Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.46/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$139.46

67 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$42

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

$38.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.38

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	325	157.61	512	35
Medium and Large 2	463	119.60	554	32

One grade step is worth $38.02/cwt here — about −$42 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 sale67 hd

139.46

—

FL average10 barns · 587 hd

133.08

+6.38

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	63.00	847	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	57.71	715	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	51.99	541	18

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	475	140.92/cwt	137.00–145.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	151.44/cwt	148.00–154.00	483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	146.92/cwt	145.00–150.00	629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	171.79/cwt	170.00–175.00	455	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	145.89/cwt	142.00–148.00	532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	217	172.77/cwt	170.00–177.50	375	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	75.96/cwt	72.00–80.00	763	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	103.72/cwt	102.00–110.00	396	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	113.08/cwt	108.00–118.00	375	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	156.68/cwt	155.00–157.50	342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	451	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	952.54/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	9,840	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	907	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	57.06/cwt	56.00–58.00	692	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	847	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	51.99/cwt	50.00–54.00	541	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	104.40/cwt	100.00–109.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	103.04/cwt	100.00–104.00	486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	91.96/cwt	90.00–95.00	535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	137.29/cwt	136.00–140.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	152.29/cwt	150.00–154.00	414	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	99.62/cwt	98.00–103.00	575	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	100.43/cwt	98.00–103.00	527	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	125.26/cwt	120.00–129.00	585	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	761	3

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 Dec 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 331Year ago 235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 44Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 124Last week 138Year ago 137

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. 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	—	475	137.00–145.00	140.92
5	—	319	148.00–154.00	151.44
5	—	428	145.00–150.00	146.92
6	—	265	170.00–175.00	171.79
6	—	365	142.00–148.00	145.89
9	—	217	170.00–177.50	172.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	136.00–140.00	137.29
5	—	272	150.00–154.00	152.29
6	—	577	98.00–103.00	99.62
8	—	525	98.00–103.00	100.43
10	—	467	120.00–129.00	125.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	382	102.00–110.00	103.72
19	—	332	108.00–118.00	113.08
5	—	582	90.00–95.00	91.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	218	155.00–157.50	156.68
4	—	568	100.00–109.00	104.40
8	—	472	100.00–104.00	103.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	140.00–142.00	140.97

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,005	72.00–80.00	75.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	945	96.00	96.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,033	900.00–1,000.00	952.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,213	56.00–58.00	57.06
3	—	1,290	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	63.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,040	50.00–54.00	51.99

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

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