Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.10/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$134.10

53 head · 382 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$24.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.78

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	372	145.08	539	12thin
Medium and Large 2	382	131.97	504	37
Medium and Large 3	423	120.88	511	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.20/cwt here — about $28 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 sale53 hd

134.10

—

FL average10 barns · 570 hd

136.88

−2.78

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	1,505	86.21	1,297	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	68.10	870	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,142	57.86	661	9thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	—	1,505	86.21/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,297	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	73.09/cwt	70.00–76.00	989	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	64.01/cwt	62.00–71.00	778	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	57.86/cwt	53.00–60.00	661	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	145.35/cwt	144.00–146.00	455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	147.29/cwt	146.00–150.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	142.60/cwt	141.00–143.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	105.91/cwt	102.00–110.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	122.18/cwt	120.00–124.00	391	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	118.94/cwt	117.00–123.00	515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	113.95/cwt	113.00–117.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	109.95/cwt	108.00–112.00	473	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	120.88/cwt	118.00–124.00	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	124.16/cwt	123.00–126.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	134.05/cwt	132.00–136.00	373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	142.86/cwt	140.00–146.00	390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	133.98/cwt	133.00–135.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	106.98/cwt	106.00–109.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	121.67/cwt	119.00–126.00	460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	138.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	379	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	107.97/cwt	106.00–110.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	136.78/cwt	134.00–142.00	517	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	114.98/cwt	114.00–116.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	131.90/cwt	128.00–134.00	554	3

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 164Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 79Year ago 62

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	84.00–89.00	86.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,353	70.00–76.00	73.09
11	—	1,215	62.00–71.00	64.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,142	53.00–60.00	57.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
3	—	313	144.00–146.00	145.35
3	—	373	146.00–150.00	147.29
5	—	429	141.00–143.00	142.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	102.00–110.00	105.91
5	—	475	123.00–126.00	124.16
12	—	273	135.00–140.00	138.72
13	—	378	134.00–142.00	136.78
3	—	420	128.00–134.00	131.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	118.00–124.00	120.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	320	120.00–124.00	122.18
6	—	433	117.00–123.00	118.94
2	—	278	132.00–136.00	134.05
3	—	533	106.00–109.00	106.98
5	—	378	119.00–126.00	121.67
4	—	478	106.00–110.00	107.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	113.00–117.00	113.95
6	—	430	108.00–112.00	109.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	140.00–146.00	142.86
2	—	420	133.00–135.00	133.98
2	—	468	114.00–116.00	114.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	130.00–135.00	132.55

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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