Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $143.86/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$143.86

30 head · 376 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$10.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.95

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	374	149.01	557	15thin
Medium and Large 2	378	138.70	524	15thin

One grade step is worth $10.31/cwt here — about $33 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 sale30 hd

143.86

—

FL average9 barns · 363 hd

135.91

+7.95

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	—	Low	1,613	72.23	1,165	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,437	69.21	995	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	58.06	632	23

Every lot, as filed

17 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	142.98/cwt	142.00–144.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	135.88/cwt	132.00–140.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	112.09/cwt	109.00–117.00	488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	140.46/cwt	139.00–142.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	119.64/cwt	119.00–121.00	446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	705	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	64.64/cwt	61.00–69.00	923	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	59.86/cwt	57.00–63.00	681	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,451	76.07/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,104	8
Bulls	—	—	1,613	72.23/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,165	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	56.09/cwt	54.00–58.00	581	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	152.21/cwt	148.00–156.00	504	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	129.66/cwt	129.00–130.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	119.77/cwt	119.00–121.00	513	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	132.57/cwt	130.00–138.00	501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	142.07/cwt	138.00–144.00	465	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	138.40/cwt	135.00–142.00	592	6

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

North Florida Livestock Auction - Ellisville, FL

Wed Feb 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 179Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 42Year ago 86

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	142.00–144.00	142.98
2	—	513	135.00–140.00	137.46
11	—	331	148.00–156.00	152.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	130.00–138.00	132.57
6	—	327	138.00–144.00	142.07
6	—	428	135.00–142.00	138.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	132.00–140.00	135.88
5	—	435	109.00–117.00	112.09
3	—	373	119.00–121.00	119.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	119.00–121.00	119.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	139.00–142.00	140.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	129.00–130.00	129.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,428	61.00–69.00	64.64
8	—	1,451	72.00–79.00	76.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,138	57.00–63.00	59.86
11	—	1,035	54.00–58.00	56.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,613	68.00–74.00	72.23

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.

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