Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.72/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$117.72

93 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$10.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.91

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	123.47	555	41
Medium and Large 2	422	113.19	477	52

One grade step is worth $10.28/cwt here — about $77 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

117.72

—

FL average10 barns · 1,123 hd

121.63

−3.91

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	1,459	75.15	1,096	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	49.60	608	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	45.67	483	15

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	—	1,459	75.15/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,096	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	49.60/cwt	48.00–53.00	608	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	45.67/cwt	44.00–47.00	483	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	141.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	528	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	134.56/cwt	133.00–137.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	131.33/cwt	128.00–134.00	487	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.92/cwt	134.00–138.00	510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	109.29/cwt	104.00–112.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	131.42/cwt	129.00–134.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	138.54/cwt	134.00–147.00	454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	116.93/cwt	114.00–120.00	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	131.56/cwt	128.00–134.00	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	136.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	125.32/cwt	124.00–129.00	545	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	104.56/cwt	101.00–110.00	560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	138.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	147.71/cwt	147.00–150.00	414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	111.45/cwt	108.00–115.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	141.87/cwt	139.00–146.00	474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	120.82/cwt	118.00–123.00	327	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	121.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	454	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	139.89/cwt	137.00–146.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	110.89/cwt	107.00–115.00	525	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	96.31/cwt	95.00–99.00	568	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	84.22/cwt	76.00–92.00	931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	130.43/cwt	127.00–134.00	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	120.76/cwt	119.00–126.00	564	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	110.03/cwt	107.00–114.00	474	9

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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 466Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 27Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 105Year ago 124

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,459	74.00–77.00	75.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,226	48.00–53.00	49.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,058	44.00–47.00	45.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	118.00–119.00	118.49
5	—	372	140.00–145.00	141.94
5	—	472	133.00–137.00	134.56
6	—	530	127.00–134.00	130.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	134.00–138.00	135.92
3	—	427	135.00–140.00	138.28
4	—	280	147.00–150.00	147.71
4	—	568	108.00–115.00	111.45
7	—	334	139.00–146.00	141.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	128.00–134.00	131.33
6	—	572	104.00–112.00	109.29
4	—	328	134.00–147.00	138.54
4	—	523	114.00–120.00	116.93
11	—	435	124.00–129.00	125.32
9	—	467	119.00–126.00	120.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	129.00–134.00	131.42
5	—	536	101.00–110.00	104.56
11	—	271	118.00–123.00	120.82
5	—	372	120.00–125.00	121.94
12	—	473	107.00–115.00	110.89
6	—	590	95.00–99.00	96.31
9	—	431	107.00–114.00	110.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	128.00–134.00	131.56
2	—	425	150.00–155.00	152.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	135.00–140.00	136.62
3	—	378	137.00–146.00	139.89
3	—	420	140.00–145.00	143.29

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,105	76.00–92.00	84.22

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

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