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North Florida Livestock Market

Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

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

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 110▼ 167 vs year ago 237 · −70.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 36▼ 26 vs year ago 58 · −44.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 44▼ 83 vs year ago 118 · −70.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady in light test. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.65/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$148.65

11 head · 344 lb average

Value per head Derived

$511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$39

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

$1.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.58

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	330	149.39	493	6thin
Medium and Large 1	360	147.76	532	5thin

One grade step is worth $1.63/cwt here — about −$39 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 sale11 hd

148.65

—

FL average10 barns · 347 hd

144.07

+4.58

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	1,669	81.85	1,366	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,073	58.74	630	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	54.43	547	16

Every lot

13 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	154.94/cwt	153.00–156.00	496	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	149.39/cwt	146.00–153.00	493	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	136.98/cwt	136.00–138.00	575	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	117.89/cwt	115.00–121.00	501	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	102.63/cwt	100.00–104.00	479	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	143.92/cwt	141.00–147.00	533	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,623	84.77/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,376	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,338	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	54.43/cwt	53.00–56.00	547	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,036	57.56/cwt	57.00–60.00	596	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	65.23/cwt	63.00–67.00	834	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	974	86.53/cwt	79.00–93.00	843	5

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 Apr 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 110Year ago 237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 36Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 44Year ago 118

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady in light test. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	146.00–153.00	149.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	153.00–156.00	154.94
2	—	420	136.00–138.00	136.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	115.00–121.00	117.89
3	—	467	100.00–104.00	102.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	134.00–135.00	134.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	141.00–147.00	143.92

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	974	79.00–93.00	86.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,005	53.00–56.00	54.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,036	57.00–60.00	57.56
2	—	1,278	63.00–67.00	65.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	80.00–89.00	84.77
1	—	1,760	76.00	76.00

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.