Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.00/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$130.00

64 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$79

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

$0.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.30

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	392	130.33	511	27
Medium and Large 1	455	129.75	590	37

One grade step is worth $0.58/cwt here — about −$79 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 sale64 hd

130.00

—

FL average10 barns · 687 hd

129.70

+0.30

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	1,431	76.04	1,088	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	52.45	639	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	46.01	455	20

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 2	—	231	147.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	342	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	126.48/cwt	124.00–127.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	141.90/cwt	138.00–145.00	528	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	119.45/cwt	118.00–121.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	103.30/cwt	100.00–105.00	491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	103.82/cwt	100.00–110.00	550	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	125.62/cwt	124.00–128.00	411	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	96.82/cwt	90.00–112.00	1,005	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	66.56/cwt	62.00–70.00	711	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.38/cwt	124.00–131.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	107.06/cwt	105.00–110.00	457	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	110.46/cwt	109.00–112.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	117.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	317	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	120.09/cwt	116.00–123.00	450	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	132.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	117.16/cwt	116.00–122.00	628	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	114.51/cwt	112.00–117.50	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	134.88/cwt	133.00–141.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	115.47/cwt	114.00–117.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	145.94/cwt	144.00–148.00	482	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	105.97/cwt	105.00–108.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	112.96/cwt	112.00–114.00	480	4
Bulls	—	—	1,431	76.04/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,088	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	52.45/cwt	48.00–54.00	639	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	46.01/cwt	43.00–48.00	455	20

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 Oct 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 286Year ago 450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 40Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 177Year ago 93

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	231	140.00–150.00	147.88
4	—	478	118.00–121.00	119.45
6	—	425	124.00–131.00	127.38
4	—	533	109.00–112.00	110.46
4	—	380	130.00–136.00	132.92
4	—	330	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	124.00–127.00	126.48
7	—	372	138.00–145.00	141.90
10	—	536	116.00–122.00	117.16
4	—	436	133.00–141.00	134.88
4	—	570	114.00–117.00	115.47
6	—	330	144.00–148.00	145.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	100.00–105.00	103.30
9	—	530	100.00–110.00	103.82
7	—	427	105.00–110.00	107.06
4	—	270	115.00–120.00	117.41
5	—	375	116.00–123.00	120.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	327	124.00–128.00	125.62
4	—	573	105.00–110.00	107.45
6	—	523	112.00–117.50	114.51
3	—	478	105.00–108.00	105.97
4	—	425	112.00–114.00	112.96

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,038	90.00–112.00	96.82
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,068	62.00–70.00	66.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,431	75.00–77.00	76.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,219	48.00–54.00	52.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	988	43.00–48.00	46.01

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