Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter steady, feeders unevenly steady. Replacement cattle were steady and in high demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $162.83/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$162.83

38 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$21.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.56

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	360	174.54	628	12thin
Medium and Large 1	480	164.03	787	11thin
Medium and Large 3	413	152.58	630	15thin

One grade step is worth $21.95/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale38 hd

162.83

—

FL average10 barns · 461 hd

160.27

+2.56

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	—	Low	1,673	73.48	1,229	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,370	56.00	767	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,360	53.14	723	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,074	49.61	533	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	—	475	161.21/cwt	156.00–166.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	156.54/cwt	155.00–158.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	149.54/cwt	145.00–154.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	173.95/cwt	170.00–175.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	195.09/cwt	190.00–200.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	150.04/cwt	146.00–154.00	690	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	811.38/cwt	775.00–850.00	9,493	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,123.02/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	12,746	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	948.94/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	11,197	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	71.36/cwt	66.00–76.00	699	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	87.71/cwt	86.00–90.00	873	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	73.55/cwt	68.00–78.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	258	181.98/cwt	180.00–184.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	157.48/cwt	156.00–159.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	132.99/cwt	130.00–136.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	356	166.48/cwt	162.00–168.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	135.59/cwt	135.00–138.00	643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	182.67/cwt	182.00–184.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	171.24/cwt	170.00–176.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	125.03/cwt	122.00–128.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	161.28/cwt	160.00–164.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	209	182.37/cwt	175.00–185.00	381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	156.02/cwt	153.00–159.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	124.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	143.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	134.65/cwt	130.00–139.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	152.84/cwt	150.00–159.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	162.08/cwt	160.00–164.00	524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	183.07/cwt	180.00–186.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	208	203.44/cwt	200.00–210.00	423	3
Bulls	—	—	1,605	66.48/cwt	66.00–67.00	1,067	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	80.46/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,406	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	73.48/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,227	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	44.23/cwt	41.00–47.00	439	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	52.30/cwt	50.00–55.00	583	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	45.93/cwt	44.00–48.00	661	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	54.35/cwt	51.00–57.00	710	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	58.52/cwt	58.00–59.00	796	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,370	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	767	1

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 Apr 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 227Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 70Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 130Year ago 184

Slaughter steady, feeders unevenly steady. Replacement cattle were 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	—	475	156.00–166.00	161.21
2	—	525	155.00–158.00	156.54
2	—	590	145.00–154.00	149.54
5	—	420	170.00–175.00	173.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	190.00–200.00	195.09
2	—	460	146.00–154.00	150.04
3	—	327	182.00–184.00	182.67
5	—	378	170.00–176.00	171.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	180.00–184.00	181.98
2	—	410	156.00–159.00	157.48
2	—	533	130.00–136.00	132.99
4	—	356	162.00–168.00	166.48
5	—	474	135.00–138.00	135.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	122.00–128.00	125.03
3	—	270	160.00–164.00	161.28
4	—	209	175.00–185.00	182.37
4	—	368	140.00–148.00	143.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	153.00–159.00	156.02
2	—	558	120.00–128.00	124.02
4	—	523	130.00–139.00	134.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	150.00–159.00	152.84
4	—	323	160.00–164.00	162.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	180.00–186.00	183.07
3	—	208	200.00–210.00	203.44

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	775.00–850.00	811.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,123.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	900.00–1,000.00	948.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	66.00–76.00	71.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	86.00–90.00	87.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	68.00–78.00	73.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	66.00–67.00	66.48
2	—	1,748	79.00–82.00	80.46
4	—	1,670	72.00–75.00	73.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	41.00–47.00	44.23
4	—	1,115	50.00–55.00	52.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	44.00–48.00	45.93
3	—	1,307	51.00–57.00	54.35
2	—	1,360	58.00–59.00	58.52
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	56.00	56.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle