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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.31/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$133.31

91 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$163

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

$3.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.79

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	374	135.91	509	24
Medium and Large 1	507	132.38	672	67

One grade step is worth $3.53/cwt here — about −$163 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 sale91 hd

133.31

—

FL average7 barns · 602 hd

134.10

−0.79

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	1,549	79.08	1,225	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,288	50.01	644	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,056	47.72	504	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	45.66	466	18

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	47.72/cwt	46.00–51.00	504	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	169.65/cwt	168.00–170.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.60/cwt	114.00–120.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	140.90/cwt	138.00–144.00	517	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	141.11/cwt	138.00–144.00	470	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	131.07/cwt	127.00–133.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	88.48/cwt	88.00–90.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	168.44/cwt	164.00–170.00	721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	92.96/cwt	90.00–96.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	125.77/cwt	124.00–127.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	135.76/cwt	134.00–138.00	500	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	45.66/cwt	43.00–48.00	466	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	50.01/cwt	47.00–54.00	644	11
Bulls	—	—	1,549	79.08/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,225	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	149.09/cwt	146.00–152.00	640	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	130.91/cwt	128.00–137.00	696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	127.39/cwt	125.00–128.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	128.80/cwt	125.00–130.00	680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	122.14/cwt	121.00–123.00	749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	147.13/cwt	145.00–150.00	855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	114.66/cwt	113.00–117.00	820	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	59.04/cwt	55.00–64.00	595	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	90.33/cwt	86.00–95.00	901	12

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 Sep 5, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 340Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 149Last week 128Year ago 0

Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,056	46.00–51.00	47.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,020	43.00–48.00	45.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,288	47.00–54.00	50.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,549	77.00–85.00	79.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	168.00–170.00	169.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	114.00–120.00	117.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	367	138.00–144.00	140.90
3	—	472	127.00–133.00	131.07
4	—	834	88.00–90.00	88.48
2	—	770	90.00–96.00	92.96
19	—	429	146.00–152.00	149.09
5	—	568	125.00–128.00	127.39
8	—	528	125.00–130.00	128.80
7	—	613	121.00–123.00	122.14
4	—	673	116.00–118.00	116.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	333	138.00–144.00	141.11
5	—	468	124.00–127.00	125.77
9	—	368	134.00–138.00	135.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	164.00–170.00	168.44
4	—	670	130.00–132.00	130.98
1	—	635	144.00	144.00
5	—	581	145.00–150.00	147.13
6	—	715	113.00–117.00	114.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	128.00–137.00	130.91

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,008	55.00–64.00	59.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	998	86.00–95.00	90.33

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle