Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.34/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$110.34

118 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$435

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$22.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.66

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	117.26	485	47
Medium and Large 2	381	111.95	427	46
Medium and Large 3	382	94.34	361	25

One grade step is worth $22.92/cwt here — about $124 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 sale118 hd

110.34

—

FL average10 barns · 955 hd

112.00

−1.66

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	1,796	74.96	1,346	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	47.78	650	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	41.76	446	32

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	333	144.40/cwt	143.00–149.00	481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	138.47/cwt	136.00–142.00	518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	141.75/cwt	140.00–143.00	380	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	121.44/cwt	118.00–125.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	133.88/cwt	130.00–138.00	442	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	144.30/cwt	143.00–150.00	404	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	125.30/cwt	124.00–128.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	132.49/cwt	129.00–138.00	440	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	134.06/cwt	132.00–138.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	127.18/cwt	122.00–130.00	289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	147.66/cwt	146.00–150.00	387	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	121.88/cwt	120.00–128.00	461	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	141.06/cwt	139.00–146.00	535	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	233	152.94/cwt	152.00–155.00	356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	110.02/cwt	109.00–111.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	116.60/cwt	114.00–122.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	101.61/cwt	98.00–105.00	434	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	96.92/cwt	94.00–103.00	463	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	122.79/cwt	119.00–127.00	403	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	141.04/cwt	140.00–144.00	472	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	274	113.21/cwt	111.00–115.00	310	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	86.69/cwt	85.00–88.00	404	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	86.97/cwt	85.00–90.00	318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	109.87/cwt	107.00–116.00	414	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	135.94/cwt	135.00–140.00	375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	97.30/cwt	95.00–102.00	523	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	47.78/cwt	46.00–50.00	650	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	43.69/cwt	41.00–45.00	469	25
Bulls	—	—	1,796	74.96/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,346	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	34.85/cwt	32.00–39.00	365	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	331	122.14/cwt	120.00–128.00	404	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	87.38/cwt	84.00–91.00	371	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	52.25/cwt	48.00–58.00	635	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	107.43/cwt	98.00–120.00	1,064	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	93.80/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,066	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	72.30/cwt	67.00–78.00	837	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	105.93/cwt	104.00–110.00	505	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	149.42/cwt	148.00–154.00	507	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	138.94/cwt	137.00–145.00	660	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	45.48/cwt	42.00–50.00	493	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	106.70/cwt	106.00–110.00	465	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	100.42/cwt	97.00–104.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.46/cwt	130.00–133.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	129.69/cwt	129.00–134.00	567	7

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 296Year ago 294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 52Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 256Last week 102Year ago 155

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	143.00–149.00	144.40
7	—	374	136.00–142.00	138.47
7	—	437	129.00–134.00	129.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	118.00–125.00	121.44
8	—	330	130.00–138.00	133.88
10	—	280	143.00–150.00	144.30
3	—	233	152.00–155.00	152.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	331	120.00–128.00	122.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	105.00–107.00	106.01
5	—	268	140.00–143.00	141.75
9	—	332	129.00–138.00	132.49
8	—	378	120.00–128.00	121.88
6	—	477	104.00–110.00	105.93
11	—	436	106.00–110.00	106.70
4	—	573	97.00–104.00	100.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	122.00–130.00	127.18
9	—	427	98.00–105.00	101.61
6	—	478	94.00–103.00	96.92
8	—	328	119.00–127.00	122.79
12	—	377	107.00–116.00	109.87
5	—	276	135.00–140.00	135.94
3	—	537	95.00–102.00	97.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	274	111.00–115.00	113.21
7	—	466	85.00–88.00	86.69
5	—	366	85.00–90.00	86.97
6	—	425	84.00–91.00	87.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	124.00–128.00	125.30
4	—	430	138.00–140.00	138.98
7	—	379	139.00–146.00	141.06
8	—	339	148.00–154.00	149.42
8	—	475	137.00–145.00	138.94
2	—	525	130.00–133.00	131.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	132.00–138.00	134.06
5	—	262	146.00–150.00	147.66
2	—	570	109.00–111.00	110.02
3	—	533	114.00–122.00	116.60
11	—	335	140.00–144.00	141.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,360	46.00–50.00	47.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,074	41.00–45.00	43.69
7	—	1,046	32.00–39.00	34.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,796	73.00–80.00	74.96

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,215	48.00–58.00	52.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	990	98.00–120.00	107.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,136	92.00–95.00	93.80
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,157	67.00–78.00	72.30
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,084	42.00–50.00	45.48

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

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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