Sale reports / Florida / North Florida Livestock Market / 2019-08-21

North Florida Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ellisville, Florida · Wed, Aug 21
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423
Feeder Cattle receipts
238 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 267▼ 165 vs year ago 403 · −40.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 36▼ 25 vs year ago 77 · −32.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 0▼ 65 vs year ago 140 · −46.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Feeder cattle 3.00-6.00 higher. 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 $121.74/cwt on 45 head.
Average price
$121.74
45 head · 433 lb average
Value per head Derived
$527
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$6.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.38
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1449124.1555829
Medium and Large 2403117.3747316thin
One grade step is worth $6.79/cwt here — about $85 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
121.74
—
FL average10 barns · 907 hd
121.36
+0.38
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—Average1,56083.471,3022thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,20356.136758thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00546.764708thin

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 2427126.31/cwt125.00–127.005393
Steers—Medium and Large 1433141.13/cwt139.00–148.006114
Steers—Medium and Large 1467132.94/cwt129.00–135.006213
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310129.00/cwt129.00–129.004004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332145.95/cwt145.00–148.004856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370138.89/cwt135.00–143.005144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378122.66/cwt119.00–126.004644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426111.45/cwt109.00–115.004755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430117.56/cwt115.00–120.005064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472117.39/cwt117.00–118.005545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523104.65/cwt104.00–106.005473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533113.63/cwt112.00–117.006066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570107.54/cwt105.00–110.006134
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330160.95/cwt156.00–164.005315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368132.30/cwt129.00–137.0048710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475120.87/cwt117.00–125.005748
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477116.29/cwt115.00–119.005553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2536108.16/cwt107.00–113.005805
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,56083.47/cwt83.00–84.001,3022
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00546.76/cwt43.00–50.004708
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20356.13/cwt54.00–58.006758
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,041103.22/cwt95.00–112.501,0756

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.