Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to weak. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.82/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$126.82

74 head · 375 lb average

Value per head Derived

$475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$15.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.24

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	404	130.29	526	30
Medium and Large 2	352	126.34	445	37
Medium and Large 3	369	114.47	422	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.82/cwt here — about $103 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 sale74 hd

126.82

—

FL average10 barns · 808 hd

136.06

−9.24

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	1,783	80.60	1,437	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	55.08	683	16

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	121.28/cwt	118.00–123.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	131.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	84.64/cwt	78.00–90.00	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	146.44/cwt	145.00–148.00	395	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	277	131.53/cwt	130.00–134.00	364	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	125.43/cwt	123.00–130.00	420	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	239	135.38/cwt	134.00–140.00	324	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	118.92/cwt	117.00–123.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	114.47/cwt	110.00–118.00	422	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	132.65/cwt	131.00–137.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	122.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	450	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	133.32/cwt	131.00–137.00	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	126.43/cwt	123.00–130.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	144.34/cwt	141.00–148.00	401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.94/cwt	119.00–123.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	141.39/cwt	139.00–144.00	386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	138.78/cwt	138.00–143.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	137.91/cwt	135.00–141.00	455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	129.35/cwt	127.00–133.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	123.95/cwt	122.00–127.00	585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	135.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	138.36/cwt	137.00–142.00	523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	123.24/cwt	121.00–127.00	523	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	142.47/cwt	141.00–144.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	145.92/cwt	144.00–148.00	479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	159.77/cwt	155.00–165.00	428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	140.28/cwt	139.00–143.00	743	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	55.08/cwt	53.00–57.00	683	16
Bulls	—	—	1,783	80.60/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,437	4

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 Mar 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 250Year ago 77

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 26Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 0Year ago 131

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to weak. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	118.00–123.00	121.28
3	—	277	130.00–136.00	131.95
11	—	335	123.00–130.00	125.43
8	—	239	134.00–140.00	135.38
3	—	530	117.00–123.00	118.92
5	—	368	120.00–124.00	122.35
4	—	475	119.00–123.00	120.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	110.00–118.00	114.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	139.00–144.00	141.39
6	—	330	135.00–141.00	137.91
5	—	532	127.00–133.00	129.35
5	—	472	122.00–127.00	123.95
4	—	368	125.00–130.00	127.45
6	—	424	121.00–127.00	123.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	128.00	128.00
4	—	430	141.00–144.00	142.47
4	—	328	144.00–148.00	145.92
4	—	268	155.00–165.00	159.77
3	—	530	139.00–143.00	140.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	277	130.00–134.00	131.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	478	131.00–137.00	132.65
5	—	435	131.00–137.00	133.32
4	—	530	123.00–130.00	126.43
4	—	278	141.00–148.00	144.34
4	—	335	135.00–139.00	135.96
7	—	378	137.00–142.00	138.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	145.00–148.00	146.44
6	—	434	138.00–143.00	138.78

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,075	78.00–90.00	84.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,240	53.00–57.00	55.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,783	78.00–84.00	80.60

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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North Florida Livestock Market

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle