Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.16/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$108.16

87 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$27.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.68

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	112.49	555	42
Medium and Large 2	439	107.65	472	38
Medium and Large 3	485	85.00	412	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.49/cwt here — about $143 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 sale87 hd

108.16

—

FL average10 barns · 1,109 hd

109.85

−1.68

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	1,710	74.66	1,277	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	48.24	597	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	45.06	469	9thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	45.06/cwt	42.00–47.00	469	9
Bulls	—	—	1,710	74.66/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,277	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	48.24/cwt	46.00–50.00	597	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	145.44/cwt	144.00–147.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	114.12/cwt	110.00–115.00	536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	115.68/cwt	114.00–118.00	485	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	49.29/cwt	47.00–52.00	520	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	103.35/cwt	101.00–107.00	449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	99.01/cwt	96.00–102.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	110.39/cwt	107.00–114.00	524	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	118.91/cwt	116.00–125.00	398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	412	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	102.21/cwt	100.00–105.00	481	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	80.08/cwt	75.00–85.00	713	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	139.27/cwt	138.00–142.00	525	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	101.28/cwt	99.00–102.00	991	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	98.42/cwt	97.00–104.00	519	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	127.45/cwt	126.00–129.00	350	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	141.34/cwt	138.00–142.00	384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	105.13/cwt	104.00–106.00	603	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	108.40/cwt	105.00–112.00	569	12

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 331Year ago 344

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 0Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 0Year ago 116

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,040	42.00–47.00	45.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,238	46.00–50.00	48.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,710	74.00–75.00	74.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	144.00–147.00	145.44
4	—	630	110.00–115.00	112.46
6	—	470	110.00–115.00	114.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	114.00–118.00	115.68
6	—	333	149.00	149.00
3	—	377	138.00–142.00	139.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	101.00–107.00	103.35
4	—	568	96.00–102.00	99.01
6	—	335	116.00–125.00	118.91
7	—	471	100.00–105.00	102.21
10	—	527	97.00–104.00	98.42
6	—	275	126.00–129.00	127.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	107.00–114.00	110.39
6	—	272	138.00–142.00	141.34
14	—	574	104.00–106.00	105.13
12	—	525	105.00–112.00	108.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	485	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,055	47.00–52.00	49.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	890	75.00–85.00	80.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	978	99.00–102.00	101.28

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

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle