Sale reports / Florida / North Florida Livestock Market / 2020-07-08

North Florida Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ellisville, Florida · Wed, Jul 8
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423
Feeder Cattle receipts
197 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 257▼ 145 vs year ago 342 · −42.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 68▼ 25 vs year ago 59 · −42.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 99▼ 25 vs year ago 128 · −19.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Markets closed the previous week. No trends.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $131.21/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$131.21
42 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$591
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$5.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.12
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1465133.0061928
Medium and Large 2421127.6253814thin
One grade step is worth $5.37/cwt here — about $81 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 sale42 hd
131.21
—
FL average10 barns · 1,026 hd
138.32
−7.12
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,74992.231,6137thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24066.2582212
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08659.5664710

Every lot

27 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2323149.90/cwt146.00–152.004843
Steers—Medium and Large 1372145.95/cwt144.00–150.005437
Steers—Medium and Large 2375133.03/cwt131.00–134.004996
Steers—Medium and Large 1434141.13/cwt138.00–147.006138
Steers—Medium and Large 1473129.30/cwt128.00–132.006123
Steers—Medium and Large 1528122.44/cwt120.00–125.006464
Steers—Medium and Large 2536107.77/cwt105.00–112.005785
Steers—Medium and Large 1570115.93/cwt112.00–118.006616
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372129.10/cwt126.00–134.004805
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388120.97/cwt117.00–125.004694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425126.41/cwt124.00–129.005374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435111.93/cwt110.00–118.004874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470117.94/cwt115.00–121.005544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470106.96/cwt105.00–109.005034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1536113.47/cwt111.00–115.006088
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538102.97/cwt101.00–105.005544
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2274151.32/cwt148.00–154.004157
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370126.38/cwt122.00–131.004684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475130.87/cwt127.00–135.006226
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477106.86/cwt104.00–112.005108
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520111.18/cwt110.00–112.005785
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,74992.23/cwt88.00–96.001,6137
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08659.56/cwt55.00–62.0064710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24066.25/cwt63.00–69.0082212
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3776771.20/cwt650.00–875.005,98531
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00396.96/cwt96.00–98.009736
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05875.67/cwt70.00–80.0080116

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.