Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.32/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$180.32

53 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$5.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.50

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	181.30	824	31
Medium and Large 2	370	180.93	669	14thin
Medium and Large 3	271	175.44	475	8thin

One grade step is worth $5.86/cwt here — about $348 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 sale53 hd

180.32

—

FL average10 barns · 547 hd

197.81

−17.50

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	1,662	84.44	1,403	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	55.13	703	22

Every lot, as filed

31 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	164.34/cwt	164.00–165.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	171.48/cwt	170.00–174.00	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	184.77/cwt	180.00–188.00	567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	199.37/cwt	194.00–202.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	172.66/cwt	172.00–174.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	161.29/cwt	160.00–164.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	185.44/cwt	179.00–186.00	794	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	187.36/cwt	186.00–188.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	184.95/cwt	182.00–186.00	677	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	181.26/cwt	180.00–184.00	787	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	180.59/cwt	178.00–184.00	498	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	178.67/cwt	177.00–184.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	155.96/cwt	152.00–158.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	159.94/cwt	158.00–168.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	131.32/cwt	130.00–134.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	157.80/cwt	156.00–159.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	121.13/cwt	120.00–122.00	758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	170.27/cwt	164.00–184.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	151.68/cwt	150.00–154.00	629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	159.94/cwt	158.00–162.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	271	175.44/cwt	170.00–180.00	475	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	146.97/cwt	146.00–148.00	703	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,033	100.10/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,034	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	82.14/cwt	80.00–85.00	833	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	1,233.44/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	14,296	4
Bulls	—	—	1,662	84.44/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,403	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	654	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	57.73/cwt	57.00–60.00	746	12

How this sale compares

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 Mar 7, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 327Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 126Last week 111Year ago 0

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	164.00–165.00	164.34
5	—	307	180.00–188.00	184.77
3	—	263	194.00–202.00	199.37
3	—	428	172.00–174.00	172.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	170.00–174.00	171.48
3	—	577	160.00–164.00	161.29
24	—	428	179.00–186.00	185.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	271	170.00–180.00	175.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	186.00–188.00	187.36
8	—	366	182.00–186.00	184.95
11	—	434	180.00–184.00	181.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	276	178.00–184.00	180.59
4	—	335	177.00–184.00	178.67
3	—	465	152.00–158.00	155.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	124.00–126.00	124.98
5	—	382	158.00–168.00	159.94
5	—	431	156.00–159.00	157.80
7	—	626	120.00–122.00	121.13
4	—	533	138.00–140.00	139.00
2	—	478	146.00–148.00	146.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	156.00	156.00
3	—	537	130.00–134.00	131.32
3	—	277	164.00–184.00	170.27
7	—	415	150.00–154.00	151.68
4	—	330	158.00–162.00	159.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,033	98.00–102.00	100.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,014	80.00–85.00	82.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,159	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,233.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,662	83.00–87.00	84.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,257	52.00	52.00
12	—	1,292	57.00–60.00	57.73

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.

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North Florida Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

North Florida Livestock Auction - Ellisville, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle