bulls · 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