Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.02/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$133.02

62 head · 373 lb average

Value per head Derived

$496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$7.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.58

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	401	135.30	542	43
Medium and Large 2	310	127.87	397	19thin

One grade step is worth $7.43/cwt here — about $146 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 sale62 hd

133.02

—

FL average9 barns · 809 hd

125.44

+7.58

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	1,558	69.93	1,090	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	50.71	847	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	49.93	602	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	43.16	434	10

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	220	207.08/cwt	198.00–215.00	456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	196.54/cwt	195.00–198.00	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	142.04/cwt	140.00–144.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	151.03/cwt	150.00–154.00	648	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	155.43/cwt	152.00–158.00	581	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	161.14/cwt	158.00–164.00	532	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	138.84/cwt	136.00–142.00	514	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	113.63/cwt	110.00–117.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	121.35/cwt	118.00–126.00	400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	136.83/cwt	135.00–145.00	322	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	43.16/cwt	41.00–45.00	434	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	99.81/cwt	90.00–110.00	921	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	72.67/cwt	65.00–80.00	666	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	179.77/cwt	175.00–185.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	124.76/cwt	122.00–130.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	136.89/cwt	134.00–140.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	155.14/cwt	152.00–158.00	416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	142.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	108.26/cwt	104.00–113.00	620	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	164.08/cwt	160.00–168.00	435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	112.96/cwt	110.00–119.00	522	6
Bulls	—	—	1,558	69.93/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,090	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	49.93/cwt	47.00–52.00	602	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	50.71/cwt	48.00–53.00	847	10

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 377Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 32Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 124Year ago 40

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	220	198.00–215.00	207.08
4	—	263	195.00–198.00	196.54
4	—	470	140.00–144.00	142.04
8	—	429	150.00–154.00	151.03
9	—	374	152.00–158.00	155.43
10	—	330	158.00–164.00	161.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	265	160.00–168.00	164.08
6	—	462	110.00–119.00	112.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	370	136.00–142.00	138.84
2	—	220	175.00–185.00	179.77
3	—	468	122.00–130.00	124.76
4	—	425	134.00–140.00	136.89
6	—	268	152.00–158.00	155.14
7	—	325	140.00–145.00	142.27
10	—	573	104.00–113.00	108.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	110.00–117.00	113.63
5	—	330	118.00–126.00	121.35
10	—	235	135.00–145.00	136.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,005	41.00–45.00	43.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,205	47.00–52.00	49.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,670	48.00–53.00	50.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,558	69.00–74.00	69.93

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)	6	—	923	90.00–110.00	99.81
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	917	65.00–80.00	72.67

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle