Sale reports / Florida / North Florida Livestock Market / 2018-04-11

North Florida Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ellisville, Florida · Wed, Apr 11
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423
Feeder Cattle receipts
193 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 207▲ 193 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 78▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 146▲ 105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter classes steady. Feeder classes steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm,

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.99/cwt on 39 head.
Average price
$138.99
39 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$606
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$226
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$14.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.59
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2349144.9050623
Medium and Large 1560130.4873116thin
One grade step is worth $14.42/cwt here — about −$226 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 sale39 hd
138.99
—
FL average10 barns · 812 hd
151.58
−12.59
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—High1,83084.551,5472thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29155.7772011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31453.9270912
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05049.6852211

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2275176.07/cwt174.00–178.004844
Steers—Medium and Large 1629128.15/cwt127.00–130.008066
Steers—Medium and Large 1720118.69/cwt116.00–125.008554
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277157.25/cwt156.00–160.004366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318152.97/cwt149.00–157.004864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333146.05/cwt144.00–148.004866
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372136.96/cwt136.00–142.005096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377145.61/cwt144.00–146.005495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427138.25/cwt137.00–140.005905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830106.83/cwt105.00–109.008877
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2267177.42/cwt174.00–178.004747
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477155.05/cwt152.00–157.007405
Bulls—Medium and Large 1539155.24/cwt152.00–156.008375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565143.00/cwt143.00–143.008085
Bulls—Medium and Large 1714116.47/cwt115.00–120.0083210
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,83084.55/cwt84.00–85.001,5472
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05049.68/cwt48.00–51.0052211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21653.55/cwt49.00–56.006516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31453.92/cwt53.00–55.0070912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38158.43/cwt57.00–60.008075
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01781.13/cwt78.00–86.008259
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09663.85/cwt60.00–67.007009
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2969915.16/cwt850.00–950.008,8688

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.