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North Florida Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ellisville, Florida · Wed, May 22
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423
Feeder Cattle receipts
290 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 290▲ 0 vs year ago 290 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 22▲ 0 vs year ago 22 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 107▲ 0 vs year ago 107 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows steady in light test. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder classes weak to 3.00 lower instances 10.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.91/cwt on 46 head.
Average price
$139.91
46 head · 357 lb average
Value per head Derived
$499
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$21
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$10.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.23
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2356140.5950043
Medium and Large 3368130.214793thin
One grade step is worth $10.38/cwt here — about $21 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 sale46 hd
139.91
—
FL average10 barns · 417 hd
143.14
−3.23
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
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19558.026934thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07347.215076thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2268158.71/cwt158.00–160.004256
Steers—Medium and Large 2328148.37/cwt146.00–151.004872
Steers—Medium and Large 3368129.21/cwt124.00–132.004753
Steers—Medium and Large 2376143.53/cwt142.00–150.005405
Steers—Medium and Large 3418125.53/cwt124.00–127.005252
Steers—Medium and Large 2431137.53/cwt135.00–142.005938
Steers—Medium and Large 3470119.96/cwt118.00–122.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 2473139.43/cwt137.00–142.006606
Steers—Medium and Large 2570133.04/cwt131.00–135.007584
Steers—Medium and Large 1577142.91/cwt140.00–149.008253
Steers—Medium and Large 1614137.44/cwt133.00–139.008444
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323115.37/cwt112.00–120.003735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325126.29/cwt122.00–131.004106
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370130.11/cwt126.00–134.0048112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3382115.91/cwt114.00–120.004433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425128.89/cwt126.00–132.005488
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475119.55/cwt118.00–122.0056810
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225150.18/cwt148.00–152.003384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275149.41/cwt147.00–152.004118
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328141.33/cwt137.00–146.004646
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368130.21/cwt125.00–133.004793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376140.09/cwt137.00–144.0052711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422135.25/cwt130.00–139.0057110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470126.94/cwt124.00–130.005974
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07347.21/cwt45.00–49.005076
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19256.69/cwt55.00–60.006763
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20562.00/cwt62.00–62.007471
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-298082.63/cwt80.00–84.008103
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,093991.92/cwt975.00–1,025.0010,8423

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.