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North Florida Livestock Market

Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ellisville, Florida · Wed, Feb 5

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423

← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

160 head

▼ 155 vs last sale 315▼ 39 vs year ago 199 · −19.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 62▲ 17 vs year ago 43 · +39.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 106▲ 51 vs year ago 55 · +92.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $152.62/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$152.62

25 head · 347 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$90

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

$17.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.26

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	270	167.17	451	4thin
Medium and Large 1	361	149.84	542	21

One grade step is worth $17.33/cwt here — about −$90 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 sale25 hd

152.62

—

FL average10 barns · 934 hd

143.35

+9.26

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	1,635	74.04	1,211	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	52.14	636	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	46.58	470	14

Every lot

16 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	242.16/cwt	230.00–255.00	661	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	219.13/cwt	215.00–225.00	703	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	202.39/cwt	197.00–207.50	759	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	186.30/cwt	179.00–189.00	794	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	167.17/cwt	164.00–170.00	451	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	198.34/cwt	195.00–202.00	541	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	143.92/cwt	142.00–146.00	472	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	137.68/cwt	136.00–140.00	519	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	133.63/cwt	131.00–135.00	631	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	270	252.41/cwt	250.00–255.00	682	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	168.58/cwt	164.00–173.00	730	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,635	74.04/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,211	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	46.58/cwt	44.00–47.00	470	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	51.79/cwt	48.00–55.00	619	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,620	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	940	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	984	109.31/cwt	104.00–117.50	1,076	4

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 Feb 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 315Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 62Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 106Year ago 55

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	250.00–255.00	252.41
4	—	433	164.00–173.00	168.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	179.00–189.00	186.30
7	—	321	215.00–225.00	219.13
2	—	375	197.00–207.50	202.39
4	—	273	230.00–255.00	242.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	131.00–135.00	133.63
4	—	273	195.00–202.00	198.34
4	—	328	142.00–146.00	143.92
10	—	377	136.00–140.00	137.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	164.00–170.00	167.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,635	71.00–78.00	74.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	58.00	58.00
17	—	1,196	48.00–55.00	51.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,008	44.00–47.00	46.58

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	—	984	104.00–117.50	109.31

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.