Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-18

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $168.59/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$168.59

41 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$13.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.49

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	390	175.26	684	20
Medium and Large 2	409	162.23	664	21

One grade step is worth $13.03/cwt here — about $20 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 sale41 hd

168.59

—

FL average9 barns · 353 hd

159.10

+9.49

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	1,747	74.40	1,300	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	55.25	782	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	53.02	616	19

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	185.95/cwt	182.00–188.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	168.70/cwt	168.00–170.00	784	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	54.37/cwt	52.00–57.00	772	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	59.35/cwt	58.00–62.00	828	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	53.02/cwt	50.00–56.00	616	19
Bulls	—	—	1,747	74.40/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,300	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	70.09/cwt	65.00–76.00	699	27
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	695	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	556	11
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	645	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	413	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,003	102.45/cwt	98.00–114.00	1,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	180.93/cwt	174.00–184.00	673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	166.54/cwt	165.00–168.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	206.23/cwt	205.00–210.00	429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	203.09/cwt	195.00–205.00	457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	174.28/cwt	172.00–175.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	145.71/cwt	143.00–149.00	621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	161.08/cwt	158.00–164.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	157.88/cwt	157.50–159.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	144.17/cwt	143.00–147.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	158.97/cwt	157.00–166.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	175.99/cwt	170.00–180.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	145.50/cwt	142.00–149.00	762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	181.31/cwt	175.00–186.00	477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	179.31/cwt	178.00–181.00	676	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	187.53/cwt	186.00–188.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	145.32/cwt	144.00–146.00	814	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 Apr 18, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 193Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 184Last week 105Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	331	182.00–188.00	185.95
3	—	465	168.00–170.00	168.70
7	—	377	178.00–181.00	179.31
4	—	275	186.00–188.00	187.53
3	—	560	144.00–146.00	145.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	436	157.00–166.00	158.97
3	—	331	170.00–180.00	175.99
7	—	524	142.00–149.00	145.50
5	—	263	175.00–186.00	181.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	174.00–184.00	180.93
4	—	208	205.00–210.00	206.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	165.00–168.00	166.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	225	195.00–205.00	203.09
4	—	328	172.00–175.00	174.28
9	—	426	143.00–149.00	145.71
2	—	370	158.00–164.00	161.08
6	—	475	143.00–147.00	144.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	268	157.50–159.00	157.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,420	52.00–57.00	54.37
3	—	1,395	58.00–62.00	59.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,161	50.00–56.00	53.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,747	73.00–79.00	74.40

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)	27	—	998	65.00–76.00	70.09
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	695	80.00	80.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	645	64.00	64.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,003	98.00–114.00	102.45

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

Bulls · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle