Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady in limited test. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.07/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$137.07

46 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$3.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.25

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	138.13	594	30
Medium and Large 2	366	135.09	494	16thin

One grade step is worth $3.04/cwt here — about $100 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 sale46 hd

137.07

—

FL average10 barns · 820 hd

137.32

−0.25

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	1,678	85.94	1,442	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	59.26	747	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	51.25	522	4thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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%	—	1,215	57.22/cwt	54.00–59.00	695	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	64.88/cwt	63.00–66.00	899	4
Bulls	—	—	1,563	84.43/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,320	8
Bulls	—	—	2,138	91.98/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	232	188.41/cwt	185.00–194.00	437	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	150.07/cwt	148.00–152.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	159.41/cwt	158.00–162.00	362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	135.15/cwt	132.00–142.00	446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	133.94/cwt	132.00–136.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	136.11/cwt	132.00–140.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	132.06/cwt	130.00–135.00	627	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	51.25/cwt	48.00–55.00	522	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	69.94/cwt	65.00–74.00	815	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	899	103.73/cwt	99.00–116.00	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	122.61/cwt	118.00–125.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	141.93/cwt	140.00–144.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	164.54/cwt	162.00–170.00	449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	166.13/cwt	162.00–170.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	166.91/cwt	164.00–170.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	186.18/cwt	182.00–190.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	281	204.11/cwt	202.00–210.00	574	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	192.74/cwt	191.00–194.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.48/cwt	148.00–151.00	707	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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 75Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 33Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 97Year ago 71

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady in limited test. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,215	54.00–59.00	57.22
4	—	1,385	63.00–66.00	64.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,018	48.00–55.00	51.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,563	83.00–88.00	84.43
2	—	2,138	90.00–94.00	91.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	232	185.00–194.00	188.41
4	—	430	148.00–152.00	150.07
4	—	373	162.00–170.00	166.13
4	—	330	164.00–170.00	166.91
2	—	273	182.00–190.00	186.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	281	202.00–210.00	204.11
5	—	325	191.00–194.00	192.74
2	—	473	148.00–151.00	149.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	158.00–162.00	159.41
12	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.06
6	—	527	118.00–125.00	122.61
6	—	425	140.00–144.00	141.93
3	—	273	162.00–170.00	164.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	330	132.00–142.00	135.15
4	—	433	132.00–136.00	133.94
4	—	370	132.00–140.00	136.11

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)	5	—	1,165	65.00–74.00	69.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	899	99.00–116.00	103.73

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