Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement cows no trend recorded.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.27/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$117.27

32 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$97

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

$3.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.86

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	406	119.39	485	13thin
Medium and Large 3	385	115.88	446	12thin
Medium and Large 1	503	115.71	582	7thin

One grade step is worth $3.68/cwt here — about −$97 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 sale32 hd

117.27

—

FL average8 barns · 666 hd

133.13

−15.86

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	1,940	81.15	1,574	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,260	57.05	719	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	54.25	637	8thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	—	1,940	81.15/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,574	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	948	45.36/cwt	42.00–49.00	430	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	55.57/cwt	51.00–58.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	181.03/cwt	180.00–182.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	102.02/cwt	101.00–104.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	130.44/cwt	127.00–134.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	135.76/cwt	135.00–138.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	123.25/cwt	120.00–128.00	449	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	644	98.51/cwt	94.00–100.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	151.03/cwt	148.00–154.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	143.49/cwt	143.00–144.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	145.95/cwt	142.00–148.00	384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	213	166.24/cwt	165.00–167.50	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	102.98/cwt	102.00–104.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	96.56/cwt	91.00–98.00	452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	117.47/cwt	113.00–119.00	438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	128.70/cwt	126.00–130.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	184.08/cwt	182.00–188.00	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	128.46/cwt	125.00–132.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	143.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	141.04/cwt	139.00–145.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	121.53/cwt	119.00–124.00	577	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	74.60/cwt	70.00–78.00	689	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	60.48/cwt	59.00–62.00	680	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	57.05/cwt	55.00–59.00	719	2

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 174Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 174Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 0Year ago 97

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement cows no trend recorded.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,940	79.00–83.00	81.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	42.00–49.00	45.36
4	—	1,313	51.00–58.00	55.57
2	—	1,125	59.00–62.00	60.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	55.00–59.00	57.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	180.00–182.00	181.03
2	—	533	130.00–133.00	131.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	112.00–114.00	112.99
4	—	411	135.00–138.00	135.76
2	—	368	140.00–145.00	142.45
2	—	475	132.00–134.00	133.01
4	—	644	94.00–100.00	98.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	165.00–167.50	166.24
4	—	410	125.00–132.00	128.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	101.00–104.00	102.02
2	—	423	127.00–134.00	130.44
2	—	475	119.00–124.00	121.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	106.00–108.00	106.98
5	—	364	120.00–128.00	123.25
2	—	520	102.00–104.00	102.98
2	—	428	113.00–115.00	113.98
2	—	313	140.00–148.00	143.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	142.00–148.00	145.95
5	—	468	91.00–98.00	96.56
4	—	373	113.00–119.00	117.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	134.00–136.00	135.01
2	—	418	143.00–144.00	143.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	148.00–154.00	151.03
3	—	265	182.00–188.00	184.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	126.00–130.00	128.70
6	—	368	139.00–145.00	141.04

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	923	70.00–78.00	74.60

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

North Florida Livestock Auction - Ellisville, FL

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle