Sale reports / Florida / North Florida Livestock Market / 2018-03-07

North Florida Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ellisville, Florida · Wed, Mar 7
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423
Feeder Cattle receipts
281 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 327▲ 281 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 43▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 111▲ 126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $180.32/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$180.32
53 head · 404 lb average
Value per head Derived
$729
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$348
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$5.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.50
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1454181.3082431
Medium and Large 2370180.9366914thin
Medium and Large 3271175.444758thin
One grade step is worth $5.86/cwt here — about $348 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 sale53 hd
180.32
—
FL average10 barns · 547 hd
197.81
−17.50
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,66284.441,4033thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27655.1370322

Every lot

31 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2263199.37/cwt194.00–202.005243
Steers—Medium and Large 3271175.44/cwt170.00–180.004758
Steers—Medium and Large 2307184.77/cwt180.00–188.005675
Steers—Medium and Large 1428185.44/cwt179.00–186.0079424
Steers—Medium and Large 2428172.66/cwt172.00–174.007393
Steers—Medium and Large 1521171.48/cwt170.00–174.008934
Steers—Medium and Large 2523164.34/cwt164.00–165.008593
Steers—Medium and Large 1577161.29/cwt160.00–164.009313
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277170.27/cwt164.00–184.004723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330159.94/cwt158.00–162.005284
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365156.00/cwt156.00–156.005692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382159.94/cwt158.00–168.006115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415151.68/cwt150.00–154.006297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431157.80/cwt156.00–159.006805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478146.97/cwt146.00–148.007032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533139.00/cwt138.00–140.007414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537131.32/cwt130.00–134.007053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573124.98/cwt124.00–126.007164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626121.13/cwt120.00–122.007587
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2276180.59/cwt178.00–184.004987
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323187.36/cwt186.00–188.006053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335178.67/cwt177.00–184.005994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366184.95/cwt182.00–186.006778
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434181.26/cwt180.00–184.0078711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465155.96/cwt152.00–158.007253
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,66284.44/cwt83.00–87.001,4033
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25752.00/cwt52.00–52.0065410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29257.73/cwt57.00–60.0074612
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01482.14/cwt80.00–85.008339
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,033100.10/cwt98.00–102.001,0348
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1591,233.44/cwt1,175.00–1,275.0014,2964

This sale against other markets

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.