Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Feeder cattle firm. Feeder and replacement cows firm. All classes were limited test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.97/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$118.97

47 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$517

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$15.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.20

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	122.22	535	28
Medium and Large 2	437	115.06	502	17thin
Medium and Large 3	365	106.60	389	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.62/cwt here — about $146 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 sale47 hd

118.97

—

FL average10 barns · 986 hd

127.16

−8.20

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	1,596	86.95	1,388	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	64.49	810	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	53.93	530	7thin

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	—	515	119.29/cwt	117.00–124.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	172.89/cwt	170.00–176.00	475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	109.95/cwt	108.00–114.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	164.94/cwt	160.00–170.00	676	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	90.22/cwt	86.00–100.00	836	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	66.73/cwt	64.00–70.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	130.48/cwt	127.00–135.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	129.22/cwt	127.00–134.00	429	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	115.48/cwt	114.00–116.00	535	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	106.71/cwt	105.00–110.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	122.55/cwt	121.00–124.00	404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	115.29/cwt	114.00–118.00	619	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	63.58/cwt	62.00–65.00	780	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	53.93/cwt	53.00–55.00	530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	117.07/cwt	114.00–120.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	112.89/cwt	105.00–129.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	106.60/cwt	103.00–110.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	131.36/cwt	128.00–135.00	493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	123.55/cwt	122.00–128.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	112.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.84/cwt	142.00–150.00	540	4
Bulls	—	—	1,596	86.95/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,388	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	68.15/cwt	66.00–73.00	934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	167.04/cwt	166.00–168.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	150.93/cwt	148.00–154.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	665	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 Jul 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 393Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 36Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 97Year ago 115

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Feeder cattle firm. Feeder and replacement cows firm. All classes were limited test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	117.00–124.00	119.29
4	—	275	170.00–176.00	172.89
4	—	370	160.00–165.00	162.43
4	—	465	122.00–128.00	123.55
2	—	333	166.00–168.00	167.04
2	—	430	148.00–154.00	150.93
2	—	573	115.00–117.00	115.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	110.00–112.00	111.02
3	—	537	112.00–115.00	112.99
4	—	370	142.00–150.00	145.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	108.00–114.00	109.95
4	—	425	127.00–135.00	130.48
6	—	332	127.00–134.00	129.22
8	—	463	114.00–116.00	115.48
3	—	537	114.00–118.00	115.29
4	—	375	128.00–135.00	131.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	105.00–110.00	106.71
4	—	330	121.00–124.00	122.55
4	—	430	114.00–120.00	117.07
6	—	467	105.00–129.00	112.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	103.00–110.00	106.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	160.00–170.00	164.94

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)	6	—	927	86.00–100.00	90.22
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,032	64.00–70.00	66.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,227	62.00–65.00	63.58
3	—	1,370	66.00–73.00	68.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	982	53.00–55.00	53.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,596	86.00–90.00	86.95

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