Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.39/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$163.39

40 head · 352 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$9.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.31

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	367	167.29	615	23
Medium and Large 3	272	158.71	432	2thin
Medium and Large 2	340	158.04	537	15thin

One grade step is worth $9.24/cwt here — about $78 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 sale40 hd

163.39

—

FL average10 barns · 1,079 hd

156.08

+7.31

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	1,565	81.10	1,269	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	55.17	625	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,336	55.08	736	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	51.83	559	5thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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 2	—	322	170.40/cwt	168.00–178.00	549	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	51.83/cwt	50.00–53.00	559	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	54.12/cwt	53.00–56.00	700	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	56.83/cwt	56.00–57.00	804	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	54.33/cwt	54.00–55.00	598	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	56.98/cwt	56.00–59.00	684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	171.56/cwt	168.00–174.00	570	7
Bulls	—	—	1,565	81.10/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,269	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	71.85/cwt	68.00–76.00	683	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	60.22/cwt	55.00–65.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	173.90/cwt	170.00–176.00	463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	162.71/cwt	159.00–164.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	134.90/cwt	132.00–138.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	156.73/cwt	154.00–158.00	564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	193.70/cwt	191.00–196.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	166.54/cwt	165.00–168.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	158.71/cwt	154.00–163.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	202.58/cwt	200.00–205.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	156.10/cwt	150.00–158.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	150.04/cwt	147.00–154.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	159.73/cwt	156.00–162.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	140.58/cwt	140.00–143.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	175.55/cwt	174.00–180.00	635	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	150.28/cwt	148.00–155.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	173.29/cwt	170.00–180.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	171.93/cwt	170.00–175.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	187.36/cwt	185.00–189.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	215.17/cwt	210.00–220.00	478	2

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 9, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 245Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 145Last week 169Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	322	168.00–178.00	170.40
4	—	475	159.00–164.00	162.71
8	—	360	154.00–158.00	156.73
2	—	420	160.00–162.00	161.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	148.00–155.00	150.28
3	—	476	170.00–180.00	173.29
3	—	425	170.00–175.00	171.93
3	—	320	185.00–189.00	187.36
2	—	222	210.00–220.00	215.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	332	168.00–174.00	171.56
3	—	275	191.00–196.00	193.70
2	—	370	165.00–168.00	166.54
2	—	227	200.00–205.00	202.58
4	—	432	150.00–158.00	156.10
5	—	476	140.00–143.00	140.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	266	170.00–176.00	173.90
7	—	380	147.00–154.00	150.04
5	—	328	156.00–162.00	159.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	272	154.00–163.00	158.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	132.00–138.00	134.90
10	—	362	174.00–180.00	175.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,078	50.00–53.00	51.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,293	53.00–56.00	54.12
6	—	1,414	56.00–57.00	56.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,101	54.00–55.00	54.33
7	—	1,201	56.00–59.00	56.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	79.00–83.00	81.10

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)	3	—	951	68.00–76.00	71.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	925	55.00–65.00	60.22

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle