Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady in limited test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.33/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$119.33

35 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$98

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

$1.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.62

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	396	119.84	475	23
Medium and Large 1	484	118.37	573	12thin

One grade step is worth $1.47/cwt here — about −$98 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 sale35 hd

119.33

—

FL average10 barns · 931 hd

130.95

−11.62

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	1,615	83.72	1,352	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	72.20	891	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	57.41	652	25

Every lot, as filed

19 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	Medium and Large 1	—	267	175.83/cwt	172.50–182.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	122.86/cwt	117.00–125.00	391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	120.94/cwt	119.00–123.00	524	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	134.94/cwt	133.00–140.00	646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	134.48/cwt	132.00–138.00	572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	121.36/cwt	119.00–123.00	641	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	51.89/cwt	50.00–54.00	544	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	140.32/cwt	140.00–141.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.55/cwt	139.00–143.00	668	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	68.87/cwt	67.00–73.00	854	12
Bulls	—	—	1,615	83.72/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,352	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	59.15/cwt	57.00–64.00	688	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	80.18/cwt	77.00–83.00	977	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	100.26/cwt	99.00–101.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	146.86/cwt	144.00–150.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	117.40/cwt	117.00–119.00	506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	128.81/cwt	124.00–130.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	121.40/cwt	119.00–124.00	461	10

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 286Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 60Year ago 22

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady in limited test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	172.50–182.00	175.83
3	—	433	140.00–141.00	140.32
5	—	475	139.00–143.00	140.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	133.00–140.00	134.94
5	—	425	132.00–138.00	134.48
5	—	528	119.00–123.00	121.36
5	—	372	124.00–130.00	128.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	117.00–125.00	122.86
4	—	473	115.00–117.00	115.97
5	—	431	117.00–119.00	117.40
10	—	380	119.00–124.00	121.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	119.00–123.00	120.94
4	—	666	99.00–101.00	100.26
2	—	273	144.00–150.00	146.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,048	50.00–54.00	51.89
19	—	1,163	57.00–64.00	59.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,240	67.00–73.00	68.87
5	—	1,218	77.00–83.00	80.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,615	81.00–88.00	83.72

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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