Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls to few to test. Feeder cattle steady in limited test. Feeder and replacement cows fully steady to firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $170.94/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$170.94

31 head · 332 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$19

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

$21.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.15

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	313	178.39	558	20
Medium and Large 2	366	157.40	577	11thin

One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about −$19 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 sale31 hd

170.94

—

FL average10 barns · 443 hd

146.79

+24.15

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	41.37	500	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	37.82	386	6thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	161.21/cwt	158.00–168.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	336	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	37.82/cwt	35.00–41.00	386	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	41.37/cwt	40.00–44.00	500	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	151.94/cwt	150.00–153.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	156.75/cwt	155.00–160.00	514	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	73.17/cwt	68.00–78.00	798	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	152.57/cwt	150.00–158.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	246.53/cwt	245.00–250.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	152.79/cwt	152.00–154.00	501	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	148.83/cwt	146.00–155.00	577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	118.38/cwt	115.00–122.00	675	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	38.03/cwt	36.00–40.00	238	40
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	169.80/cwt	165.00–172.00	479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	188	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	191.34/cwt	187.50–195.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	158.55/cwt	156.00–164.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	162.77/cwt	158.00–168.00	529	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	147.94/cwt	145.00–151.00	703	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 Jan 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 342Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 76Year ago 0

Slaughter cows and bulls to few to test. Feeder cattle steady in limited test. Feeder and replacement cows fully steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	158.00–168.00	161.21
10	—	328	152.00–154.00	152.79
6	—	388	146.00–155.00	148.83
4	—	570	115.00–122.00	118.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	150.00–153.00	151.94
3	—	328	155.00–160.00	156.75
3	—	282	165.00–172.00	169.80
2	—	475	145.00–151.00	147.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	188	280.00–285.00	282.47
3	—	278	187.50–195.00	191.34
3	—	382	156.00–164.00	158.55
12	—	325	158.00–168.00	162.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	150.00–158.00	152.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	228	245.00–250.00	246.53
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	625	36.00–40.00	38.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,020	35.00–41.00	37.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,209	40.00–44.00	41.37

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,091	68.00–78.00	73.17
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	865	80.00	80.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle