Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle firm in light test. Feeder and replacement cows steady to firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.79/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$130.79

38 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$113

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$14.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	369	136.82	504	20
Medium and Large 1	502	127.26	639	7thin
Medium and Large 2	506	122.07	617	11thin

One grade step is worth $14.75/cwt here — about −$113 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 sale38 hd

130.79

—

FL average9 barns · 425 hd

129.66

+1.13

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	1,851	97.13	1,798	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	69.03	911	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,095	61.13	669	10

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	100.83/cwt	98.00–104.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	108.01/cwt	106.00–110.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	146.47/cwt	144.00–149.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	102.01/cwt	100.00–108.00	705	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	73.86/cwt	69.00–78.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.38/cwt	119.00–126.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	101.65/cwt	100.00–105.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	94.48/cwt	92.00–97.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	125.38/cwt	123.00–130.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	120.35/cwt	119.00–121.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	101.71/cwt	100.00–105.00	526	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	66.76/cwt	63.00–73.00	779	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	65.37/cwt	60.00–69.00	841	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	72.69/cwt	70.00–78.00	983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	135.63/cwt	135.00–138.00	426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	130.27/cwt	128.00–137.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	91.81/cwt	91.00–95.00	570	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	101.33/cwt	100.00–104.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	164.89/cwt	160.00–170.00	379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	137.54/cwt	136.00–139.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	120.47/cwt	119.00–122.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	113.61/cwt	112.00–117.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	142.96/cwt	141.00–144.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	583	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	47.45/cwt	43.00–52.00	437	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	57.90/cwt	55.00–61.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	99.52/cwt	98.00–101.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	149.31/cwt	148.00–150.00	411	3
Bulls	—	—	1,963	92.29/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,812	2
Bulls	—	—	1,777	100.36/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	133.22/cwt	131.00–134.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	141.56/cwt	140.00–144.00	459	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	154.51/cwt	154.00–155.00	569	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 220Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 39Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 38Year ago 100

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle firm in light test. Feeder and replacement cows steady to firm.

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	928	98.00–104.00	100.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	848	69.00–78.00	73.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	112.00–113.00	112.51
2	—	643	106.00–110.00	108.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	119.00–126.00	121.38
3	—	567	100.00–105.00	101.65
4	—	416	128.00–137.00	130.27
5	—	621	91.00–95.00	91.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	92.00–97.00	94.48
3	—	363	123.00–130.00	125.38
3	—	428	119.00–121.00	120.35
3	—	517	100.00–105.00	101.71
5	—	314	135.00–138.00	135.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	144.00–149.00	146.47
4	—	568	120.00–124.00	122.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	691	100.00–108.00	102.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	100.00–104.00	101.33
2	—	430	138.00–140.00	138.98
3	—	367	141.00–144.00	142.96
3	—	527	110.00–112.00	110.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	160.00–170.00	164.89
2	—	370	136.00–139.00	137.54
2	—	463	121.00–123.00	121.99
2	—	568	98.00–101.00	99.52
3	—	275	148.00–150.00	149.31
4	—	416	131.00–134.00	133.22
5	—	324	140.00–144.00	141.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	119.00–122.00	120.47
3	—	580	112.00–117.00	113.61
2	—	368	154.00–155.00	154.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,167	63.00–73.00	66.76
2	—	920	43.00–52.00	47.45
2	—	1,055	55.00–61.00	57.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,286	60.00–69.00	65.37
4	—	1,353	70.00–78.00	72.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,963	90.00–95.00	92.29
3	—	1,777	98.00–102.00	100.36

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

Bulls · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle