Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter classes were steady. Feeder classes were slightly higher , replacement cows steady and in high demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.72/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$137.72

45 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$144

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

$3.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.75

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	425	138.49	589	13thin
Medium and Large 3	397	137.83	547	27
Medium and Large 1	542	135.15	732	5thin

One grade step is worth $3.34/cwt here — about −$144 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 sale45 hd

137.72

—

FL average10 barns · 706 hd

147.47

−9.75

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	1,349	77.58	1,047	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	56.73	812	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	51.98	625	6thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1	—	265	205.02/cwt	204.00–206.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	197.29/cwt	192.50–202.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	164.66/cwt	164.00–166.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	152.66/cwt	152.00–153.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	190.98/cwt	190.00–192.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	170.96/cwt	168.00–174.00	641	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	714.12/cwt	675.00–750.00	8,248	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	888	83.67/cwt	80.00–88.00	743	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	893	71.08/cwt	67.00–76.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	195.36/cwt	192.00–199.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	160.46/cwt	159.00–162.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	134.98/cwt	132.00–138.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	141.94/cwt	140.00–148.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	185.45/cwt	182.00–189.00	677	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	59.53/cwt	56.00–64.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	123.98/cwt	120.00–128.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	142.59/cwt	140.00–144.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	163.14/cwt	160.00–166.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	124.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	156.98/cwt	156.00–158.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	141.31/cwt	140.00–144.00	618	3
Bulls	—	—	1,008	72.49/cwt	70.00–75.00	731	2
Bulls	—	—	1,463	79.28/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,160	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	51.98/cwt	47.00–56.00	625	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,208	53.93/cwt	53.00–55.00	651	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	901.40/cwt	850.00–950.00	9,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	155.01/cwt	153.00–156.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	159.96/cwt	158.00–162.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	153.02/cwt	152.00–154.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	138.00/cwt	137.00–139.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	169.43/cwt	168.00–172.50	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	144.97/cwt	144.00–150.00	692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	132.39/cwt	130.00–134.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	114.03/cwt	112.00–118.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	141.76/cwt	141.00–142.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	171.82/cwt	170.00–180.00	387	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	132.47/cwt	130.00–136.00	566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	128.23/cwt	126.00–129.00	589	8

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 Mar 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 174Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 48Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 71Year ago 198

Slaughter classes were steady. Feeder classes were slightly higher , replacement cows steady and in high demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	204.00–206.00	205.02
2	—	308	192.50–202.00	197.29
3	—	487	164.00–166.00	164.66
3	—	508	152.00–153.00	152.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	190.00–192.00	190.98
2	—	375	168.00–174.00	170.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	156.00–158.00	156.98
3	—	437	140.00–144.00	141.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	192.00–199.00	195.36
2	—	525	159.00–162.00	160.46
2	—	685	132.00–138.00	134.98
4	—	579	140.00–148.00	141.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	182.00–189.00	185.45
3	—	517	153.00–156.00	155.01
4	—	470	158.00–162.00	159.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	152.00–154.00	153.02
2	—	508	137.00–139.00	138.00
3	—	382	168.00–172.50	169.43
6	—	477	144.00–150.00	144.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	120.00–128.00	123.98
3	—	468	140.00–144.00	142.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	160.00–166.00	163.14
2	—	508	120.00–128.00	124.02
4	—	385	140.00–142.00	141.01
5	—	487	130.00–134.00	132.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	112.00–118.00	114.03
4	—	338	141.00–142.00	141.76
5	—	225	170.00–180.00	171.82
7	—	427	130.00–136.00	132.47
8	—	459	126.00–129.00	128.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	675.00–750.00	714.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	850.00–950.00	901.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	888	80.00–88.00	83.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	67.00–76.00	71.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	56.00–64.00	59.53
2	—	1,208	53.00–55.00	53.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,202	47.00–56.00	51.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	70.00–75.00	72.49
6	—	1,463	77.00–82.00	79.28

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