Sale reports / Florida / North Florida Livestock Market / 2018-12-12

North Florida Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ellisville, Florida · Wed, Dec 12
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423
Feeder Cattle receipts
235 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 330▲ 235 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 45▲ 94 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 110▲ 137 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 $134.67/cwt on 36 head.
Average price
$134.67
36 head · 395 lb average
Value per head Derived
$532
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$7.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.70
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1415137.0356825
Medium and Large 2350129.2945311thin
One grade step is worth $7.73/cwt here — about $116 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 sale36 hd
134.67
—
FL average10 barns · 1,010 hd
132.96
+1.70
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—Average1,62272.081,1695thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23139.5448725
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29137.7348720
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07134.9337417

Every lot

20 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1433149.89/cwt146.00–155.0064919
Steers—Medium and Large 2436144.79/cwt144.00–146.006315
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1267144.92/cwt142.00–148.003874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330131.32/cwt128.00–134.004337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372144.00/cwt144.00–144.005365
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385125.75/cwt119.00–128.004844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413139.97/cwt136.00–142.005783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477131.24/cwt129.00–134.0062613
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1276180.78/cwt177.50–185.004997
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280169.11/cwt167.50–172.504743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330178.85/cwt174.00–184.005904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380148.67/cwt147.00–152.005659
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425146.00/cwt146.00–146.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480144.00/cwt144.00–144.006913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2534120.47/cwt118.00–122.006438
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,62272.08/cwt67.00–75.001,1695
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07134.93/cwt34.00–40.0037417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23139.54/cwt35.00–41.0048725
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29137.73/cwt35.00–40.0048720
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-298871.54/cwt68.00–80.0070713

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.