Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady in light test. Feeder calve steady in light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.17/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$125.17

16 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.22

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	125.17	640	16thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

125.17

—

FL average10 barns · 740 hd

124.94

+0.22

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	—	High	1,550	82.32	1,276	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,369	61.80	846	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	55.74	603	11

Every lot, as filed

9 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 1	—	625	108.63/cwt	105.00–111.00	679	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,628	67.37/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,097	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,424	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	55.74/cwt	53.00–58.00	603	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	60.41/cwt	59.00–61.00	788	8
Bulls	—	—	1,549	81.45/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,262	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	148.35/cwt	143.00–150.00	398	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	122.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	136.91/cwt	134.00–140.00	593	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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 186Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 112Year ago 24

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady in light test. Feeder calve steady in light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	105.00–111.00	108.63
7	—	529	120.00–125.00	122.19
6	—	433	134.00–140.00	136.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	268	143.00–150.00	148.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	65.00–70.00	67.37
8	—	1,304	59.00–61.00	60.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,082	53.00–58.00	55.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	91.00	91.00
10	—	1,549	79.00–85.00	81.45

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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