Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 lower in limited test. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.75/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$138.75

57 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$15.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.10

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	396	145.39	575	32
Medium and Large 3	328	133.07	436	4thin
Medium and Large 2	399	129.71	518	21

One grade step is worth $15.68/cwt here — about $57 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

138.75

—

FL average10 barns · 526 hd

131.65

+7.10

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	—	Low	1,423	83.16	1,183	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,120	55.88	626	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	54.56	553	7thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	330	162.85/cwt	158.00–168.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	146.93/cwt	145.00–149.00	548	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	139.87/cwt	137.00–145.00	600	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	108.91/cwt	105.00–113.00	512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	131.93/cwt	130.00–134.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	102.04/cwt	100.00–103.00	541	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	107.41/cwt	105.00–110.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	92.47/cwt	91.00–94.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	108.12/cwt	107.00–110.00	574	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	104.16/cwt	96.00–114.00	1,023	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	79.75/cwt	75.00–85.00	920	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	54.56/cwt	53.00–57.00	553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	374	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	99.68/cwt	99.00–100.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	108.07/cwt	105.00–112.00	406	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	90.66/cwt	90.00–91.00	383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	114.95/cwt	114.00–118.00	436	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	132.66/cwt	127.00–135.00	562	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	133.07/cwt	130.00–136.00	436	4
Bulls	—	—	1,645	78.57/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,292	2
Bulls	—	—	1,359	84.47/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,148	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	63.18/cwt	62.00–64.00	742	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	55.02/cwt	53.00–60.00	613	17

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 301Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 37Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 78Year ago 75

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 lower in limited test. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	158.00–168.00	162.85
12	—	373	145.00–149.00	146.93
16	—	429	137.00–145.00	139.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	142.00	142.00
4	—	470	105.00–113.00	108.91
6	—	368	130.00–134.00	131.93
7	—	424	127.00–135.00	132.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	130.00–136.00	133.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	530	100.00–103.00	102.04
8	—	379	114.00–118.00	114.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	105.00–110.00	107.41
4	—	570	91.00–94.00	92.47
6	—	333	110.00–115.00	112.41
6	—	533	99.00–100.00	99.68
7	—	376	105.00–112.00	108.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	90.00–91.00	90.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	531	107.00–110.00	108.12

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	—	982	96.00–114.00	104.16
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,153	75.00–85.00	79.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,014	53.00–57.00	54.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	62.00–64.00	63.18
17	—	1,114	53.00–60.00	55.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	78.00–79.00	78.57
7	—	1,359	83.00–91.00	84.47

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle