Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-23

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.91/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$154.91

31 head · 365 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$15.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.03

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	370	165.67	613	9thin
Medium and Large 2	363	150.50	546	22

One grade step is worth $15.17/cwt here — about $67 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 sale31 hd

154.91

—

FL average10 barns · 841 hd

150.87

+4.03

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	1,650	78.62	1,297	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,363	55.33	754	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	53.33	633	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	45.93	469	6thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	168.72/cwt	167.50–170.00	709	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	749	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	201.66/cwt	198.00–205.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	187	250.07/cwt	245.00–255.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	261	162.18/cwt	160.00–170.00	423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.95/cwt	148.00–152.00	566	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	963	73.28/cwt	69.00–86.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.95/cwt	138.00–144.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	170.28/cwt	165.00–172.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	154.96/cwt	150.00–158.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	149.02/cwt	148.00–150.00	703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	184.86/cwt	180.00–190.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	189.48/cwt	189.00–190.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.09/cwt	156.00–165.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	206.35/cwt	196.00–212.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	152.66/cwt	152.00–154.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	175.96/cwt	175.00–177.00	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	218.43/cwt	216.00–220.00	581	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	51.96/cwt	50.00–54.00	624	8
Bulls	—	—	1,501	76.16/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,143	3
Bulls	—	—	2,095	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,802	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	107.88/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,106	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	45.93/cwt	44.00–48.00	469	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	52.58/cwt	50.00–55.00	753	4

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 23, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 602Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 130Last week 41Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	167.50–170.00	168.72
4	—	325	198.00–205.00	201.66
2	—	187	245.00–255.00	250.07
8	—	266	216.00–220.00	218.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	150.00–158.00	154.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	261	160.00–170.00	162.18
11	—	375	148.00–152.00	150.95
6	—	425	138.00–144.00	139.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	165.00–172.00	170.28
3	—	436	152.00–154.00	152.66
2	—	270	175.00–177.00	175.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	148.00–150.00	149.02
2	—	420	152.00	152.00
2	—	267	180.00–190.00	184.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	189.00–190.00	189.48
3	—	423	156.00–165.00	162.09
3	—	278	196.00–212.00	206.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,270	59.00	59.00
4	—	1,432	50.00–55.00	52.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,155	57.00	57.00
8	—	1,200	50.00–54.00	51.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,022	44.00–48.00	45.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,501	74.00–78.00	76.16
1	—	2,095	86.00	86.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	963	69.00–86.00	73.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	104.00–112.00	107.88

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

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