Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows firm. Slaughter bulls limited test. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers fully steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.53/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$152.53

66 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$10.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.82

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	387	159.40	617	21
Medium and Large 2	418	149.33	625	45

One grade step is worth $10.07/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale66 hd

152.53

—

FL average7 barns · 539 hd

154.35

−1.82

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	1,345	74.01	995	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,132	55.03	623	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	50.44	547	4thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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	—	269	213.23/cwt	212.00–216.00	574	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	233	216.90/cwt	214.00–220.00	505	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	202.38/cwt	200.00–210.00	542	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	158.76/cwt	158.00–160.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	148.08/cwt	144.00–152.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	162.51/cwt	162.00–164.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	157.09/cwt	154.00–160.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	156.94/cwt	154.00–160.00	585	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	161.63/cwt	159.00–164.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	136.25/cwt	134.00–139.00	717	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	153.94/cwt	150.00–156.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	164.22/cwt	160.00–168.00	374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	147.59/cwt	144.00–151.00	698	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.62/cwt	142.00–149.00	619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	157.17/cwt	155.00–162.00	523	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,248.12/cwt	1,100.00–1,375.00	14,952	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	76.57/cwt	66.00–84.00	771	45
Bulls	—	—	1,345	74.01/cwt	73.00–75.00	995	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	59.54/cwt	58.00–61.00	758	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	54.15/cwt	52.00–56.00	598	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	50.44/cwt	49.00–52.00	547	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 30, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 282Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 169Last week 130Year ago 0

Slaughter cows firm. Slaughter bulls limited test. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers fully steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	269	212.00–216.00	213.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	233	214.00–220.00	216.90
12	—	268	200.00–210.00	202.38
5	—	425	158.00–160.00	158.76
4	—	480	144.00–152.00	148.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	162.00–164.00	162.51
6	—	433	154.00–160.00	157.09
8	—	328	159.00–164.00	161.63
3	—	472	150.00–156.00	153.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	373	154.00–160.00	156.94
10	—	526	134.00–139.00	136.25
4	—	228	160.00–168.00	164.22
8	—	473	144.00–151.00	147.59
8	—	425	142.00–149.00	145.62
3	—	333	155.00–162.00	157.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,198	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,248.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	1,007	66.00–84.00	76.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	73.00–75.00	74.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,273	58.00–61.00	59.54
36	—	1,105	52.00–56.00	54.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,085	49.00–52.00	50.44

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle