Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.69/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$104.69

37 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$49

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

$22.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.76

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	349	122.68	428	8thin
Medium and Large 2	478	99.73	477	29

One grade step is worth $22.95/cwt here — about −$49 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 sale37 hd

104.69

—

FL average10 barns · 902 hd

117.45

−12.76

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	1,863	89.07	1,659	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	57.19	708	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	52.63	529	12

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	92.96/cwt	91.00–95.00	530	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	97.56/cwt	95.00–101.00	476	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	110.79/cwt	109.00–113.00	413	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	100.83/cwt	97.00–107.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	122.45/cwt	121.00–124.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	122.91/cwt	121.00–125.00	399	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	101.29/cwt	92.00–118.00	1,130	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	112.91/cwt	108.00–117.00	531	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	105.95/cwt	104.00–110.00	554	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	52.63/cwt	51.00–54.00	529	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	57.19/cwt	56.00–60.00	708	15
Bulls	—	—	1,863	89.07/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	98.98/cwt	95.00–103.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	112.93/cwt	110.00–116.00	486	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	100.25/cwt	98.00–105.00	531	3

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 Sep 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 182Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 100Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	570	91.00–95.00	92.96
7	—	488	95.00–101.00	97.56
7	—	373	109.00–113.00	110.79
5	—	428	97.00–107.00	100.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	121.00–124.00	122.45
4	—	325	121.00–125.00	122.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	470	108.00–117.00	112.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	105.00–107.00	105.98
3	—	523	104.00–110.00	105.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	95.00–103.00	98.98
4	—	430	110.00–116.00	112.93
3	—	530	98.00–105.00	100.25

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)	7	—	1,116	92.00–118.00	101.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,005	51.00–54.00	52.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,238	56.00–60.00	57.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,863	88.00–91.00	89.07

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