Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder calves under 300 pounds 10-20 higher. Feeder cattle over 300 pounds steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.00/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$177.00

35 head · 353 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$17.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.58

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	356	183.68	653	22
Medium and Large 2	348	165.69	576	13thin

One grade step is worth $17.99/cwt here — about $77 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 sale35 hd

177.00

—

FL average10 barns · 667 hd

185.58

−8.58

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	1,604	76.21	1,222	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	52.94	628	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	52.10	809	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	48.81	487	8thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	181.70/cwt	180.00–185.00	500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	158.69/cwt	156.00–160.00	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	242.43/cwt	240.00–245.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	188.93/cwt	186.00–195.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	228.52/cwt	225.00–235.00	411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	149.88/cwt	146.00–155.00	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	186.57/cwt	185.00–190.00	416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	176.59/cwt	173.00–180.00	662	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	221.84/cwt	217.50–230.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	135.42/cwt	128.00–138.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	143.91/cwt	140.00–148.00	612	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	143.93/cwt	140.00–146.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	181.90/cwt	180.00–186.00	497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	145.56/cwt	144.00–148.00	767	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	266.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,085	97.28/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,055	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	55.34/cwt	53.00–57.00	587	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	77.66/cwt	74.00–84.00	735	14
Bulls	—	—	1,594	77.02/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,228	7
Bulls	—	—	1,890	87.03/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,645	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	52.10/cwt	48.00–55.00	809	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	48.81/cwt	45.00–52.00	487	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	52.47/cwt	47.00–55.00	614	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	57.65/cwt	57.00–58.00	774	3
Bulls	—	—	1,435	67.10/cwt	65.00–68.00	963	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 May 2, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 219Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 169Last week 184Year ago 0

Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder calves under 300 pounds 10-20 higher. Feeder cattle over 300 pounds steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	120.00	120.00
3	—	267	186.00–195.00	188.93
3	—	180	225.00–235.00	228.52
3	—	235	217.50–230.00	221.84
5	—	524	128.00–138.00	135.42
10	—	425	140.00–148.00	143.91
3	—	468	140.00–146.00	143.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	180.00–185.00	181.70
7	—	432	146.00–155.00	149.88
3	—	223	185.00–190.00	186.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	156.00–160.00	158.69
4	—	190	240.00–245.00	242.43
12	—	375	173.00–180.00	176.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	149.00	149.00
3	—	225	260.00–270.00	266.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	180.00–186.00	181.90
5	—	527	144.00–148.00	145.56

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	—	1,085	92.00–100.00	97.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,060	53.00–57.00	55.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	947	74.00–84.00	77.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,594	73.00–82.00	77.02
2	—	1,890	86.00–88.00	87.03
3	—	1,435	65.00–68.00	67.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,552	48.00–55.00	52.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	998	45.00–52.00	48.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,170	47.00–55.00	52.47
3	—	1,342	57.00–58.00	57.65

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