Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls limited test. Most feeder classes firm. Feeder and replacement cows steady. Most feeder cows aged, thin cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.59/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$142.59

81 head · 356 lb average

Value per head Derived

$508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$13

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

$13.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.56

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	301	146.02	440	45
Medium and Large 1	479	141.96	679	22
Medium and Large 3	342	132.55	453	14thin

One grade step is worth $13.47/cwt here — about −$13 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 sale81 hd

142.59

—

FL average10 barns · 742 hd

141.03

+1.56

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	52.34	622	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	44.69	473	6thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	527	148.68/cwt	148.00–150.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	173.82/cwt	170.00–178.00	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	171.48/cwt	170.00–172.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	151.57/cwt	149.00–154.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	159.12/cwt	155.00–163.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	157.89/cwt	154.00–162.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	143.92/cwt	140.00–148.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	163.67/cwt	160.00–167.50	393	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	141.35/cwt	140.00–142.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.61/cwt	120.00–126.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	147.95/cwt	146.00–150.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	143.43/cwt	141.00–146.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	136.37/cwt	135.00–138.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	151.31/cwt	150.00–152.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	138.46/cwt	136.00–141.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	148.40/cwt	145.00–154.00	408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	137.81/cwt	136.00–142.00	451	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	145.07/cwt	142.00–148.00	554	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	236	150.24/cwt	148.00–155.00	355	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	123.94/cwt	122.00–128.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	135.55/cwt	134.00–138.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	134.36/cwt	134.00–136.00	365	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	171.40/cwt	167.00–176.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	176.42/cwt	171.00–179.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	168.97/cwt	168.00–170.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	162.95/cwt	160.00–164.00	681	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	80.06/cwt	78.00–82.00	955	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	918	39.71/cwt	35.00–45.00	365	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	56.52/cwt	56.00–58.00	683	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	50.67/cwt	49.00–53.00	598	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	44.69/cwt	43.00–46.00	473	6

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 May 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 237Year ago 205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 58Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 173Last week 118Year ago 145

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls limited test. Most feeder classes firm. Feeder and replacement cows steady. Most feeder cows aged, thin cows.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	148.00–150.00	148.68
4	—	325	170.00–178.00	173.82
4	—	379	170.00–172.00	171.48
5	—	483	149.00–154.00	151.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	155.00–163.00	159.12
4	—	370	154.00–162.00	157.89
4	—	433	155.00–160.00	157.54
4	—	480	140.00–148.00	143.92
6	—	240	160.00–167.50	163.67
6	—	528	140.00–142.00	141.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	120.00–126.00	122.61
4	—	430	146.00–150.00	147.95
4	—	473	141.00–146.00	143.43
5	—	576	135.00–138.00	136.37
6	—	335	150.00–152.00	151.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	136.00–141.00	138.46
5	—	275	145.00–154.00	148.40
7	—	327	136.00–142.00	137.81
9	—	382	142.00–148.00	145.07
20	—	236	148.00–155.00	150.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	122.00–128.00	123.94
5	—	377	134.00–138.00	135.55
6	—	272	134.00–136.00	134.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	198.00	198.00
2	—	470	167.00–176.00	171.40
3	—	423	171.00–179.00	176.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	168.00–170.00	168.97
4	—	418	160.00–164.00	162.95

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,193	78.00–82.00	80.06
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	50	—	918	35.00–45.00	39.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,209	56.00–58.00	56.52
10	—	1,181	49.00–53.00	50.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,058	43.00–46.00	44.69

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