Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle uneven but mostly firm. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $120.95/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$120.95

94 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$6.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.71

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	124.29	644	49
Medium and Large 2	468	117.32	549	45

One grade step is worth $6.97/cwt here — about $96 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 sale94 hd

120.95

—

FL average10 barns · 1,045 hd

134.66

−13.71

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	1,525	70.65	1,077	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	50.37	582	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	46.54	719	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	44.13	452	8thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	360	140.03/cwt	138.00–142.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	152.26/cwt	148.00–157.00	499	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	133.85/cwt	130.00–138.00	446	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	118.93/cwt	117.00–121.00	505	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	109.04/cwt	106.00–112.00	506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	119.57/cwt	117.00–125.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	109.68/cwt	108.00–111.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	118.91/cwt	116.00–122.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	108.40/cwt	105.00–111.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	107.08/cwt	105.00–111.00	557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	104.81/cwt	104.00–110.00	504	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	128.19/cwt	127.00–129.00	437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	111.46/cwt	107.00–115.00	410	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	107.35/cwt	104.00–111.00	455	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	157.28/cwt	156.00–160.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	114.41/cwt	114.00–116.00	597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	107.16/cwt	104.00–112.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	135.96/cwt	134.00–137.00	575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	108.33/cwt	106.00–112.00	626	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	144.29/cwt	140.00–149.00	538	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	146.86/cwt	144.00–150.00	394	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	127.68/cwt	124.00–130.00	549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	105.41/cwt	105.00–106.00	591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	133.89/cwt	130.00–138.00	495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	113.30/cwt	112.00–116.00	536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	107.54/cwt	106.00–109.00	564	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	83.62/cwt	82.00–85.00	784	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	110.67/cwt	96.00–117.50	1,178	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	747	8
Bulls	—	—	1,525	70.65/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,077	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	56.01/cwt	55.00–59.00	734	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	49.54/cwt	46.00–53.00	561	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	46.54/cwt	45.00–49.00	719	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	44.13/cwt	42.00–46.00	452	8

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 Oct 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 341Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 95Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle uneven but mostly firm. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	138.00–142.00	140.03
8	—	328	148.00–157.00	152.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	130.00–138.00	133.85
6	—	425	117.00–121.00	118.93
7	—	464	106.00–112.00	109.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	117.00–125.00	119.57
3	—	613	108.00–111.00	109.68
4	—	318	140.00–145.00	142.48
6	—	423	116.00–122.00	118.91
7	—	574	105.00–111.00	108.40
9	—	520	105.00–111.00	107.08
14	—	481	104.00–110.00	104.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	341	127.00–129.00	128.19
7	—	368	107.00–115.00	111.46
9	—	424	104.00–111.00	107.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	156.00–160.00	157.28
5	—	522	114.00–116.00	114.41
5	—	714	104.00–112.00	107.16
6	—	423	134.00–137.00	135.96
10	—	578	106.00–112.00	108.33
12	—	373	140.00–149.00	144.29
8	—	679	109.00–111.00	109.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	268	144.00–150.00	146.86
5	—	430	124.00–130.00	127.68
5	—	561	105.00–106.00	105.41
6	—	370	130.00–138.00	133.89
6	—	473	112.00–116.00	113.30
19	—	524	106.00–109.00	107.54

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	937	82.00–85.00	83.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,064	96.00–117.50	110.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,525	67.00–74.00	70.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,310	55.00–59.00	56.01
27	—	1,133	46.00–53.00	49.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	45.00–49.00	46.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	42.00–46.00	44.13

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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