Sale reports / Florida / North Florida Livestock Market / 2020-07-22

North Florida Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ellisville, Florida · Wed, Jul 22
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423
Feeder Cattle receipts
220 head
▼ 173 vs last sale 393▼ 183 vs year ago 403 · −45.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 36▲ 5 vs year ago 34 · +14.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 97▼ 77 vs year ago 115 · −67.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Feeder cattle firm. Feeder and replacement cows firm. All classes were limited test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.97/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$118.97
47 head · 434 lb average
Value per head Derived
$517
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.20
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1438122.2253528
Medium and Large 2437115.0650217thin
Medium and Large 3365106.603892thin
One grade step is worth $15.62/cwt here — about $146 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 sale47 hd
118.97
—
FL average10 barns · 986 hd
127.16
−8.20
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—Average1,59686.951,3885thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25664.4981015
CowsLean 85-90%Average98253.935307thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1410164.94/cwt160.00–170.006762
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330122.55/cwt121.00–124.004044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332129.22/cwt127.00–134.004296
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365106.60/cwt103.00–110.003892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375131.36/cwt128.00–135.004934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425130.48/cwt127.00–135.005554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430117.07/cwt114.00–120.005034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463115.48/cwt114.00–116.005358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467112.89/cwt105.00–129.005276
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527106.71/cwt105.00–110.005623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1537115.29/cwt114.00–118.006193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583109.95/cwt108.00–114.006413
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275172.89/cwt170.00–176.004754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333167.04/cwt166.00–168.005562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370162.43/cwt160.00–165.006014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370145.84/cwt142.00–150.005404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430150.93/cwt148.00–154.006492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465123.55/cwt122.00–128.005754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515119.29/cwt117.00–124.006143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2537112.99/cwt112.00–115.006073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573115.98/cwt115.00–117.006652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578111.02/cwt110.00–112.006422
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,59686.95/cwt86.00–90.001,3885
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98253.93/cwt53.00–55.005307
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22763.58/cwt62.00–65.0078012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37068.15/cwt66.00–73.009343
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-292790.22/cwt86.00–100.008366
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03266.73/cwt64.00–70.006897

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.