Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.74/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$118.74

60 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$14.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.18

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	380	124.30	472	37
Medium and Large 1	532	111.56	593	5thin
Medium and Large 3	432	109.32	472	18thin

One grade step is worth $14.99/cwt here — about $0 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 sale60 hd

118.74

—

FL average9 barns · 481 hd

125.92

−7.18

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	1,474	78.07	1,151	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,076	55.81	601	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	50.52	513	11

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	532	111.56/cwt	110.00–114.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	107.97/cwt	107.00–111.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	114.48/cwt	110.00–118.00	491	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	133.23/cwt	130.00–136.00	501	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	127.46/cwt	124.00–129.00	413	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	109.28/cwt	105.00–112.00	472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	111.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	125.47/cwt	124.00–127.00	715	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	63.05/cwt	56.00–72.00	715	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	104.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	101.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	443	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	120.45/cwt	119.00–122.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.90/cwt	136.00–142.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	125.47/cwt	124.00–127.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	133.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	125.38/cwt	121.00–130.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	105.16/cwt	104.00–107.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	117.95/cwt	116.00–120.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	112.73/cwt	112.00–115.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	117.37/cwt	115.00–119.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	102.96/cwt	101.00–107.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	108.40/cwt	105.00–113.00	409	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	93.44/cwt	91.00–97.00	496	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	119.26/cwt	115.00–122.00	440	8
Bulls	—	—	1,262	72.19/cwt	70.00–75.00	911	5
Bulls	—	—	1,626	82.27/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,338	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	55.81/cwt	55.00–59.00	601	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	50.52/cwt	48.00–53.00	513	11

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 457Last week 301Year ago 428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 75Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 170Year ago 127

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle weak. 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
5	—	532	110.00–114.00	111.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	539	107.00–111.00	107.97
7	—	429	110.00–118.00	114.48
9	—	376	130.00–136.00	133.23
17	—	324	124.00–129.00	127.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	105.00–112.00	109.28
5	—	531	91.00–97.00	93.44
8	—	369	115.00–122.00	119.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	110.00–116.00	111.96
4	—	370	121.00–130.00	125.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	130.00–132.00	130.98
4	—	570	124.00–127.00	125.47
6	—	470	136.00–142.00	138.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	124.00–127.00	125.47
6	—	423	130.00–136.00	133.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	438	100.00–110.00	101.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	119.00–122.00	120.45
4	—	533	116.00–120.00	117.95
4	—	629	112.00–115.00	112.73
5	—	568	115.00–119.00	117.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	104.00–107.00	105.16
6	—	535	101.00–107.00	102.96
9	—	377	105.00–113.00	108.40

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)	23	—	1,134	56.00–72.00	63.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	978	100.00–110.00	104.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,262	70.00–75.00	72.19
7	—	1,626	80.00–84.00	82.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,076	55.00–59.00	55.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,016	48.00–53.00	50.52

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle