Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls untested. Feeder steers slightly higher, feeder bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.12/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$151.12

125 head · 378 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.91

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	348	156.70	545	45
Medium and Large 1	431	148.97	642	47
Medium and Large 3	345	146.57	506	33

One grade step is worth $10.13/cwt here — about $40 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 sale125 hd

151.12

—

FL average10 barns · 1,050 hd

141.21

+9.91

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	1,365	72.96	996	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,245	57.96	721	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,099	53.16	584	14

Every lot, as filed

55 lots · USDA AMS · Sumter County Livestock Auction - Webster, 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 2	—	417	156.03/cwt	152.00–158.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	217	220.84/cwt	218.00–222.00	479	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	192.47/cwt	190.00–195.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	224.59/cwt	220.00–228.00	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	232.41/cwt	230.00–235.00	507	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	162.62/cwt	160.00–168.00	670	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	813	94.53/cwt	90.00–98.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	207.95/cwt	202.00–210.00	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	209	243.02/cwt	240.00–244.00	508	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	229.60/cwt	228.00–235.00	613	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	763.52/cwt	750.00–775.00	8,399	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	818	104.24/cwt	102.00–106.00	853	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	908	76.96/cwt	75.00–80.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	122.49/cwt	122.00–124.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	115.51/cwt	114.00–116.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	133.51/cwt	132.00–134.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	212	221.61/cwt	220.00–225.00	470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	123.97/cwt	122.00–126.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	172.98/cwt	172.00–174.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	166.85/cwt	162.00–168.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	216	175.43/cwt	170.00–180.00	379	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	132.17/cwt	130.00–136.00	486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	153.05/cwt	150.00–158.00	490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	132.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	143.18/cwt	140.00–148.00	527	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	131.34/cwt	130.00–132.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	153.92/cwt	150.00–158.00	566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	122.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	145.29/cwt	142.00–146.00	636	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	236.48/cwt	235.00–240.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	185.68/cwt	185.00–186.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	138.88/cwt	134.00–140.00	643	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	112.64/cwt	110.00–118.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	163.14/cwt	160.00–168.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	181	216.58/cwt	216.00–220.00	392	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	173.22/cwt	170.00–178.00	480	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	142.78/cwt	140.00–148.00	671	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,138	54.97/cwt	54.00–56.00	626	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	59.46/cwt	58.00–61.00	772	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	42.07/cwt	40.00–47.00	446	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	55.07/cwt	52.00–57.00	564	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	59.27/cwt	58.00–61.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	132.07/cwt	130.00–136.00	618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	207.96/cwt	206.00–210.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	164.42/cwt	160.00–168.00	600	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	642	111.61/cwt	110.00–114.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	191.42/cwt	190.00–198.00	611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	171.36/cwt	170.00–178.00	620	6
Bulls	—	—	1,365	72.96/cwt	72.00–74.00	996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	122.24/cwt	120.00–126.00	621	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	196.47/cwt	195.00–198.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	110.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	143.93/cwt	140.00–148.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	212	201.73/cwt	200.00–210.00	428	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 →

Sumter County Livestock Auction - Webster, FL

Tue Feb 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 597Last week 654Year ago 494

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 88Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 50Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	152.00–158.00	156.03
10	—	217	218.00–222.00	220.84
6	—	470	140.00–148.00	142.78
2	—	275	206.00–210.00	207.96
5	—	642	110.00–114.00	111.61
6	—	319	190.00–198.00	191.42
6	—	362	170.00–178.00	171.36
8	—	508	120.00–126.00	122.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	190.00–195.00	192.47
5	—	277	220.00–228.00	224.59
6	—	218	230.00–235.00	232.41
6	—	412	160.00–168.00	162.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	130.00–136.00	132.07
11	—	365	160.00–168.00	164.42
2	—	285	195.00–198.00	196.47
3	—	523	110.00–112.00	110.68
4	—	423	140.00–148.00	143.93
6	—	212	200.00–210.00	201.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	202.00–210.00	207.95
8	—	209	240.00–244.00	243.02
9	—	267	228.00–235.00	229.60
2	—	418	172.00–174.00	172.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	132.00–134.00	133.51
6	—	212	220.00–225.00	221.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	122.00–126.00	123.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	122.00–124.00	122.49
4	—	518	114.00–116.00	115.51
5	—	277	162.00–168.00	166.85
7	—	216	170.00–180.00	175.43
8	—	368	130.00–136.00	132.17
5	—	320	150.00–158.00	153.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	408	130.00–138.00	132.98
13	—	368	140.00–148.00	143.18
2	—	535	120.00–124.00	122.02
3	—	587	110.00–118.00	112.64
5	—	316	160.00–168.00	163.14
7	—	181	216.00–220.00	216.58
7	—	277	170.00–178.00	173.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	130.00–132.00	131.34
8	—	368	150.00–158.00	153.92
8	—	565	120.00–126.00	122.97
11	—	438	142.00–146.00	145.29
3	—	180	235.00–240.00	236.48
3	—	262	185.00–186.00	185.68
11	—	463	134.00–140.00	138.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	813	90.00–98.00	94.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	818	102.00–106.00	104.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	75.00–80.00	76.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	750.00–775.00	763.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	54.00–56.00	54.97
4	—	1,298	58.00–61.00	59.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,060	40.00–47.00	42.07
4	—	1,024	52.00–57.00	55.07
6	—	1,176	58.00–61.00	59.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	72.00–74.00	72.96

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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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

Sumter County Livestock Auction - Webster, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle