Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows steady in light test. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder classes weak to 3.00 lower instances 10.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.91/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$139.91

46 head · 357 lb average

Value per head Derived

$499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$10.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.23

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	356	140.59	500	43
Medium and Large 3	368	130.21	479	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.38/cwt here — about $21 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 sale46 hd

139.91

—

FL average10 barns · 417 hd

143.14

−3.23

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	1,195	58.02	693	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	47.21	507	6thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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 2	—	225	150.18/cwt	148.00–152.00	338	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	126.94/cwt	124.00–130.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	141.33/cwt	137.00–146.00	464	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	149.41/cwt	147.00–152.00	411	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	135.25/cwt	130.00–139.00	571	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	140.09/cwt	137.00–144.00	527	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	130.21/cwt	125.00–133.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	126.29/cwt	122.00–131.00	410	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.89/cwt	126.00–132.00	548	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	119.55/cwt	118.00–122.00	568	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	130.11/cwt	126.00–134.00	481	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	115.91/cwt	114.00–120.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	115.37/cwt	112.00–120.00	373	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	142.91/cwt	140.00–149.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	137.44/cwt	133.00–139.00	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	148.37/cwt	146.00–151.00	487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	133.04/cwt	131.00–135.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	143.53/cwt	142.00–150.00	540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	158.71/cwt	158.00–160.00	425	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	139.43/cwt	137.00–142.00	660	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	137.53/cwt	135.00–142.00	593	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	125.53/cwt	124.00–127.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	119.96/cwt	118.00–122.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	129.21/cwt	124.00–132.00	475	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	82.63/cwt	80.00–84.00	810	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	991.92/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	10,842	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	747	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	56.69/cwt	55.00–60.00	676	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	47.21/cwt	45.00–49.00	507	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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 290Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 22Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 107Year ago 107

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows steady in light test. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder classes weak to 3.00 lower instances 10.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	225	148.00–152.00	150.18
4	—	470	124.00–130.00	126.94
6	—	328	137.00–146.00	141.33
8	—	275	147.00–152.00	149.41
10	—	422	130.00–139.00	135.25
11	—	376	137.00–144.00	140.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	125.00–133.00	130.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	122.00–131.00	126.29
8	—	425	126.00–132.00	128.89
10	—	475	118.00–122.00	119.55
12	—	370	126.00–134.00	130.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	114.00–120.00	115.91
5	—	323	112.00–120.00	115.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	140.00–149.00	142.91
4	—	614	133.00–139.00	137.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	146.00–151.00	148.37
4	—	570	131.00–135.00	133.04
5	—	376	142.00–150.00	143.53
6	—	268	158.00–160.00	158.71
6	—	473	137.00–142.00	139.43
8	—	431	135.00–142.00	137.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	124.00–127.00	125.53
2	—	470	118.00–122.00	119.96
3	—	368	124.00–132.00	129.21

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	980	80.00–84.00	82.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,093	975.00–1,025.00	991.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,192	55.00–60.00	56.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,073	45.00–49.00	47.21

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

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