Sale reports / Florida / North Florida Livestock Market / 2019-04-24

North Florida Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ellisville, Florida · Wed, Apr 24
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423
Feeder Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 224▲ 225 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 41▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
141 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 92▲ 141 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle fully steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady to instances weak.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.85/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$145.85
42 head · 391 lb average
Value per head Derived
$571
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.92
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1392155.5460915thin
Medium and Large 2394140.8255523
Medium and Large 3373138.455164thin
One grade step is worth $17.09/cwt here — about $93 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 sale42 hd
145.85
—
FL average10 barns · 732 hd
149.77
−3.92
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—Average1,46076.381,1154thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21851.2562417
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07245.1148421

Every lot

32 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2223204.72/cwt200.00–210.004574
Steers—Medium and Large 2321174.85/cwt173.00–180.005618
Steers—Medium and Large 1331192.02/cwt188.00–198.006364
Steers—Medium and Large 2373167.25/cwt165.00–172.006246
Steers—Medium and Large 2473158.19/cwt153.00–160.007484
Steers—Medium and Large 2630123.05/cwt120.00–125.007755
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225162.09/cwt160.00–165.003655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268166.94/cwt165.00–168.004473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330153.88/cwt150.00–158.005084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340159.97/cwt159.00–162.005443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367156.73/cwt155.00–160.005753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370146.92/cwt144.00–150.005444
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373138.45/cwt137.00–140.005164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430149.21/cwt147.50–151.006422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462132.69/cwt130.00–138.006133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523145.95/cwt144.00–148.007634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537118.17/cwt113.00–119.006357
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1262196.75/cwt190.00–200.005153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2268180.58/cwt178.00–182.004843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330189.03/cwt188.00–190.006244
Bulls—Medium and Large 2337165.27/cwt164.00–168.005573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373163.87/cwt160.00–168.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428169.12/cwt165.00–173.007242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482159.48/cwt159.00–162.007696
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510158.68/cwt155.00–160.008098
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,46076.38/cwt75.00–78.001,1154
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07245.11/cwt43.00–47.0048421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20950.52/cwt49.00–55.0061116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36563.00/cwt63.00–63.008601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2913103.12/cwt100.00–112.009414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-298054.82/cwt52.00–58.0053740
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00362.61/cwt60.00–65.0062812

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.