Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Feeder cattle 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.74/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$121.74

45 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$6.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.38

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	124.15	558	29
Medium and Large 2	403	117.37	473	16thin

One grade step is worth $6.79/cwt here — about $85 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

121.74

—

FL average10 barns · 907 hd

121.36

+0.38

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	1,560	83.47	1,302	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,203	56.13	675	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	46.76	470	8thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	117.39/cwt	117.00–118.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	145.95/cwt	145.00–148.00	485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	113.63/cwt	112.00–117.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	104.65/cwt	104.00–106.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	122.66/cwt	119.00–126.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	111.45/cwt	109.00–115.00	475	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	132.94/cwt	129.00–135.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	141.13/cwt	139.00–148.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	126.31/cwt	125.00–127.00	539	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	103.22/cwt	95.00–112.50	1,075	6
Bulls	—	—	1,560	83.47/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,302	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,203	56.13/cwt	54.00–58.00	675	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	46.76/cwt	43.00–50.00	470	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	138.89/cwt	135.00–143.00	514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	160.95/cwt	156.00–164.00	531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	120.87/cwt	117.00–125.00	574	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	116.29/cwt	115.00–119.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	108.16/cwt	107.00–113.00	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	132.30/cwt	129.00–137.00	487	10

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 Aug 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 267Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 36Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 0Year ago 140

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Feeder cattle 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	115.00–120.00	117.56
4	—	570	105.00–110.00	107.54
5	—	472	117.00–118.00	117.39
6	—	332	145.00–148.00	145.95
6	—	533	112.00–117.00	113.63
4	—	370	135.00–143.00	138.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	104.00–106.00	104.65
4	—	310	129.00	129.00
4	—	378	119.00–126.00	122.66
5	—	426	109.00–115.00	111.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	129.00–135.00	132.94
4	—	433	139.00–148.00	141.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	125.00–127.00	126.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	156.00–164.00	160.95
8	—	475	117.00–125.00	120.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	115.00–119.00	116.29
5	—	536	107.00–113.00	108.16
10	—	368	129.00–137.00	132.30

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,041	95.00–112.50	103.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	83.00–84.00	83.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,203	54.00–58.00	56.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,005	43.00–50.00	46.76

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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