Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.46/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$125.46

64 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$12.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.66

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	412	129.89	535	41
Medium and Large 2	427	117.56	501	23

One grade step is worth $12.33/cwt here — about $33 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 sale64 hd

125.46

—

FL average10 barns · 1,209 hd

124.80

+0.66

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	1,718	87.51	1,503	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	54.96	651	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	50.52	534	9thin

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	—	272	176.56/cwt	170.00–180.00	480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	178.07/cwt	176.00–180.00	397	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	163.59/cwt	162.00–167.00	447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	134.57/cwt	132.00–140.00	509	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	128.88/cwt	126.00–132.00	552	8
Bulls	—	—	1,885	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.34/cwt	126.00–135.00	554	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	129.53/cwt	128.00–131.00	615	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	89.20/cwt	86.00–100.00	932	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	75.78/cwt	70.00–80.00	743	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	123.86/cwt	122.00–128.00	412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	121.91/cwt	120.00–126.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	158.57/cwt	141.00–182.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	174.54/cwt	172.00–180.00	485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	127.97/cwt	127.00–130.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	112.46/cwt	108.00–117.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	118.43/cwt	116.00–121.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	131.46/cwt	128.00–135.00	513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	128.15/cwt	126.00–130.00	542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	115.89/cwt	115.00–117.00	601	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	108.43/cwt	105.00–112.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	103.45/cwt	100.00–107.00	557	4
Bulls	—	—	1,662	85.34/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,418	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	54.96/cwt	53.00–59.00	651	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	50.52/cwt	48.00–52.00	534	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	154.78/cwt	152.00–160.00	356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	127.28/cwt	126.00–130.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	136.96/cwt	136.00–138.00	449	4

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 Jul 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 197Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 34Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 103Year ago 87

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. 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
3	—	272	170.00–180.00	176.56
4	—	223	176.00–180.00	178.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	162.00–167.00	163.59
6	—	378	132.00–140.00	134.57
8	—	428	126.00–132.00	128.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	126.00–135.00	130.34
4	—	535	108.00–117.00	112.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	128.00–131.00	129.53
3	—	278	172.00–180.00	174.54
3	—	523	127.00–130.00	127.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	122.00–128.00	123.86
6	—	430	120.00–126.00	121.91
4	—	480	105.00–112.00	108.43
4	—	538	100.00–107.00	103.45
3	—	387	126.00–130.00	127.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	290	141.00–182.00	158.57
4	—	473	116.00–121.00	118.43
8	—	390	128.00–135.00	131.46
9	—	423	126.00–130.00	128.15
10	—	519	115.00–117.00	115.89
3	—	230	152.00–160.00	154.78
4	—	328	136.00–138.00	136.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,662	84.00–86.00	85.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,185	53.00–59.00	54.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,057	48.00–52.00	50.52

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)	8	—	1,045	86.00–100.00	89.20
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	981	70.00–80.00	75.78

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle