Sale reports / Florida / North Florida Livestock Market / 2019-09-18

North Florida Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ellisville, Florida · Wed, Sep 18
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423
Feeder Cattle receipts
345 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 397▼ 53 vs year ago 398 · −13.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 120▼ 85 vs year ago 121 · −70.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 110▼ 54 vs year ago 128 · −42.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady. 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 $113.67/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$113.67
62 head · 397 lb average
Value per head Derived
$451
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$74
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.65/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 1407121.8249625
Medium and Large 2390108.1642237
One grade step is worth $13.65/cwt here — about $74 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 sale62 hd
113.67
—
FL average10 barns · 1,056 hd
114.05
−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—Average1,51587.961,3335thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26357.8273011
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00351.625188thin

Every lot

21 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2370130.30/cwt128.00–134.004825
Steers—Medium and Large 1428136.91/cwt134.00–140.005866
Steers—Medium and Large 1635106.36/cwt105.00–109.006755
Steers—Medium and Large 1670102.49/cwt101.00–106.0068715
Steers—Medium and Large 1720102.26/cwt102.00–103.007364
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2288113.95/cwt110.00–116.003286
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323112.80/cwt110.00–118.003649
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330121.39/cwt119.00–124.004016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368108.07/cwt106.00–111.003985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380121.58/cwt120.00–125.004626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419122.86/cwt122.00–125.0051511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427106.75/cwt104.00–112.004569
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515100.26/cwt100.00–101.005168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement658118.07/cwt112.00–124.007772
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270135.85/cwt132.00–140.003674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275148.84/cwt146.00–152.0040910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366137.08/cwt135.00–140.005025
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,51587.96/cwt86.00–89.001,3335
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00351.62/cwt50.00–53.005188
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26357.82/cwt55.00–61.0073011
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2765126.42/cwt112.00–145.0096712

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.