Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls fully 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to firm. Feeder and replacement cows steady to weak.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.26/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$130.26

57 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$10.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.12

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	135.66	730	24
Medium and Large 2	475	126.56	601	28
Medium and Large 3	424	125.03	530	5thin

One grade step is worth $10.63/cwt here — about $200 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 sale57 hd

130.26

—

FL average10 barns · 1,378 hd

142.38

−12.12

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	1,458	84.15	1,227	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	58.00	708	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	51.64	516	5thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	123.68/cwt	120.00–128.00	581	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	125.03/cwt	121.00–126.00	530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	159.98/cwt	158.00–168.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	120.78/cwt	117.00–124.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	130.74/cwt	124.00–134.00	834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	133.46/cwt	131.00–136.00	761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	120.43/cwt	117.00–124.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	121.92/cwt	120.00–125.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	115.68/cwt	114.00–121.00	554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	119.98/cwt	117.00–121.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	110.78/cwt	110.00–112.00	589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	148.50/cwt	146.00–154.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	145.29/cwt	144.00–148.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	121.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	173.05/cwt	172.00–174.00	464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	155.28/cwt	154.00–158.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	149.92/cwt	147.00–153.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	137.40/cwt	134.00–141.00	588	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	63.07/cwt	59.00–64.00	769	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	94.60/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,022	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	51.64/cwt	50.00–52.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	115.81/cwt	114.00–117.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	115.30/cwt	112.00–120.00	424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	104.38/cwt	101.00–110.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	105.41/cwt	105.00–106.00	451	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	161.66/cwt	157.00–166.00	445	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	90.92/cwt	87.00–95.00	482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	84.68/cwt	81.00–90.00	485	5
Bulls	—	—	1,458	84.15/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,227	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	62.33/cwt	61.00–64.00	769	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	55.59/cwt	54.00–59.00	674	9

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 Aug 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 167Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 41Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 108Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls fully 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to firm. Feeder and replacement cows steady to weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	470	120.00–128.00	123.68
4	—	569	117.00–121.00	119.98
5	—	532	110.00–112.00	110.78
4	—	370	147.00–153.00	149.92
4	—	428	134.00–141.00	137.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	121.00–126.00	125.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	158.00–168.00	159.98
5	—	536	117.00–124.00	120.78
6	—	638	124.00–134.00	130.74
8	—	570	131.00–136.00	133.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	117.00–124.00	120.43
5	—	428	120.00–125.00	121.92
8	—	479	114.00–121.00	115.68
5	—	556	114.00–117.00	115.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	107.00–110.00	108.47
5	—	368	112.00–120.00	115.30
5	—	408	110.00–112.00	111.21
5	—	576	101.00–110.00	104.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	105.00–106.00	105.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	146.00–154.00	148.50
3	—	433	144.00–148.00	145.29
3	—	533	120.00–125.00	121.63
4	—	268	172.00–174.00	173.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	154.00–158.00	155.28
4	—	538	110.00–114.00	111.97
6	—	275	157.00–166.00	161.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	87.00–95.00	90.92
5	—	573	81.00–90.00	84.68

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,220	59.00–64.00	63.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,080	94.00–96.00	94.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	999	50.00–52.00	51.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,233	61.00–64.00	62.33
9	—	1,213	54.00–59.00	55.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	81.00–88.00	84.15

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

Steers · 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