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North Florida Livestock Market

Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ellisville, Florida · Wed, May 15

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423

← May 8May 15May 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

202 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 272▼ 400 vs year ago 602 · −66.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 42▼ 26 vs year ago 51 · −51.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 173▲ 49 vs year ago 41 · +119.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady in light test. Feeder cattle firm. 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 $138.21/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$138.21

66 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$5.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.09

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	140.18	736	43
Medium and Large 2	488	134.54	656	23

One grade step is worth $5.64/cwt here — about $79 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 sale66 hd

138.21

—

FL average10 barns · 632 hd

138.12

+0.09

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	1,701	80.91	1,376	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	54.45	672	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	47.94	513	9thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	205.19/cwt	200.00–210.00	663	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	192.09/cwt	190.00–196.00	707	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	157.41/cwt	156.00–158.00	830	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	146.02/cwt	145.00–148.00	920	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	935	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	158.01/cwt	156.00–160.00	597	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	156.54/cwt	152.00–159.00	653	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	135.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	641	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	144.62/cwt	141.00–149.00	712	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	131.53/cwt	130.00–133.00	697	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	128.88/cwt	127.00–132.00	754	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	129.12/cwt	127.00–130.00	806	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	836	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,701	80.91/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,376	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	47.94/cwt	47.00–49.00	513	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	54.45/cwt	53.00–56.00	672	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	64.76/cwt	60.00–70.00	614	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	974	106.87/cwt	104.00–112.50	1,041	4

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 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 272Year ago 602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 42Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 173Year ago 41

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady in light test. Feeder cattle firm. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	120.00–123.00	121.48
6	—	378	156.00–160.00	158.01
6	—	417	152.00–159.00	156.54
9	—	585	127.00–132.00	128.88
10	—	492	141.00–149.00	144.62
10	—	624	127.00–130.00	129.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	130.00–133.00	131.53
17	—	473	135.00–140.00	135.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	190.00–196.00	192.09
3	—	630	145.00–148.00	146.02
4	—	323	200.00–210.00	205.19
4	—	670	139.00–140.00	139.50
7	—	527	156.00–158.00	157.41

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)	5	—	948	60.00–70.00	64.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	974	104.00–112.50	106.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,701	79.00–84.00	80.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,235	53.00–56.00	54.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,071	47.00–49.00	47.94

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.