Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter classes steady. Feeder classes steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm,

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.99/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$138.99

39 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$226

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

$14.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.59

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	349	144.90	506	23
Medium and Large 1	560	130.48	731	16thin

One grade step is worth $14.42/cwt here — about −$226 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 sale39 hd

138.99

—

FL average10 barns · 812 hd

151.58

−12.59

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	1,830	84.55	1,547	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	55.77	720	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,314	53.92	709	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	49.68	522	11

Every lot, as filed

23 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%	—	1,216	53.55/cwt	49.00–56.00	651	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	49.68/cwt	48.00–51.00	522	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,314	53.92/cwt	53.00–55.00	709	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	58.43/cwt	57.00–60.00	807	5
Bulls	—	—	1,830	84.55/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,547	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	81.13/cwt	78.00–86.00	825	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	63.85/cwt	60.00–67.00	700	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	915.16/cwt	850.00–950.00	8,868	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	176.07/cwt	174.00–178.00	484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	157.25/cwt	156.00–160.00	436	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	138.25/cwt	137.00–140.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	145.61/cwt	144.00–146.00	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	152.97/cwt	149.00–157.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	136.96/cwt	136.00–142.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	106.83/cwt	105.00–109.00	887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	128.15/cwt	127.00–130.00	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	118.69/cwt	116.00–125.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	146.05/cwt	144.00–148.00	486	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	177.42/cwt	174.00–178.00	474	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	155.24/cwt	152.00–156.00	837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	714	116.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	832	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	155.05/cwt	152.00–157.00	740	5

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 Apr 11, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 207Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 146Year ago 0

Slaughter classes steady. Feeder classes steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm,

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,216	49.00–56.00	53.55
5	—	1,381	57.00–60.00	58.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,050	48.00–51.00	49.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,314	53.00–55.00	53.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	84.00–85.00	84.55

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)	9	—	1,017	78.00–86.00	81.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,096	60.00–67.00	63.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	969	850.00–950.00	915.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	174.00–178.00	176.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	629	127.00–130.00	128.15
4	—	720	116.00–125.00	118.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	277	156.00–160.00	157.25
5	—	427	137.00–140.00	138.25
6	—	372	136.00–142.00	136.96
6	—	333	144.00–148.00	146.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	144.00–146.00	145.61
4	—	318	149.00–157.00	152.97
7	—	830	105.00–109.00	106.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	267	174.00–178.00	177.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	539	152.00–156.00	155.24
10	—	714	115.00–120.00	116.47
5	—	565	143.00	143.00
5	—	477	152.00–157.00	155.05

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

Heifers · 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