Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Most Florida sales closed the previous two weeks for Christmas/New Years Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.34/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$129.34

44 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$143

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

$1.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.23

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	375	130.03	488	27
Medium and Large 1	491	128.24	630	17thin

One grade step is worth $1.78/cwt here — about −$143 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 sale44 hd

129.34

—

FL average10 barns · 896 hd

139.56

−10.23

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
Bulls	—	High	1,508	77.33	1,166	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	54.86	687	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	43.05	400	9thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	53.29/cwt	48.00–55.00	608	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	56.58/cwt	56.00–59.00	779	10
Bulls	—	—	1,775	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,544	1
Bulls	—	—	1,463	75.72/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,108	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	147.95/cwt	146.00–150.00	636	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	157.92/cwt	156.00–160.00	518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.94/cwt	118.00–124.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	121.30/cwt	118.00–123.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	133.26/cwt	131.00–138.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	126.66/cwt	125.00–131.00	550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	132.45/cwt	131.00–134.00	629	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	43.05/cwt	39.00–45.00	400	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	52.14/cwt	50.00–55.00	526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	158.95/cwt	158.00–160.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	208.54/cwt	198.00–212.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.30/cwt	121.00–124.00	578	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	224	141.11/cwt	138.00–145.00	316	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	132.89/cwt	130.00–136.00	443	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	76.39/cwt	72.00–82.00	732	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	97.61/cwt	94.00–108.00	900	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	173.85/cwt	170.00–178.00	469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	179.78/cwt	175.00–185.00	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	176.92/cwt	174.00–180.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	153.93/cwt	150.00–156.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	227.80/cwt	215.00–240.00	478	2

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 Jan 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 319Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 49Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 119Year ago 61

Compared to one week ago: Most Florida sales closed the previous two weeks for Christmas/New Years Holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,140	48.00–55.00	53.29
10	—	1,376	56.00–59.00	56.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	928	39.00–45.00	43.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	87.00	87.00
6	—	1,463	74.00–79.00	75.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	146.00–150.00	147.95
6	—	328	156.00–160.00	157.92
4	—	270	170.00–178.00	173.85
2	—	230	175.00–185.00	179.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	155.00–160.00	157.46
4	—	370	174.00–180.00	176.92
3	—	468	150.00–156.00	153.93
2	—	210	215.00–240.00	227.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	118.00–124.00	120.94
9	—	473	121.00–124.00	122.30
8	—	224	138.00–145.00	141.11
6	—	333	130.00–136.00	132.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	118.00–123.00	121.30
3	—	522	131.00–138.00	133.26
7	—	434	125.00–131.00	126.66
4	—	475	131.00–134.00	132.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	158.00–160.00	158.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	309	198.00–212.00	208.54

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,008	50.00–55.00	52.14
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	958	72.00–82.00	76.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	922	94.00–108.00	97.61

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle