Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle fully steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady to instances weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.85/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$145.85

42 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$17.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.92

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	392	155.54	609	15thin
Medium and Large 2	394	140.82	555	23
Medium and Large 3	373	138.45	516	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.09/cwt here — about $93 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 sale42 hd

145.85

—

FL average10 barns · 732 hd

149.77

−3.92

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	1,460	76.38	1,115	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	51.25	624	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	45.11	484	21

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	482	159.48/cwt	159.00–162.00	769	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	158.68/cwt	155.00–160.00	809	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	163.87/cwt	160.00–168.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	180.58/cwt	178.00–182.00	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	165.27/cwt	164.00–168.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	149.21/cwt	147.50–151.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	166.94/cwt	165.00–168.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	159.97/cwt	159.00–162.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	156.73/cwt	155.00–160.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.95/cwt	144.00–148.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	132.69/cwt	130.00–138.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	153.88/cwt	150.00–158.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	146.92/cwt	144.00–150.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	162.09/cwt	160.00–165.00	365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	118.17/cwt	113.00–119.00	635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	138.45/cwt	137.00–140.00	516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	192.02/cwt	188.00–198.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	204.72/cwt	200.00–210.00	457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	158.19/cwt	153.00–160.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	123.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	167.25/cwt	165.00–172.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	174.85/cwt	173.00–180.00	561	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	54.82/cwt	52.00–58.00	537	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	62.61/cwt	60.00–65.00	628	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	103.12/cwt	100.00–112.00	941	4
Bulls	—	—	1,460	76.38/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,115	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	860	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	50.52/cwt	49.00–55.00	611	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	45.11/cwt	43.00–47.00	484	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	169.12/cwt	165.00–173.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	262	196.75/cwt	190.00–200.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	189.03/cwt	188.00–190.00	624	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 Apr 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 224Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 141Last week 92Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle fully steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady to instances weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	159.00–162.00	159.48
8	—	510	155.00–160.00	158.68
2	—	428	165.00–173.00	169.12
3	—	262	190.00–200.00	196.75
4	—	330	188.00–190.00	189.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	160.00–168.00	163.87
3	—	268	178.00–182.00	180.58
3	—	337	164.00–168.00	165.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	147.50–151.00	149.21
3	—	268	165.00–168.00	166.94
3	—	340	159.00–162.00	159.97
3	—	367	155.00–160.00	156.73
4	—	523	144.00–148.00	145.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	130.00–138.00	132.69
4	—	330	150.00–158.00	153.88
4	—	370	144.00–150.00	146.92
5	—	225	160.00–165.00	162.09
7	—	537	113.00–119.00	118.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	137.00–140.00	138.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	188.00–198.00	192.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	223	200.00–210.00	204.72
4	—	473	153.00–160.00	158.19
5	—	630	120.00–125.00	123.05
6	—	373	165.00–172.00	167.25
8	—	321	173.00–180.00	174.85

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	—	980	52.00–58.00	54.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,003	60.00–65.00	62.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	913	100.00–112.00	103.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,460	75.00–78.00	76.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	63.00	63.00
16	—	1,209	49.00–55.00	50.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,072	43.00–47.00	45.11

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