Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle firm. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.95/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$125.95

75 head · 395 lb average

Value per head Derived

$498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$23.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.51

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	430	142.34	612	14thin
Medium and Large 2	403	122.96	495	49
Medium and Large 3	324	119.05	386	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.29/cwt here — about $227 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 sale75 hd

125.95

—

FL average10 barns · 1,001 hd

141.46

−15.51

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	1,493	70.41	1,051	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	51.10	630	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	43.61	443	18

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	190	277.04/cwt	260.00–295.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	123.46/cwt	122.00–125.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	167.02/cwt	165.00–168.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.45/cwt	144.00–150.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	191.55/cwt	190.00–195.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	119.05/cwt	117.00–124.00	386	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	82.00/cwt	75.00–90.00	861	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	63.00/cwt	60.00–67.00	685	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	100.03/cwt	98.00–102.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	132.47/cwt	130.00–136.00	366	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	130.31/cwt	127.00–134.00	427	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	117.86/cwt	116.00–123.00	520	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	115.44/cwt	114.00–120.00	538	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	131.88/cwt	129.00–135.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	622	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	53.40/cwt	52.00–56.00	723	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	50.27/cwt	48.00–52.00	598	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	43.61/cwt	42.00–45.00	443	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	136.64/cwt	136.00–138.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	174.81/cwt	170.00–180.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	126.23/cwt	122.00–128.00	659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	137.71/cwt	135.00–142.00	519	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.86/cwt	130.00–138.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	137.89/cwt	134.00–142.00	652	6
Bulls	—	—	1,617	77.36/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,251	3
Bulls	—	—	1,245	62.63/cwt	60.00–65.00	780	6
Bulls	—	—	1,604	72.99/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,171	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 Jan 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 215Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 37Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 122Year ago 76

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle 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
2	—	190	260.00–295.00	277.04
2	—	443	150.00–155.00	152.49
2	—	625	122.00–125.00	123.46
3	—	367	165.00–168.00	167.02
4	—	475	144.00–150.00	145.45
6	—	328	190.00–195.00	191.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	135.00–142.00	137.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	130.00–138.00	133.86
6	—	473	134.00–142.00	137.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	324	117.00–124.00	119.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	276	130.00–136.00	132.47
10	—	328	127.00–134.00	130.31
11	—	441	116.00–123.00	117.86
13	—	466	114.00–120.00	115.44
4	—	375	129.00–135.00	131.88
4	—	530	115.00–120.00	117.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	136.00–138.00	136.64
4	—	270	170.00–180.00	174.81
7	—	522	122.00–128.00	126.23

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,050	75.00–90.00	82.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,087	60.00–67.00	63.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	873	98.00–102.00	100.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,353	52.00–56.00	53.40
11	—	1,190	48.00–52.00	50.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,016	42.00–45.00	43.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,617	76.00–79.00	77.36
6	—	1,245	60.00–65.00	62.63
10	—	1,604	71.00–75.00	72.99

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