Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.53/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$112.53

44 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$462

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$9.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.20

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	118.51	538	17thin
Medium and Large 2	384	108.76	418	27

One grade step is worth $9.74/cwt here — about $120 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 sale44 hd

112.53

—

FL average10 barns · 913 hd

116.73

−4.20

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	1,654	87.06	1,440	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	57.41	693	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	50.01	494	11

Every lot, as filed

23 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 2	—	478	123.92/cwt	121.00–127.00	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	107.04/cwt	105.00–109.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	110.38/cwt	109.00–113.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	132.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	113.38/cwt	110.00–117.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	101.43/cwt	98.00–105.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	112.10/cwt	110.00–120.00	309	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	106.85/cwt	104.00–109.00	454	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	153.36/cwt	150.00–156.00	658	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	136.94/cwt	135.00–140.00	509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	125.08/cwt	121.00–129.00	663	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	91.75/cwt	88.00–98.00	892	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	142.06/cwt	140.00–144.00	469	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	172.07/cwt	170.00–174.00	473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	148.90/cwt	146.00–152.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	156.14/cwt	154.00–164.00	514	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	124.42/cwt	121.00–128.00	535	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	63.88/cwt	57.00–72.00	764	4
Bulls	—	—	1,638	79.48/cwt	74.00–94.00	1,302	5
Bulls	—	—	1,667	93.37/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,556	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	63.09/cwt	61.00–65.00	836	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	55.14/cwt	53.00–58.00	639	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	50.01/cwt	48.00–52.00	494	11

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 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 374Year ago 519

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 70Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 115Year ago 193

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	121.00–127.00	123.92
8	—	330	140.00–144.00	142.06
6	—	430	121.00–128.00	124.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	170.00–174.00	172.07
4	—	373	146.00–152.00	148.90
13	—	329	154.00–164.00	156.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	105.00–109.00	107.04
6	—	522	109.00–113.00	110.38
7	—	327	130.00–135.00	132.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	110.00–117.00	113.38
4	—	535	98.00–105.00	101.43
9	—	276	110.00–120.00	112.10
10	—	425	104.00–109.00	106.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	150.00–156.00	153.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	135.00–140.00	136.94
6	—	530	121.00–129.00	125.08

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)	5	—	972	88.00–98.00	91.75
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,196	57.00–72.00	63.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,638	74.00–94.00	79.48
6	—	1,667	90.00–96.00	93.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	61.00–65.00	63.09
5	—	1,159	53.00–58.00	55.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	987	48.00–52.00	50.01

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