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North Florida Livestock Market

Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ellisville, Florida · Wed, Apr 3

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423

← Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

139 head

▼ 196 vs last sale 335▼ 68 vs year ago 207 · −32.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 29▼ 27 vs year ago 78 · −34.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

168 head

▲ 168 vs last sale 0▲ 22 vs year ago 146 · +15.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle firm in limited test. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.14/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$150.14

45 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$154

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

$6.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.70

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	330	153.80	507	21
Medium and Large 1	450	146.95	661	24

One grade step is worth $6.85/cwt here — about −$154 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 sale45 hd

150.14

—

FL average10 barns · 821 hd

146.44

+3.70

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,823	78.22	1,426	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	51.21	642	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	48.61	663	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	45.35	465	11

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	216.20/cwt	215.00–217.50	584	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	195.31/cwt	194.00–196.00	717	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	184.98/cwt	184.00–186.00	795	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	230	174.52/cwt	174.00–175.00	401	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	271	159.17/cwt	158.00–160.00	431	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	159.42/cwt	154.00–160.00	515	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	159.73/cwt	159.00–162.00	601	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	140.93/cwt	130.00–149.00	530	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	623	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	140.02/cwt	138.00–144.00	662	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	127.90/cwt	124.00–132.00	793	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	160.29/cwt	157.00–162.00	689	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,823	78.22/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,426	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	45.35/cwt	43.00–47.00	465	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	49.81/cwt	46.00–53.00	601	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	48.61/cwt	45.00–52.00	663	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	54.86/cwt	54.00–56.00	754	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	994.83/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	10,615	31
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	964	96.52/cwt	92.00–106.00	930	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	76.65/cwt	72.00–84.00	755	18

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

North Florida Livestock Auction - Ellisville, FL

Wed Apr 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 335Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 29Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 168Last week 0Year ago 146

Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle firm in limited test. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	138.00–144.00	140.02
2	—	418	148.00–150.00	148.98
4	—	230	174.00–175.00	174.52
4	—	376	159.00–162.00	159.73
4	—	555	135.00	135.00
4	—	620	124.00–132.00	127.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
5	—	271	158.00–160.00	159.17
5	—	376	130.00–149.00	140.93
10	—	323	154.00–160.00	159.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	157.00–162.00	160.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	194.00–196.00	195.31
2	—	430	184.00–186.00	184.98
2	—	270	215.00–217.50	216.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,823	75.00–81.00	78.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,375	54.00–56.00	54.86
13	—	1,206	46.00–53.00	49.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,363	45.00–52.00	48.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,025	43.00–47.00	45.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,067	900.00–1,075.00	994.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	985	72.00–84.00	76.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	964	92.00–106.00	96.52

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.