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North Florida Livestock Market

Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ellisville, Florida · Wed, Feb 12

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

226 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 160▲ 226 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 60▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 106▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers untested, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

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 $128.16/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$128.16

41 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$11.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.07

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	133.08	623	13thin
Medium and Large 2	449	128.84	578	17thin
Medium and Large 3	431	121.27	522	11thin

One grade step is worth $11.81/cwt here — about $101 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 sale41 hd

128.16

—

FL average10 barns · 759 hd

142.22

−14.07

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	—	High	1,608	84.07	1,352	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,281	58.91	755	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,130	56.60	639	9thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	775	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	143.07/cwt	140.00–146.00	455	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	161.03/cwt	160.00–162.00	515	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	149.64/cwt	148.00–152.00	480	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	358	131.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	471	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	559	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	121.93/cwt	120.00–128.00	518	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	121.32/cwt	120.00–122.00	564	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	133.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	627	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	110.77/cwt	110.00–114.00	648	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	663	82.51/cwt	80.00–85.00	547	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	693	96.35/cwt	90.00–100.00	668	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	373	152.71/cwt	150.00–154.00	570	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	171.95/cwt	168.00–176.00	645	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	408	162.36/cwt	157.00–165.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	143.40/cwt	140.00–147.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	132.39/cwt	132.00–134.00	620	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	134.23/cwt	132.00–135.00	691	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	121.16/cwt	120.00–126.00	643	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	653	121.49/cwt	118.00–125.00	793	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,608	84.07/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,352	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	998	47.99/cwt	47.00–49.00	479	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	55.53/cwt	52.00–59.00	644	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	61.70/cwt	58.00–64.00	724	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,188	66.80/cwt	64.00–70.00	794	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	53.65/cwt	51.00–56.00	721	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	928	71.17/cwt	68.00–76.00	660	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,033	81.58/cwt	80.00–83.00	843	2

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 160Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 106Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers untested, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	168.00–176.00	171.95
5	—	531	120.00–126.00	121.16
3	—	408	157.00–165.00	162.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	140.00–147.00	143.40
5	—	468	132.00–134.00	132.39
3	—	373	150.00–154.00	152.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	653	118.00–125.00	121.49
4	—	515	132.00–135.00	134.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	113.00–114.00	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	160.00–162.00	161.03
5	—	585	110.00–114.00	110.77
4	—	471	130.00–134.00	133.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	120.00–122.00	121.32
6	—	425	130.00–133.00	131.52
5	—	321	148.00–152.00	149.64
3	—	693	90.00–100.00	96.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	130.00–135.00	131.70
2	—	663	80.00–85.00	82.51
2	—	318	140.00–146.00	143.07
4	—	425	120.00–128.00	121.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	80.00–88.00	84.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	47.00–49.00	47.99
4	—	1,173	58.00–64.00	61.70
3	—	1,160	52.00–59.00	55.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	64.00–70.00	66.80
3	—	1,343	51.00–56.00	53.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	80.00–83.00	81.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	928	68.00–76.00	71.17

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.