Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.56/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$109.56

77 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$3.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.68

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	111.04	543	44
Medium and Large 2	409	107.58	440	33

One grade step is worth $3.46/cwt here — about $103 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 sale77 hd

109.56

—

FL average10 barns · 1,008 hd

114.24

−4.68

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	1,681	77.14	1,297	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	49.75	602	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	45.76	493	18

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	130.25/cwt	126.00–135.00	297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	123.40/cwt	119.00–128.00	411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	106.67/cwt	105.00–109.00	564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	108.20/cwt	107.00–114.00	517	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	107.36/cwt	106.00–108.00	628	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	109.71/cwt	105.00–114.00	357	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	108.95/cwt	108.00–114.00	421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	104.44/cwt	104.00–105.00	487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	107.65/cwt	106.00–110.00	460	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	163.41/cwt	160.00–167.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	164.56/cwt	160.00–168.00	528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	131.03/cwt	128.00–134.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.43/cwt	129.00–134.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	134.16/cwt	131.00–140.00	578	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	143.31/cwt	140.00–146.00	527	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	105.98/cwt	90.00–120.00	936	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	54.20/cwt	53.00–62.00	517	13
Bulls	—	—	1,681	77.14/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,297	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	57.59/cwt	56.00–59.00	711	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	48.33/cwt	46.00–52.00	582	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	45.76/cwt	43.00–48.00	493	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	121.17/cwt	120.00–122.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	155.87/cwt	152.00–159.00	508	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	154.62/cwt	150.00–158.00	578	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	110.97/cwt	106.00–113.00	591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.32/cwt	136.00–145.00	526	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	132.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	573	13

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 Nov 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 294Year ago 360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 95Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 155Year ago 112

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	228	126.00–135.00	130.25
4	—	333	119.00–128.00	123.40
7	—	529	105.00–109.00	106.67
13	—	478	107.00–114.00	108.20
16	—	585	106.00–108.00	107.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	105.00–114.00	109.71
6	—	386	108.00–114.00	108.95
7	—	466	104.00–105.00	104.44
14	—	427	106.00–110.00	107.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	160.00–167.00	163.41
5	—	321	160.00–168.00	164.56
6	—	510	128.00–134.00	131.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	129.00–134.00	131.43
9	—	431	131.00–140.00	134.16
14	—	368	140.00–146.00	143.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	120.00–122.00	121.17
7	—	326	152.00–159.00	155.87
10	—	374	150.00–158.00	154.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	533	106.00–113.00	110.97
12	—	375	136.00–145.00	140.32
13	—	432	130.00–139.00	132.66

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)	3	—	883	90.00–120.00	105.98
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	953	53.00–62.00	54.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,681	74.00–80.00	77.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,235	56.00–59.00	57.59
22	—	1,205	46.00–52.00	48.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,078	43.00–48.00	45.76

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