Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Markets closed last week for holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.57/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$135.57

63 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$11.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.68

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	138.72	638	45
Medium and Large 2	463	127.67	591	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.05/cwt here — about $47 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 sale63 hd

135.57

—

FL average10 barns · 541 hd

128.89

+6.68

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	1,805	75.30	1,359	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	47.17	573	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	967	42.55	411	21

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	425	118.89/cwt	116.00–122.00	505	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	111.58/cwt	108.00–115.00	480	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	109.36/cwt	106.00–113.00	410	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	141.22/cwt	136.00–144.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	149.57/cwt	147.00–152.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.81/cwt	122.00–134.00	601	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	95.24/cwt	90.00–100.00	927	10
Bulls	—	—	1,805	75.30/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,359	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	47.17/cwt	45.00–49.00	573	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	967	42.55/cwt	40.00–45.00	411	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	162.09/cwt	160.00–164.00	365	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	156.66/cwt	153.00–160.00	517	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	118.97/cwt	115.00–122.00	746	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	155.01/cwt	152.00–159.00	572	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	120.39/cwt	116.00–124.00	690	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	121.46/cwt	119.00–125.00	562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	121.22/cwt	118.00–122.00	635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.59/cwt	133.00–138.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	119.41/cwt	118.00–124.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	116.95/cwt	114.00–119.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	115.97/cwt	114.00–119.00	718	5

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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 257Year ago 330

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 80Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 139Year ago 110

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Markets closed last week for holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	116.00–122.00	118.89
3	—	317	140.00	140.00
4	—	383	118.00–124.00	119.41
5	—	528	114.00–119.00	116.95
5	—	619	114.00–119.00	115.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	108.00–115.00	111.58
16	—	375	106.00–113.00	109.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	136.00–144.00	141.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	147.00–152.00	149.57
8	—	470	122.00–134.00	127.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	225	160.00–164.00	162.09
8	—	330	153.00–160.00	156.66
9	—	627	115.00–122.00	118.97
11	—	369	152.00–159.00	155.01
13	—	573	116.00–124.00	120.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	119.00–125.00	121.46
5	—	524	118.00–122.00	121.22
8	—	425	133.00–138.00	135.59

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)	10	—	973	90.00–100.00	95.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,805	72.00–78.00	75.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,215	45.00–49.00	47.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	967	40.00–45.00	42.55

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