Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. 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 $114.21/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$114.21

63 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$12.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.51

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	122.80	569	21
Medium and Large 2	493	109.91	541	42

One grade step is worth $12.89/cwt here — about $28 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 sale63 hd

114.21

—

FL average10 barns · 913 hd

126.72

−12.51

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	—	Average	1,690	91.05	1,539	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	69.47	868	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	62.44	695	7thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	570	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	155.65/cwt	153.00–160.00	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	151.94/cwt	150.00–155.00	565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	144.92/cwt	142.00–148.00	543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	137.91/cwt	134.00–142.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	116.08/cwt	114.00–119.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	117.27/cwt	114.00–119.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	135.88/cwt	134.00–140.00	376	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	117.03/cwt	115.00–119.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	184.77/cwt	180.00–190.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	113.67/cwt	112.00–116.00	490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	98.07/cwt	95.00–102.00	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	107.11/cwt	105.00–108.00	575	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	128.04/cwt	127.00–130.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	127.93/cwt	125.00–131.00	550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	120.59/cwt	118.00–126.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	146.44/cwt	143.00–151.00	485	9
Bulls	—	—	1,690	91.05/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,539	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	69.47/cwt	66.00–72.00	868	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	62.44/cwt	60.00–64.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	120.39/cwt	117.00–124.00	397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	101.94/cwt	100.00–106.00	588	6

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 Jun 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 361Last week 266Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 30Year ago 46

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. 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
4	—	570	110.00–115.00	112.46
5	—	333	153.00–160.00	155.65
5	—	372	150.00–155.00	151.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	142.00–148.00	144.92
4	—	430	134.00–142.00	137.91
7	—	469	114.00–119.00	116.08
9	—	331	143.00–151.00	146.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	114.00–119.00	117.27
3	—	367	127.00–130.00	128.04
6	—	430	125.00–131.00	127.93
6	—	483	118.00–126.00	120.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	134.00–140.00	135.88
7	—	431	112.00–116.00	113.67
7	—	631	95.00–102.00	98.07
13	—	537	105.00–108.00	107.11
6	—	330	117.00–124.00	120.39
6	—	577	100.00–106.00	101.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	115.00–119.00	117.03
2	—	273	180.00–190.00	184.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	89.00–93.00	91.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,250	66.00–72.00	69.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,113	60.00–64.00	62.44

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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