Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle firm. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.58/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$117.58

55 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$6.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.14

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	119.24	653	41
Medium and Large 2	443	112.72	500	14thin

One grade step is worth $6.52/cwt here — about $153 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 sale55 hd

117.58

—

FL average10 barns · 954 hd

119.73

−2.14

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	1,704	87.15	1,485	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	58.60	778	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	50.91	550	22

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	520	113.92/cwt	110.00–118.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	147.93/cwt	146.00–150.00	399	2
Bulls	—	—	1,642	82.83/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,360	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	91.46/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,614	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	65.23/cwt	65.00–66.00	991	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	57.65/cwt	54.00–59.00	750	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	130.94/cwt	126.00–133.00	742	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	69.56/cwt	65.00–73.00	891	55
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	100.46/cwt	88.00–110.00	1,137	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	116.97/cwt	116.00–118.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	106.98/cwt	105.00–109.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	112.78/cwt	110.00–115.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	126.45/cwt	124.00–129.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	118.34/cwt	116.00–122.00	680	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	115.67/cwt	110.00–120.00	721	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	110.96/cwt	109.00–113.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	120.10/cwt	116.00–123.00	394	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	106.76/cwt	105.00–114.00	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	123.56/cwt	120.00–127.00	578	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	50.91/cwt	48.00–53.00	550	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	138.53/cwt	138.00–139.00	378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	120.62/cwt	118.00–122.00	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	119.57/cwt	116.00–123.00	634	6

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 151Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 12Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 170Last week 47Year ago 74

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle firm. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	110.00–118.00	113.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	146.00–150.00	147.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	567	126.00–133.00	130.94
2	—	658	128.00	128.00
2	—	783	105.00–109.00	106.98
3	—	618	129.00–130.00	129.66
4	—	715	110.00–115.00	112.78
6	—	534	124.00–129.00	126.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	116.00–118.00	116.97
2	—	468	120.00–127.00	123.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	575	116.00–122.00	118.34
11	—	623	110.00–120.00	115.67
2	—	678	110.00–112.00	111.01
2	—	715	107.00–109.00	107.99
4	—	273	138.00–139.00	138.53
6	—	463	118.00–122.00	120.62
6	—	530	116.00–123.00	119.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	109.00–113.00	110.96
5	—	328	116.00–123.00	120.10
5	—	537	105.00–114.00	106.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	80.00–84.00	82.83
3	—	1,765	90.00–94.00	91.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,520	65.00–66.00	65.23
28	—	1,301	54.00–59.00	57.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,081	48.00–53.00	50.91

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)	55	—	1,281	65.00–73.00	69.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,132	88.00–110.00	100.46

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle