Sale reports / Florida / North Florida Livestock Market / 2020-07-29

North Florida Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ellisville, Florida · Wed, Jul 29
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423
Feeder Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 220▼ 156 vs year ago 278 · −56.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 39▲ 4 vs year ago 52 · +7.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 38▼ 53 vs year ago 100 · −53.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle firm in light test. Feeder and replacement cows steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.79/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$130.79
38 head · 433 lb average
Value per head Derived
$566
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$113
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$14.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.13
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3369136.8250420
Medium and Large 1502127.266397thin
Medium and Large 2506122.0761711thin
One grade step is worth $14.75/cwt here — about −$113 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 sale38 hd
130.79
—
FL average9 barns · 425 hd
129.66
+1.13
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—Average1,85197.131,7985thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32069.039118thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09561.1366910

Every lot

37 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1465146.47/cwt144.00–149.006812
Steers—Medium and Large 1568122.01/cwt120.00–124.006934
Steers—Medium and Large 2691102.01/cwt100.00–108.007054
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3314135.63/cwt135.00–138.004265
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363125.38/cwt123.00–130.004553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416130.27/cwt128.00–137.005424
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428120.35/cwt119.00–121.005153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465121.38/cwt119.00–126.005643
Heifers—Medium and Large 3517101.71/cwt100.00–105.005263
Heifers—Medium and Large 356594.48/cwt92.00–97.005342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567101.65/cwt100.00–105.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575112.51/cwt112.00–113.006472
Heifers—Medium and Large 262191.81/cwt91.00–95.005705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1643108.01/cwt106.00–110.006952
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3230164.89/cwt160.00–170.003792
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275149.31/cwt148.00–150.004113
Bulls—Medium and Large 3324141.56/cwt140.00–144.004595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367142.96/cwt141.00–144.005253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368154.51/cwt154.00–155.005692
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370137.54/cwt136.00–139.005092
Bulls—Medium and Large 3416133.22/cwt131.00–134.005544
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430138.98/cwt138.00–140.005982
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463121.99/cwt121.00–123.005652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520120.47/cwt119.00–122.006262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527110.65/cwt110.00–112.005833
Bulls—Medium and Large 356899.52/cwt98.00–101.005652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580113.61/cwt112.00–117.006593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673101.33/cwt100.00–104.006823
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,777100.36/cwt98.00–102.001,7833
Bulls——1,96392.29/cwt90.00–95.001,8122
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%92047.45/cwt43.00–52.004372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05557.90/cwt55.00–61.006112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16766.76/cwt63.00–73.007796
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28665.37/cwt60.00–69.008414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35372.69/cwt70.00–78.009834
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-284873.86/cwt69.00–78.006262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2928100.83/cwt98.00–104.009362

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.