Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes under 400 pounds steady over 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.70/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$129.70

86 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$14.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.76

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	412	135.05	557	54
Medium and Large 2	431	120.68	521	32

One grade step is worth $14.37/cwt here — about $36 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 sale86 hd

129.70

—

FL average8 barns · 762 hd

135.47

−5.76

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	—	High	1,780	84.00	1,495	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	55.39	774	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	52.88	641	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	45.15	463	31

Every lot, as filed

30 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 3	—	274	172.77/cwt	170.00–180.00	473	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	161.12/cwt	156.00–166.00	520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	172.47/cwt	170.00–174.00	643	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	149.38/cwt	148.00–152.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	120.13/cwt	118.00–122.00	560	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	106.48/cwt	106.00–108.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	132.39/cwt	130.00–139.00	577	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	146.31/cwt	144.00–150.00	483	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	149.89/cwt	148.00–152.00	412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	141.70/cwt	138.00–144.00	531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	137.27/cwt	136.00–138.00	723	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	144.28/cwt	143.00–146.00	391	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	129.01/cwt	128.00–134.00	621	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	103.49/cwt	103.00–104.00	538	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	527	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	212.08/cwt	205.00–220.00	573	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	200.25/cwt	196.00–206.00	655	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	159.91/cwt	156.00–164.00	604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	161.18/cwt	160.00–162.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	212.16/cwt	205.00–220.00	467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.41/cwt	138.00–139.00	724	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	194.36/cwt	187.00–196.00	447	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	986.45/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	10,289	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	54.97/cwt	52.00–60.00	559	34
Bulls	—	—	1,780	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,495	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	52.88/cwt	50.00–54.00	641	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	53.84/cwt	52.00–55.00	741	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	57.97/cwt	57.00–59.00	832	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	45.68/cwt	44.00–48.00	471	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	42.42/cwt	40.00–44.00	424	5

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 Aug 8, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 374Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 66Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 155Last week 198Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes under 400 pounds steady over 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	274	170.00–180.00	172.77
4	—	323	156.00–166.00	161.12
3	—	377	148.00–152.00	149.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	170.00–174.00	172.47
12	—	270	205.00–220.00	212.08
10	—	327	196.00–206.00	200.25
5	—	431	160.00–162.00	161.18
4	—	220	205.00–220.00	212.16
10	—	523	138.00–139.00	138.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	270	195.00	195.00
6	—	378	156.00–164.00	159.91
5	—	230	187.00–196.00	194.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	466	118.00–122.00	120.13
9	—	271	143.00–146.00	144.28
12	—	520	103.00–104.00	103.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	106.00–108.00	106.48
11	—	436	130.00–139.00	132.39
11	—	330	144.00–150.00	146.31
6	—	275	148.00–152.00	149.89
5	—	375	138.00–144.00	141.70
17	—	481	128.00–134.00	129.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	527	136.00–138.00	137.27

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,043	900.00–1,075.00	986.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,017	52.00–60.00	54.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	84.00	84.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,212	50.00–54.00	52.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,376	52.00–55.00	53.84
3	—	1,435	57.00–59.00	57.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,031	44.00–48.00	45.68
5	—	1,000	40.00–44.00	42.42

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