Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were slightly higher, slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder steers were 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 higher and feeder heifers were slightly higher. Replacement bred cows were in high demand and were slightly higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.77/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$166.77

47 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$34.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.47

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	180.69	756	23
Medium and Large 2	392	175.36	687	6thin
Medium and Large 3	438	146.12	640	18thin

One grade step is worth $34.57/cwt here — about $116 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 sale47 hd

166.77

—

FL average10 barns · 795 hd

163.30

+3.47

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	1,584	63.56	1,007	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	45.12	587	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	41.08	474	10

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	56.91/cwt	52.00–62.00	649	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	725	102.38/cwt	100.00–105.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	164.06/cwt	160.00–168.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	172.08/cwt	170.00–174.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	146.96/cwt	146.00–148.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	653	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	154.03/cwt	150.00–158.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	134.04/cwt	132.00–136.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	168.48/cwt	165.00–172.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	116.96/cwt	114.00–120.00	497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	184.43/cwt	178.00–188.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	133.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	106.85/cwt	100.00–109.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	131.62/cwt	130.00–138.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	146.66/cwt	146.00–148.00	386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	91.53/cwt	90.00–93.00	529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	192.38/cwt	190.00–196.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	126.02/cwt	124.00–128.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	161.53/cwt	158.00–165.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	106.48/cwt	101.00–108.00	561	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	112.23/cwt	109.00–113.00	534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	140.65/cwt	138.00–146.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	191.07/cwt	186.00–196.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	185.51/cwt	185.00–186.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	179.49/cwt	177.00–180.00	739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	150.48/cwt	149.00–152.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	211.76/cwt	211.00–212.50	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	149.51/cwt	148.00–151.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	206.15/cwt	201.00–208.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	173.03/cwt	170.00–177.50	531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	155.07/cwt	152.00–158.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	111.01/cwt	108.00–114.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	166.45/cwt	164.00–169.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	119.52/cwt	118.00–120.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	594	106.01/cwt	100.00–108.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	153.99/cwt	152.00–156.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	103.30/cwt	100.00–110.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	279	191.87/cwt	190.00–198.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	184.08/cwt	182.00–186.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	160.97/cwt	160.00–163.00	689	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	938	752.53/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,059	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	632.56/cwt	600.00–675.00	6,484	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	82.72/cwt	77.50–87.50	769	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	65.00/cwt	64.00–66.00	969	2
Bulls	—	—	1,955	73.52/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,437	2
Bulls	—	—	1,308	52.16/cwt	50.00–54.00	682	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	44.12/cwt	41.00–46.00	531	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	42.45/cwt	41.00–44.00	576	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	46.45/cwt	45.00–48.00	590	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	36.53/cwt	34.00–39.00	395	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 Oct 24, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 409Last week 487Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 84Year ago 0

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	52.00–62.00	56.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	725	100.00–105.00	102.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	77.50–87.50	82.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	700.00–800.00	752.53
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	600.00–675.00	632.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	160.00–168.00	164.06
2	—	425	146.00–148.00	146.96
2	—	653	90.00–91.00	90.50
2	—	515	120.00–124.00	122.04
2	—	358	150.00–158.00	154.03
2	—	460	130.00–138.00	133.96
4	—	594	100.00–108.00	106.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	170.00–174.00	172.08
2	—	515	132.00–136.00	134.04
2	—	383	165.00–172.00	168.48
2	—	438	152.00–156.00	153.99
3	—	617	100.00–110.00	103.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	178.00–188.00	184.43
2	—	535	140.00–145.00	142.48
2	—	693	119.00–120.00	119.50
4	—	279	190.00–198.00	191.87
4	—	328	182.00–186.00	184.08
3	—	428	160.00–163.00	160.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	114.00–120.00	116.96
5	—	356	130.00–138.00	131.62
3	—	263	146.00–148.00	146.66
6	—	578	90.00–93.00	91.53
2	—	658	90.00–95.00	92.51
9	—	527	101.00–108.00	106.48
5	—	476	109.00–113.00	112.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	100.00–109.00	106.85
2	—	268	158.00–165.00	161.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	124.00–128.00	126.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	190.00–196.00	192.38
6	—	412	177.00–180.00	179.49
4	—	538	149.00–152.00	150.48
2	—	293	211.00–212.50	211.76
4	—	326	201.00–208.00	206.15
2	—	633	132.00–135.00	133.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	138.00–146.00	140.65
5	—	307	170.00–177.50	173.03
2	—	415	152.00–158.00	155.07
2	—	643	108.00–114.00	111.01
2	—	368	164.00–169.00	166.45
4	—	531	118.00–120.00	119.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	186.00–196.00	191.07
2	—	368	185.00–186.00	185.51
2	—	468	148.00–151.00	149.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	64.00–66.00	65.00
2	—	1,955	71.00–76.00	73.52
2	—	1,308	50.00–54.00	52.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,203	41.00–46.00	44.12
4	—	1,081	34.00–39.00	36.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	41.00–44.00	42.45
4	—	1,271	45.00–48.00	46.45

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle