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North Florida Livestock Market

Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ellisville, Florida · Wed, May 1

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

237 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 225▼ 8 vs year ago 245 · −3.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 44▼ 52 vs year ago 110 · −47.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

118 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 141▼ 51 vs year ago 169 · −30.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 lower in limited test. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

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 $136.63/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$136.63

61 head · 368 lb average

Value per head Derived

$503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$283

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

$3.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.94

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	354	136.83	484	57
Medium and Large 1	574	133.72	768	4thin

One grade step is worth $3.11/cwt here — about −$283 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 sale61 hd

136.63

—

FL average10 barns · 838 hd

143.57

−6.94

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	1,736	78.97	1,371	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	51.19	819	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	51.11	601	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	42.13	420	21

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	224	172.01/cwt	170.00–175.00	385	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	146.36/cwt	142.00–148.00	673	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	157.96/cwt	157.00–160.00	750	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	228	148.63/cwt	144.00–152.00	339	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	274	143.59/cwt	141.00–146.00	393	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	137.29/cwt	134.00–140.00	443	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	135.91/cwt	134.00–140.00	519	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	130.97/cwt	129.00–132.00	546	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	127.71/cwt	125.00–129.00	616	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	120.63/cwt	118.00–122.00	691	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	133.72/cwt	131.00–135.00	768	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	157.66/cwt	156.00–160.00	668	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	128.31/cwt	127.00–132.00	600	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,736	78.97/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,371	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	42.13/cwt	39.00–45.00	420	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	51.11/cwt	49.00–54.00	601	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	51.19/cwt	48.00–54.00	819	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	63.64/cwt	58.00–68.00	713	22

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 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 225Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 44Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 141Year ago 169

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 lower in limited test. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	156.00–160.00	157.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	127.00–132.00	128.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	131.00–135.00	133.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	125.00–129.00	127.71
3	—	573	118.00–122.00	120.63
5	—	228	144.00–152.00	148.63
9	—	417	129.00–132.00	130.97
11	—	274	141.00–146.00	143.59
12	—	382	134.00–140.00	135.91
14	—	323	134.00–140.00	137.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	157.00–160.00	157.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	224	170.00–175.00	172.01
11	—	460	142.00–148.00	146.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,121	58.00–68.00	63.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,736	77.00–84.00	78.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,176	49.00–54.00	51.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,600	48.00–54.00	51.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	996	39.00–45.00	42.13

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.