Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.54/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$139.54

122 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$12.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.00

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	407	146.62	597	50
Medium and Large 2	435	135.03	587	40
Medium and Large 3	384	134.12	515	32

One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about $82 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 sale122 hd

139.54

—

FL average10 barns · 750 hd

145.54

−6.00

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	2,015	87.12	1,755	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,268	59.62	756	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,049	56.34	591	10

Every lot, as filed

47 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 3	—	456	140.99/cwt	138.00–142.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	326	184.35/cwt	180.00–186.00	601	11
Bulls	—	—	2,015	87.12/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	286	213.92/cwt	210.00–220.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	121.52/cwt	120.00–128.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	132.62/cwt	130.00–138.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	117.95/cwt	114.00–120.00	622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	171.88/cwt	170.00–176.00	468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	171.39/cwt	170.00–178.00	644	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	55.53/cwt	54.00–57.00	641	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	47.39/cwt	45.00–50.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	175.75/cwt	175.00–176.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	141.37/cwt	140.00–142.00	752	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	61.67/cwt	59.00–66.00	817	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	54.75/cwt	51.00–58.00	583	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,148	68.04/cwt	64.00–72.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	190.49/cwt	190.00–192.00	684	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	62.40/cwt	59.00–65.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	134.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	152.69/cwt	150.00–158.00	545	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	168.94/cwt	164.00–172.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	114.46/cwt	111.00–118.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	102.43/cwt	100.00–110.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	130.84/cwt	130.00–138.00	565	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	156.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	143.54/cwt	140.00–148.00	604	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	185.05/cwt	180.00–190.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	274	163.47/cwt	160.00–166.00	448	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	143.73/cwt	140.00–146.00	471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	146.39/cwt	142.00–148.00	559	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	123.55/cwt	122.00–128.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	125.66/cwt	124.00–130.00	645	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	135.97/cwt	132.00–138.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	113.55/cwt	112.00–118.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	174.22/cwt	172.00–178.00	721	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	191.28/cwt	190.00–195.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	200.96/cwt	200.00–202.00	649	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	120.51/cwt	119.00–122.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	274	192.08/cwt	190.00–195.00	526	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	164.51/cwt	160.00–166.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	123.24/cwt	120.00–128.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	132.88/cwt	130.00–134.00	691	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	161.31/cwt	158.00–168.00	739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	201.61/cwt	200.00–205.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	147.95/cwt	146.00–156.00	698	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 →

Sumter County Livestock Auction - Webster, FL

Tue Feb 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 565Last week 474Year ago 482

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 51Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 91Year ago 73

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	456	138.00–142.00	140.99
11	—	326	180.00–186.00	184.35
11	—	376	170.00–178.00	171.39
4	—	521	112.00–118.00	113.55
7	—	274	190.00–195.00	192.08
4	—	419	160.00–166.00	164.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	286	210.00–220.00	213.92
8	—	323	200.00–202.00	200.96
2	—	683	119.00–122.00	120.51
11	—	520	130.00–134.00	132.88
6	—	458	158.00–168.00	161.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	414	172.00–178.00	174.22
4	—	323	190.00–195.00	191.28
5	—	514	120.00–128.00	123.24
3	—	285	200.00–205.00	201.61
10	—	472	146.00–156.00	147.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	120.00–128.00	121.52
3	—	372	130.00–138.00	132.62
6	—	465	111.00–118.00	114.46
4	—	535	100.00–110.00	102.43
9	—	274	160.00–166.00	163.47
5	—	328	140.00–146.00	143.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	114.00–120.00	117.95
3	—	272	170.00–176.00	171.88
9	—	432	130.00–138.00	130.84
3	—	307	150.00–160.00	156.63
2	—	580	110.00–112.00	111.01
11	—	382	142.00–148.00	146.39
4	—	465	122.00–128.00	123.55
2	—	688	100.00–104.00	101.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	357	150.00–158.00	152.69
8	—	314	164.00–172.00	168.94
11	—	421	140.00–148.00	143.54
2	—	263	180.00–190.00	185.05
11	—	513	124.00–130.00	125.66
6	—	458	132.00–138.00	135.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	175.00–176.00	175.75
2	—	520	130.00–138.00	134.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	140.00–142.00	141.37
4	—	359	190.00–192.00	190.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,015	85.00–89.00	87.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	54.00–57.00	55.53
4	—	1,324	59.00–66.00	61.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	45.00–50.00	47.39
4	—	1,065	51.00–58.00	54.75
4	—	1,075	59.00–65.00	62.40

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	64.00–72.00	68.04

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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Sumter County Farmers Market

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle