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North Florida Livestock Market

Name: North Florida Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ellisville, Florida · Wed, Apr 28

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1423

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

186 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 160▲ 116 vs year ago 70 · +165.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

112 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 56▲ 80 vs year ago 32 · +250.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 90 vs last sale 0▲ 55 vs year ago 35 · +157.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.96/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$117.96

29 head · 403 lb average

Value per head Derived

$475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$21.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.20

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	430	132.47	570	4thin
Medium and Large 2	388	117.12	454	19thin
Medium and Large 3	433	110.94	480	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.53/cwt here — about $89 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 sale29 hd

117.96

—

FL average10 barns · 651 hd

132.16

−14.20

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	—	Low	1,302	74.52	970	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	61.35	760	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	59.23	864	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	52.24	552	32

Every lot

17 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	141.36/cwt	138.00–145.00	530	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	122.96/cwt	122.00–124.00	332	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	115.05/cwt	113.00–118.00	434	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	132.47/cwt	131.00–134.00	570	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	517	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	110.94/cwt	109.00–113.00	480	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	112.55/cwt	109.00–116.00	538	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	126.98/cwt	126.00–128.00	603	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	645	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,113	64.32/cwt	61.00–67.00	716	13
Bulls	—	—	1,438	81.88/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,177	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	496	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	54.78/cwt	54.00–59.00	587	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	60.54/cwt	58.00–65.00	737	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	65.75/cwt	65.00–67.00	890	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	59.23/cwt	58.00–61.00	864	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,072	64.17/cwt	59.00–68.00	688	12

This sale against other markets

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 160Year ago 70

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 56Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 0Year ago 35

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	377	113.00–118.00	115.05
4	—	270	122.00–124.00	122.96
4	—	433	119.00–120.00	119.49
4	—	478	109.00–116.00	112.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	109.00–113.00	110.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	131.00–134.00	132.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	138.00–145.00	141.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	120.00–122.00	120.99
8	—	475	126.00–128.00	126.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,459	58.00–61.00	59.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,071	54.00–59.00	54.78
12	—	1,033	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,354	65.00–67.00	65.75
27	—	1,218	58.00–65.00	60.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,113	61.00–67.00	64.32
18	—	1,438	78.00–85.00	81.88

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)	12	—	1,072	59.00–68.00	64.17

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.