Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle not well tested. Feeder and replacement 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.04/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$118.04

28 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$3.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.21

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	120.69	654	7thin
Medium and Large 2	495	117.15	580	21

One grade step is worth $3.54/cwt here — about $74 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 sale28 hd

118.04

—

FL average10 barns · 749 hd

145.25

−27.21

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	1,584	85.35	1,352	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	64.59	811	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	57.33	584	21

Every lot, as filed

14 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	—	372	124.94/cwt	123.00–128.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	112.31/cwt	110.00–119.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	132.52/cwt	129.00–135.00	759	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	138.08/cwt	136.00–140.00	453	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	67.45/cwt	65.00–70.00	869	7
Bulls	—	—	1,584	85.35/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,352	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	57.33/cwt	55.00–61.00	584	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	63.25/cwt	59.00–65.00	784	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	132.39/cwt	130.00–134.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	117.22/cwt	115.00–122.00	504	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	77.11/cwt	76.00–82.00	836	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	114.96/cwt	113.00–119.00	656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	120.78/cwt	120.00–122.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	120.48/cwt	119.00–122.00	564	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 Apr 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 180Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 86Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 124Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle not well tested. Feeder and replacement 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	123.00–128.00	124.94
4	—	525	110.00–119.00	112.31
3	—	430	115.00–122.00	117.22
9	—	571	113.00–119.00	114.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	120.00–122.00	120.78
2	—	468	119.00–122.00	120.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	573	129.00–135.00	132.52
6	—	328	136.00–140.00	138.08
5	—	518	130.00–134.00	132.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,289	65.00–70.00	67.45
15	—	1,240	59.00–65.00	63.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,018	55.00–61.00	57.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,584	83.00–89.00	85.35

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,084	76.00–82.00	77.11

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle