Sale reports / Florida / North Florida Livestock Market / 2018-04-26

North Florida Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ellisville, Florida · Thu, Apr 26
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423
Feeder Cattle receipts
249 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 219▲ 249 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 41▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 184▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.07/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$148.07
41 head · 423 lb average
Value per head Derived
$626
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$5.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.57
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1442149.6466229
Medium and Large 2376144.2954312thin
One grade step is worth $5.35/cwt here — about $119 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 sale41 hd
148.07
—
FL average10 barns · 736 hd
156.64
−8.57
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—Average1,19772.838725thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17253.6962922
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41051.4972612
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05548.655137thin

Every lot

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. 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 2325171.35/cwt168.00–176.005575
Steers—Medium and Large 2367170.32/cwt168.00–174.006255
Steers—Medium and Large 2430161.91/cwt158.00–166.006964
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1226204.10/cwt198.00–208.004614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327147.56/cwt146.00–149.004836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368147.24/cwt146.00–149.005425
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425141.01/cwt140.00–142.005996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435148.53/cwt147.00–150.006466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478142.46/cwt138.00–144.006818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635122.00/cwt122.00–122.007753
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2168201.53/cwt195.00–205.003393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1190217.68/cwt208.00–235.004143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225213.73/cwt210.00–220.004815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2268188.87/cwt185.00–192.005067
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435153.46/cwt152.00–159.006686
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,19772.83/cwt71.00–75.008725
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05548.65/cwt45.00–51.005137
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14752.95/cwt52.00–54.0060718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28557.04/cwt56.00–58.007334
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41051.49/cwt47.00–54.0072612
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08486.06/cwt84.00–92.509336

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.