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North Florida Livestock Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ellisville, Florida · Wed, Oct 21
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423
Feeder Cattle receipts
296 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 331▼ 48 vs year ago 344 · −14.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 0▼ 8 vs year ago 60 · −13.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 0▼ 14 vs year ago 116 · −12.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.16/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$108.16
87 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$507
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.68
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493112.4955542
Medium and Large 2439107.6547238
Medium and Large 348585.004127thin
One grade step is worth $27.49/cwt here — about $143 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 sale87 hd
108.16
—
FL average10 barns · 1,109 hd
109.85
−1.68
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—Average1,71074.661,2773thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23848.2459717
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04045.064699thin

Every lot

23 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 · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272141.34/cwt138.00–142.003846
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275127.45/cwt126.00–129.003506
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335118.91/cwt116.00–125.003986
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434103.35/cwt101.00–107.004495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471102.21/cwt100.00–105.004817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475110.39/cwt107.00–114.0052410
Heifers—Medium and Large 348585.00/cwt85.00–85.004127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525108.40/cwt105.00–112.0056912
Heifers—Medium and Large 252798.42/cwt97.00–104.0051910
Heifers—Medium and Large 256899.01/cwt96.00–102.005624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574105.13/cwt104.00–106.0060314
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333149.00/cwt149.00–149.004966
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375145.44/cwt144.00–147.005454
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377139.27/cwt138.00–142.005253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419115.68/cwt114.00–118.004855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470114.12/cwt110.00–115.005366
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630112.46/cwt110.00–115.007084
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,71074.66/cwt74.00–75.001,2773
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04045.06/cwt42.00–47.004699
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23848.24/cwt46.00–50.0059717
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289080.08/cwt75.00–85.0071320
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05549.29/cwt47.00–52.005208
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2978101.28/cwt99.00–102.009916

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.