Sale reports / Florida / North Florida Livestock Market / 2020-04-15

North Florida Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ellisville, Florida · Wed, Apr 15
● Final4 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423
Feeder Cattle receipts
79 head
114 vs last sale 193 145 vs year ago 224 · 64.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
4 head
28 vs last sale 32 37 vs year ago 41 · 90.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: All cattle to limited to call trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.02/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$115.02
3 head · 430 lb average
Value per head Derived
$495
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
8.02
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2430115.024953thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale3 hd
115.02
FL average10 barns · 460 hd
123.04
−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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,38084.001,1591thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99054.125363thin

Every lot, as filed

4 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2430115.02/cwt114.00–117.004953
CowsLean 85-90%99054.12/cwt50.00–56.005363
Bulls1,38084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,1591
BullsMedium and Large 2425125.21/cwt120.00–128.005323

How this sale compares

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.