Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.68/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$139.68

90 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$5.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.46

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	418	142.79	597	33
Medium and Large 1	467	138.21	645	29
Medium and Large 3	390	137.55	537	28

One grade step is worth $5.24/cwt here — about $60 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 sale90 hd

139.68

—

FL average10 barns · 779 hd

147.14

−7.46

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	—	High	1,571	87.66	1,377	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,260	65.48	825	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,100	59.14	650	10

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	62.98/cwt	60.00–66.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	148.98/cwt	144.00–154.00	802	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	65.48/cwt	64.00–67.00	825	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	48.75/cwt	45.00–53.00	473	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	918	94.89/cwt	92.00–98.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	214.35/cwt	210.00–215.00	581	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	58.00/cwt	57.00–59.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	202.04/cwt	200.00–204.00	556	4
Bulls	—	—	1,708	89.51/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,529	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	759.94/cwt	725.00–800.00	8,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	127.19/cwt	126.00–128.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	116.04/cwt	114.00–118.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	687	118.66/cwt	116.00–120.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	124.05/cwt	120.00–128.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	145.05/cwt	142.00–148.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	166.05/cwt	160.00–168.00	716	4
Bulls	—	—	1,298	83.96/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	201.58/cwt	200.00–205.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	164.03/cwt	162.00–168.00	759	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	153.12/cwt	150.00–158.00	714	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	192.91/cwt	190.00–196.00	507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	175.38/cwt	170.00–178.00	661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	143.98/cwt	142.00–146.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.07/cwt	130.00–136.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	171.18/cwt	170.00–176.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	205.54/cwt	205.00–206.00	469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	312	185.30/cwt	180.00–188.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	164.04/cwt	160.00–166.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.20/cwt	132.00–138.00	642	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	136.89/cwt	130.00–138.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	122.68/cwt	120.00–124.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	143.10/cwt	140.00–148.00	527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	143.82/cwt	140.00–146.00	608	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	100.50/cwt	100.00–102.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	160.78/cwt	160.00–168.00	505	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	103.01/cwt	100.00–106.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	309	156.58/cwt	150.00–158.00	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	121.56/cwt	120.00–128.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	121.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	157.02/cwt	150.00–158.00	572	8

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 543Last week 565Year ago 364

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 61Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 53Year ago 72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,171	60.00–66.00	62.98
2	—	970	45.00–53.00	48.75
2	—	1,015	57.00–59.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	64.00–67.00	65.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,708	88.00–91.00	89.51
2	—	1,298	81.00–87.00	83.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	144.00–154.00	148.98
8	—	271	210.00–215.00	214.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	200.00–204.00	202.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	126.00–128.00	127.19
2	—	520	114.00–118.00	116.04
2	—	265	160.00–165.00	162.55
3	—	458	120.00–124.00	122.68
8	—	368	140.00–148.00	143.10
2	—	558	100.00–106.00	103.01
6	—	309	150.00–158.00	156.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	160.00–166.00	164.04
13	—	475	132.00–138.00	135.20
8	—	423	140.00–146.00	143.82
5	—	576	120.00–128.00	121.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	130.00–138.00	136.89
4	—	671	100.00–102.00	100.50
10	—	314	160.00–168.00	160.78
4	—	526	120.00–128.00	121.96
8	—	364	150.00–158.00	157.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	116.00–120.00	118.66
3	—	322	200.00–205.00	201.58
6	—	463	162.00–168.00	164.03
2	—	520	142.00–146.00	143.98
4	—	573	130.00–136.00	133.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	120.00–128.00	124.05
8	—	466	150.00–158.00	153.12
5	—	418	170.00–176.00	171.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	142.00–148.00	145.05
4	—	431	160.00–168.00	166.05
4	—	263	190.00–196.00	192.91
6	—	377	170.00–178.00	175.38
4	—	228	205.00–206.00	205.54
6	—	312	180.00–188.00	185.30

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	918	92.00–98.00	94.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,063	725.00–800.00	759.94

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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