Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle uneven. Strong demand for steers/bulls under 300 pounds. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $233.51/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$233.51

84 head · 322 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$69.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.14

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	313	243.41	761	72
Medium and Large 2	382	174.11	664	12thin

One grade step is worth $69.30/cwt here — about $96 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 sale84 hd

233.51

—

FL average10 barns · 775 hd

205.37

+28.14

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	—	High	1,747	88.68	1,549	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	57.56	720	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,781	55.11	981	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	54.07	540	17

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	58.81/cwt	56.00–63.00	734	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	51.59/cwt	50.00–53.00	524	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	55.42/cwt	54.00–61.00	549	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,764	56.14/cwt	55.00–58.00	990	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,820	52.69/cwt	52.00–54.00	959	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	54.44/cwt	53.00–55.00	686	12
Bulls	—	—	1,988	97.54/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,939	2
Bulls	—	—	1,626	84.25/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,370	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	82.07/cwt	78.00–86.00	890	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	57.09/cwt	52.00–62.00	608	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,195	89.39/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,068	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,214.26/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	13,721	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	160.49/cwt	158.00–164.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	179.34/cwt	178.00–180.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	187.23/cwt	185.00–190.00	704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	188.82/cwt	188.00–190.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	151.96/cwt	150.00–155.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	943	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.95/cwt	148.00–152.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	179.26/cwt	175.00–180.00	559	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	280.49/cwt	270.00–295.00	640	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	152.78/cwt	152.00–154.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	179.97/cwt	178.00–182.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	166.91/cwt	164.00–173.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	269.33/cwt	260.00–275.00	741	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	183.79/cwt	182.50–185.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	170.18/cwt	166.00–176.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	148.39/cwt	142.00–150.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	163.28/cwt	160.00–167.00	444	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	168.05/cwt	164.00–170.00	630	3

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 14, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 281Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 198Last week 126Year ago 0

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle uneven. Strong demand for steers/bulls under 300 pounds. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,248	56.00–63.00	58.81
12	—	1,260	53.00–55.00	54.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,015	50.00–53.00	51.59
11	—	990	54.00–61.00	55.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,764	55.00–58.00	56.14
9	—	1,820	52.00–54.00	52.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,988	94.00–101.00	97.54
4	—	1,626	84.00–85.00	84.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	20	—	1,085	78.00–86.00	82.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,065	52.00–62.00	57.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,195	86.00–96.00	89.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,130	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,214.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	158.00–164.00	160.49
5	—	378	152.00–154.00	152.78
6	—	440	142.00–150.00	148.39
11	—	272	160.00–167.00	163.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	185.00	185.00
5	—	432	150.00–155.00	151.96
2	—	473	148.00–152.00	149.95
2	—	523	135.00–140.00	137.54
2	—	228	182.50–185.00	183.79
3	—	322	166.00–176.00	170.18
3	—	375	164.00–170.00	168.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	178.00–180.00	179.34
7	—	376	185.00–190.00	187.23
5	—	316	188.00–190.00	188.82
4	—	688	136.00–138.00	137.01
24	—	228	270.00–295.00	280.49
4	—	473	178.00–182.00	179.97
25	—	275	260.00–275.00	269.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	312	175.00–180.00	179.26
5	—	479	164.00–173.00	166.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	164.00	164.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle