Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.28/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$126.28

93 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$4.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	430	128.36	552	48
Medium and Large 2	406	124.05	504	45

One grade step is worth $4.31/cwt here — about $48 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 sale93 hd

126.28

—

FL average10 barns · 1,250 hd

128.57

−2.29

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	1,468	77.97	1,145	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	55.75	690	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,677	46.97	788	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	46.53	491	11

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.92/cwt	159.00–167.00	689	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	151.47/cwt	149.00–154.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	166.08/cwt	162.50–170.00	453	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	160.45/cwt	159.00–162.00	607	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	164.76/cwt	160.00–169.00	544	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	136.08/cwt	132.50–140.00	371	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	128.35/cwt	127.00–134.00	560	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	138.47/cwt	137.00–140.00	734	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	139.36/cwt	136.00–143.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	120.45/cwt	118.00–123.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.43/cwt	147.00–152.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	128.77/cwt	126.00–133.00	819	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	138.65/cwt	137.00–144.00	470	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	152.47/cwt	151.00–154.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	161.16/cwt	160.00–162.00	443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.95/cwt	150.00–154.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	140.56/cwt	139.00–143.00	808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	115.06/cwt	114.00–117.00	613	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	122.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	241	142.97/cwt	138.00–145.00	345	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	129.87/cwt	126.00–134.00	484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	122.93/cwt	120.00–127.00	579	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	121.09/cwt	119.00–124.00	522	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	127.96/cwt	125.00–131.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	133.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	698	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	131.94/cwt	130.00–134.00	442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	138.44/cwt	136.00–141.00	595	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	116.45/cwt	115.00–119.00	554	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	55.75/cwt	54.00–60.00	690	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	46.97/cwt	45.00–49.00	788	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	47.93/cwt	47.00–49.00	527	6
Bulls	—	—	1,468	77.97/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,145	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	44.86/cwt	44.00–46.00	448	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.89/cwt	120.00–128.00	650	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 Nov 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 586Last week 220Year ago 257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 30Year ago 80

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows not well tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	159.00–167.00	162.92
10	—	530	137.00–140.00	138.47
10	—	636	126.00–133.00	128.77
4	—	473	150.00–154.00	151.95
5	—	575	139.00–143.00	140.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	125.00–131.00	127.96
7	—	523	130.00–135.00	133.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	149.00–154.00	151.47
6	—	273	162.50–170.00	166.08
6	—	378	159.00–162.00	160.45
11	—	330	160.00–169.00	164.76
4	—	473	147.00–152.00	149.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	151.00–154.00	152.47
5	—	275	160.00–162.00	161.16
8	—	430	136.00–141.00	138.44
6	—	525	120.00–128.00	123.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	132.50–140.00	136.08
10	—	436	127.00–134.00	128.35
4	—	375	136.00–143.00	139.36
4	—	530	118.00–123.00	120.45
8	—	339	137.00–144.00	138.65
4	—	568	115.00–117.00	116.01
14	—	471	120.00–127.00	122.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	533	114.00–117.00	115.06
4	—	270	120.00–125.00	122.36
7	—	241	138.00–145.00	142.97
4	—	373	126.00–134.00	129.87
7	—	431	119.00–124.00	121.09
4	—	335	130.00–134.00	131.94
8	—	476	115.00–119.00	116.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,237	54.00–60.00	55.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,677	45.00–49.00	46.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,100	47.00–49.00	47.93
5	—	999	44.00–46.00	44.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,468	76.00–80.00	77.97

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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