Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls were slightly lower. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were uneven but mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Replacement and feeder cattle were in high demand, and firm demand for bred cows.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $143.63/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$143.63

49 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$17.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.84

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	403	157.72	636	7thin
Medium and Large 1	461	151.81	700	5thin
Medium and Large 3	454	139.85	635	37

One grade step is worth $17.86/cwt here — about $0 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 sale49 hd

143.63

—

FL average10 barns · 428 hd

142.78

+0.84

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	1,569	73.10	1,147	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	45.97	632	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	42.43	508	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	38.77	417	10

Every lot, as filed

37 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	42.93/cwt	40.00–46.00	586	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	42.43/cwt	40.00–45.00	508	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	37.47/cwt	35.00–39.00	387	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	40.72/cwt	40.00–42.00	464	4
Bulls	—	—	1,485	70.40/cwt	66.00–76.00	1,045	4
Bulls	—	—	1,738	78.49/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,364	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	52.05/cwt	51.00–53.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	151.81/cwt	151.00–155.00	700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	167.36/cwt	162.00–170.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	133.99/cwt	133.00–136.00	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	155.99/cwt	154.00–158.00	582	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	653	97.99/cwt	96.00–100.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	509	124.51/cwt	120.00–126.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	151.32/cwt	150.00–154.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	98.01/cwt	97.00–99.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	163.08/cwt	160.00–166.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	103.09/cwt	100.00–106.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	164.48/cwt	163.00–166.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	161.36/cwt	160.00–164.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	133.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	146.01/cwt	144.00–148.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	132.84/cwt	132.00–138.00	490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.48/cwt	118.00–119.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	112.60/cwt	110.00–114.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	166.95/cwt	166.00–168.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	150.93/cwt	150.00–152.00	637	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	110.02/cwt	108.00–114.00	448	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	73.09/cwt	72.00–74.00	887	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,208	65.90/cwt	64.00–68.00	796	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	948	822.43/cwt	800.00–850.00	7,797	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	935	676.20/cwt	650.00–700.00	6,322	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 Oct 3, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 387Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 153Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,365	40.00–46.00	42.93
2	—	1,395	51.00–53.00	52.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,198	40.00–45.00	42.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,033	35.00–39.00	37.47
4	—	1,139	40.00–42.00	40.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,485	66.00–76.00	70.40
2	—	1,738	78.00–79.00	78.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	151.00–155.00	151.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	162.00–170.00	167.36
2	—	458	142.00–145.00	143.49
2	—	408	155.00–160.00	157.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	133.00–136.00	133.99
8	—	373	154.00–158.00	155.99
2	—	508	128.00–129.00	128.50
2	—	653	96.00–100.00	97.99
6	—	568	110.00–114.00	112.60
2	—	323	166.00–168.00	166.95
11	—	422	150.00–152.00	150.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	509	120.00–126.00	124.51
3	—	363	160.00–164.00	161.36
2	—	458	144.00–148.00	146.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	150.00–154.00	151.32
4	—	515	130.00–138.00	133.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	97.00–99.00	98.01
6	—	525	100.00–106.00	103.09
6	—	407	108.00–114.00	110.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	160.00–166.00	163.08
2	—	583	106.00–108.00	106.99
7	—	369	132.00–138.00	132.84
2	—	525	118.00–119.00	118.48
6	—	407	120.00–122.00	120.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	163.00–166.00	164.48
2	—	465	130.00–135.00	132.47

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)	2	—	1,213	72.00–74.00	73.09
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,208	64.00–68.00	65.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	948	800.00–850.00	822.43
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	650.00–700.00	676.20

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

Bulls · 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