Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle about steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm. Market may be closed next week due to inclement weather.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.26/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$117.26

56 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$9.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.92

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	395	122.65	485	24
Medium and Large 2	399	113.21	451	32

One grade step is worth $9.45/cwt here — about $33 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 sale56 hd

117.26

—

FL average10 barns · 987 hd

122.17

−4.92

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	—	High	1,549	82.10	1,272	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	56.03	691	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	47.99	489	34

Every lot, as filed

21 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	—	425	131.93/cwt	129.00–134.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	146.76/cwt	144.00–150.00	549	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	137.11/cwt	134.00–140.00	370	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	138.28/cwt	136.00–142.00	321	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	120.46/cwt	119.00–122.00	446	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	116.94/cwt	114.00–120.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	118.27/cwt	118.00–120.00	504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	125.85/cwt	124.00–128.00	287	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	104.97/cwt	104.00–106.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	114.16/cwt	112.00–118.00	435	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	110.37/cwt	109.00–111.00	478	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	299.32/cwt	285.00–315.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	132.11/cwt	128.00–136.00	752	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	126.97/cwt	125.00–128.00	541	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	111.53/cwt	98.00–122.50	1,071	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	69.05/cwt	64.00–74.00	768	11
Bulls	—	—	1,660	89.49/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,486	2
Bulls	—	—	1,512	79.64/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,204	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	824	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	55.55/cwt	53.00–58.00	682	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	47.99/cwt	45.00–51.00	489	34

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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 238Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 52Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 208Last week 75Year ago 128

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle about steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm. Market may be closed next week due to inclement weather.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	129.00–134.00	131.93
11	—	374	144.00–150.00	146.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	270	134.00–140.00	137.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	232	136.00–142.00	138.28
6	—	370	119.00–122.00	120.46
6	—	520	114.00–120.00	116.94
7	—	426	118.00–120.00	118.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	228	124.00–128.00	125.85
6	—	525	104.00–106.00	104.97
8	—	381	112.00–118.00	114.16
12	—	433	109.00–111.00	110.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	220	285.00–315.00	299.32
19	—	569	128.00–136.00	132.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	426	125.00–128.00	126.97

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	960	98.00–122.50	111.53
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,112	64.00–74.00	69.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	89.00–90.00	89.49
6	—	1,512	78.00–83.00	79.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	63.00	63.00
29	—	1,228	53.00–58.00	55.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,018	45.00–51.00	47.99

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