Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.38/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$141.38

40 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$13.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.95

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	148.37	643	17thin
Medium and Large 3	400	141.16	565	6thin
Medium and Large 2	451	134.46	606	17thin

One grade step is worth $13.92/cwt here — about $37 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

141.38

—

FL average10 barns · 715 hd

156.33

−14.95

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	—	Low	1,328	65.30	867	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	52.73	760	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,055	50.62	534	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	820	42.09	345	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	382	180.02/cwt	178.00–181.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	170.30/cwt	168.00–177.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	161.97/cwt	160.00–164.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	131.04/cwt	128.00–134.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	148.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.52/cwt	128.00–133.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	174.07/cwt	172.00–178.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	94.03/cwt	90.00–98.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	144.46/cwt	141.00–148.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	145.05/cwt	142.00–148.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	137.34/cwt	136.00–140.00	696	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	45.97/cwt	45.00–47.00	455	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	52.95/cwt	50.00–57.00	576	4
Bulls	—	—	1,135	60.01/cwt	58.00–62.00	681	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	42.09/cwt	41.00–43.00	345	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	52.73/cwt	50.00–58.00	760	5
Bulls	—	—	1,520	70.59/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,073	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	68.04/cwt	66.00–70.00	856	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	92.98/cwt	90.00–96.00	916	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	82.95/cwt	80.00–86.00	912	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	928	795.35/cwt	725.00–875.00	7,381	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,149.75/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	11,383	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	936.61/cwt	900.00–975.00	9,834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	94.96/cwt	90.00–100.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	148.51/cwt	144.00–150.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	125.48/cwt	123.00–128.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	145.52/cwt	143.00–148.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	184.39/cwt	180.00–189.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	155.54/cwt	151.00–157.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	143.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	125.95/cwt	121.00–131.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	132.05/cwt	128.00–136.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	142.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	171.71/cwt	170.00–180.00	544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	113.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	151.34/cwt	150.00–152.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	171.83/cwt	162.00–175.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	156.53/cwt	154.00–159.00	610	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 16, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 602Last week 205Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 145Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle were steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	178.00–181.00	180.02
2	—	530	143.00–148.00	145.52
2	—	440	150.00–152.00	151.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	136.00–138.00	137.01
4	—	313	168.00–177.00	170.30
4	—	424	144.00–150.00	148.51
2	—	470	138.00–140.00	139.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	160.00–164.00	161.97
2	—	420	128.00–134.00	131.04
2	—	540	129.00–130.00	129.50
2	—	660	90.00–100.00	94.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	146.00–150.00	148.01
6	—	317	170.00–180.00	171.71
2	—	680	110.00–117.00	113.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	128.00–133.00	130.52
3	—	382	172.00–178.00	174.07
3	—	472	150.00–152.00	151.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	148.00–149.00	148.50
2	—	465	134.00–136.00	135.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	90.00–98.00	94.03
2	—	320	142.00–148.00	145.05
2	—	210	180.00–189.00	184.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	141.00–148.00	144.46
3	—	507	136.00–140.00	137.34
2	—	590	123.00–128.00	125.48
4	—	411	140.00–150.00	142.52
4	—	318	162.00–175.00	171.83
2	—	390	154.00–159.00	156.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	106.00–108.00	106.99
4	—	318	151.00–157.00	155.54
3	—	367	140.00–150.00	143.27
6	—	515	121.00–131.00	125.95
2	—	420	128.00–136.00	132.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	45.00–47.00	45.97
4	—	1,088	50.00–57.00	52.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	41.00–43.00	42.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,441	50.00–58.00	52.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	58.00–62.00	60.01
2	—	1,520	68.00–73.00	70.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	66.00–70.00	68.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	90.00–96.00	92.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	80.00–86.00	82.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	928	725.00–875.00	795.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,149.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	900.00–975.00	936.61

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle