Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.04/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$130.04

62 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$519

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$11.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.35

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	408	136.09	555	29
Medium and Large 2	392	124.72	489	33

One grade step is worth $11.37/cwt here — about $67 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 sale62 hd

130.04

—

FL average10 barns · 743 hd

129.68

+0.35

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	1,371	86.31	1,183	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	58.52	720	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	58.49	821	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	51.15	524	12

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	123.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	582	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	78.77/cwt	76.00–84.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	118.64/cwt	118.00–120.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	132.91/cwt	130.00–139.00	445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	123.92/cwt	122.00–126.00	459	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	164.95/cwt	162.00–168.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	135.08/cwt	132.00–139.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	117.27/cwt	112.00–120.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	142.96/cwt	141.00–144.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	125.48/cwt	124.00–126.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	151.40/cwt	149.00–154.00	497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	130.78/cwt	130.00–132.00	552	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	122.94/cwt	121.00–124.00	519	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	63.33/cwt	63.00–64.00	901	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	56.11/cwt	54.00–60.00	637	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	58.49/cwt	58.00–59.00	821	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	51.15/cwt	48.00–54.00	524	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	160.81/cwt	158.00–164.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	122.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	529	4
Bulls	—	—	1,371	86.31/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,183	19

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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 240Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 44Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 83Year ago 55

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	470	120.00–128.00	123.91
3	—	582	112.00–120.00	117.27
4	—	430	120.00–126.00	122.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	162.00–168.00	164.95
3	—	427	132.00–139.00	135.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	118.00–120.00	118.64
6	—	335	130.00–139.00	132.91
12	—	370	122.00–126.00	123.92
12	—	422	121.00–124.00	122.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	141.00–144.00	142.96
4	—	465	124.00–126.00	125.48
4	—	533	119.00–120.00	119.49
6	—	328	149.00–154.00	151.40
10	—	422	130.00–132.00	130.78
2	—	278	158.00–164.00	160.81

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)	3	—	985	76.00–84.00	78.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	63.00–64.00	63.33
6	—	1,135	54.00–60.00	56.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	58.00–59.00	58.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	48.00–54.00	51.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,371	84.00–91.00	86.31

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

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