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North Florida Livestock Market

Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ellisville, Florida · Wed, May 27

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423

← May 20May 27Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

187 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 241▼ 34 vs year ago 221 · −15.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 62▼ 15 vs year ago 37 · −40.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 39▼ 4 vs year ago 71 · −5.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. 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 $120.82/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$120.82

28 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$17.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.02

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	393	128.51	505	16thin
Medium and Large 2	446	110.56	493	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.94/cwt here — about $11 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 sale28 hd

120.82

—

FL average7 barns · 381 hd

128.83

−8.02

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	1,660	90.26	1,498	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	52.01	538	14

Every lot

18 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	144.04/cwt	143.00–146.00	529	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	134.46/cwt	133.00–136.00	511	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	119.57/cwt	117.00–123.00	628	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	105.47/cwt	103.00–107.00	599	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	104.57/cwt	100.00–107.00	699	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	193	164.49/cwt	164.00–165.00	317	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	127.52/cwt	127.00–128.00	344	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	133.27/cwt	132.00–136.00	364	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	131.93/cwt	130.00–134.00	486	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	108.29/cwt	105.00–110.00	506	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	116.96/cwt	115.00–119.00	556	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	113.13/cwt	110.00–118.00	602	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	98.36/cwt	96.00–100.00	566	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,445	1
Bulls	—	—	1,712	88.34/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,512	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	44.27/cwt	43.00–45.00	444	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	56.31/cwt	53.00–60.00	592	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	939.22/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	9,204	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 May 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 241Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 62Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 39Year ago 71

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	96.00–100.00	98.36
4	—	270	127.00–128.00	127.52
3	—	467	105.00–110.00	108.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	110.00–118.00	113.13
4	—	368	130.00–134.00	131.93
3	—	273	132.00–136.00	133.27
2	—	475	115.00–119.00	116.96
2	—	193	164.00–165.00	164.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	133.00–136.00	134.46
8	—	568	103.00–107.00	105.47
6	—	668	100.00–107.00	104.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	117.00–123.00	119.57
3	—	367	143.00–146.00	144.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	980	900.00–1,050.00	939.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,052	53.00–60.00	56.31
5	—	1,004	43.00–45.00	44.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,712	86.00–92.00	88.34
1	—	1,505	96.00	96.00

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.