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North Florida Livestock Market

Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ellisville, Florida · Wed, Feb 26

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 171▼ 52 vs year ago 127 · −40.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 86▼ 11 vs year ago 44 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 67▲ 43 vs year ago 54 · +79.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter and feeder classes to few to call trends. Feeder and 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 $144.52/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$144.52

10 head · 365 lb average

Value per head Derived

$528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$6.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.21

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	430	149.56	643	2thin
Medium and Large 2	349	143.27	500	8thin

One grade step is worth $6.30/cwt here — about $143 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 sale10 hd

144.52

—

FL average10 barns · 689 hd

144.73

−0.21

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	1,491	89.83	1,339	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	60.20	665	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	51.25	515	9thin

Every lot

11 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 2	270	164.85/cwt	162.00–167.50	445	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	182.07/cwt	180.00–184.00	679	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	151.93/cwt	150.00–154.00	410	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	134.60/cwt	131.00–138.00	576	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	149.56/cwt	147.00–152.00	643	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	220	201.42/cwt	197.50–205.00	443	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,491	89.83/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,339	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	51.25/cwt	47.00–55.00	515	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,104	60.20/cwt	57.00–64.00	665	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	93.70/cwt	90.00–106.00	940	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	66.52/cwt	61.00–70.00	674	11

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 171Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 86Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 67Year ago 54

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter and feeder classes to few to call trends. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	220	197.50–205.00	201.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	147.00–152.00	149.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	150.00–154.00	151.93
4	—	428	131.00–138.00	134.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	180.00–184.00	182.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	162.00–167.50	164.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,491	86.00–94.00	89.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,104	57.00–64.00	60.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,004	47.00–55.00	51.25

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)	6	—	1,003	90.00–106.00	93.70
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,013	61.00–70.00	66.52

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.