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North Florida Livestock Market

Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ellisville, Florida · Wed, Jan 29

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

315 head

▲ 183 vs last sale 132▲ 127 vs year ago 188 · +67.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 17▼ 19 vs year ago 81 · −23.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 47▼ 16 vs year ago 122 · −13.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.57/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$125.57

97 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$25.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.48

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	368	141.88	523	24
Medium and Large 2	408	121.91	498	52
Medium and Large 3	388	116.00	450	21

One grade step is worth $25.88/cwt here — about $72 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 sale97 hd

125.57

—

FL average10 barns · 940 hd

140.05

−14.48

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	—	Low	1,543	80.73	1,246	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	56.83	664	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	48.22	492	20

Every lot

29 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	215	240.35/cwt	225.00–255.00	517	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	181.96/cwt	180.00–184.00	670	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	222	177.84/cwt	175.00–180.00	395	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	264	149.18/cwt	148.00–150.00	394	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	132.26/cwt	128.00–138.00	429	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	139.09/cwt	136.00–144.00	512	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	116.88/cwt	114.00–120.00	438	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	125.86/cwt	124.00–132.00	480	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	120.71/cwt	116.00–124.00	517	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	113.17/cwt	112.00–114.00	487	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	122.30/cwt	121.00–125.00	578	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	112.59/cwt	109.00–116.00	533	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	117.94/cwt	116.00–120.00	619	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	110.03/cwt	109.00–111.00	578	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	227	186.76/cwt	185.00–190.00	424	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	329	153.56/cwt	149.00–157.00	505	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	163.21/cwt	160.00–170.00	609	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	143.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	539	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	555	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	436	138.17/cwt	136.00–142.00	602	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	129.27/cwt	125.00–132.00	609	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	118.65/cwt	118.00–119.00	617	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	126.77/cwt	125.00–128.00	676	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	74.00/cwt	73.00–75.00	899	2
Bulls	—	—	1,609	82.08/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,321	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	48.22/cwt	45.00–51.00	492	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	54.71/cwt	49.00–61.00	625	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	63.20/cwt	59.00–65.00	789	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,312	84.64/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,110	12

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 132Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 17Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 47Year ago 122

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	225.00–255.00	240.35
2	—	368	180.00–184.00	181.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	109.00–111.00	110.03
5	—	428	116.00–124.00	120.71
16	—	473	109.00–116.00	112.59
12	—	381	124.00–132.00	125.86
15	—	324	128.00–138.00	132.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	136.00–144.00	139.09
3	—	473	121.00–125.00	122.30
5	—	222	175.00–180.00	177.84
5	—	264	148.00–150.00	149.18
6	—	525	116.00–120.00	117.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	112.00–114.00	113.17
16	—	375	114.00–120.00	116.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	375	140.00–150.00	143.77
9	—	520	118.00–119.00	118.65
3	—	227	185.00–190.00	186.76
7	—	329	149.00–157.00	153.56
8	—	436	136.00–142.00	138.17
8	—	471	125.00–132.00	129.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	128.00–130.00	129.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	160.00–170.00	163.21
5	—	533	125.00–128.00	126.77

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,312	80.00–90.00	84.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,142	49.00–61.00	54.71
3	—	1,248	59.00–65.00	63.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,020	45.00–51.00	48.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	73.00–75.00	74.00
10	—	1,609	79.00–86.00	82.08

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.