Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $179.20/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$179.20

89 head · 362 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$7.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.45

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	359	182.29	654	31
Medium and Large 1	395	181.03	714	23
Medium and Large 3	343	175.26	601	35

One grade step is worth $7.04/cwt here — about $54 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 sale89 hd

179.20

—

FL average10 barns · 372 hd

155.75

+23.45

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	1,370	81.25	1,113	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,310	63.32	829	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,075	55.46	596	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	895	33.24	297	4thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	325	192.50/cwt	190.00–198.00	626	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	221	213.73/cwt	210.00–215.00	472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	154.03/cwt	150.00–156.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	165.38/cwt	164.00–168.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	132.99/cwt	130.00–136.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	264	211.06/cwt	210.00–215.00	557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	174	233.91/cwt	230.00–235.00	407	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	686	116.76/cwt	115.00–122.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	171.43/cwt	170.00–176.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	165.37/cwt	160.00–168.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.98/cwt	144.00–146.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	266	192.90/cwt	190.00–195.00	513	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	121.29/cwt	120.00–124.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	183.95/cwt	180.00–188.00	671	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	361	171.17/cwt	170.00–178.00	618	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	181.91/cwt	180.00–185.00	589	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	118.01/cwt	116.00–120.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	182	217.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	397	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	152.81/cwt	152.00–158.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	121.75/cwt	120.00–128.00	685	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	132.44/cwt	130.00–134.00	681	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	161.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	144.05/cwt	140.00–148.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	99.60/cwt	98.00–100.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	136.04/cwt	134.00–138.00	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	127.32/cwt	126.00–128.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	131.88/cwt	130.00–138.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	309	156.79/cwt	150.00–158.00	484	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	151.36/cwt	150.00–154.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	145.60/cwt	144.00–146.00	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	112.67/cwt	110.00–114.00	781	3
Bulls	—	—	1,370	81.25/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,113	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	45.52/cwt	42.00–49.00	417	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	54.67/cwt	51.00–57.00	590	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	61.21/cwt	58.00–65.00	704	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	63.32/cwt	60.00–66.00	829	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	33.24/cwt	30.00–35.00	297	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	91.72/cwt	90.00–94.00	757	2

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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 543Year ago 438

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 57Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 75Year ago 54

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers slightly higher, 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	325	190.00–198.00	192.50
4	—	221	210.00–215.00	213.73
3	—	467	150.00–156.00	154.03
3	—	417	164.00–168.00	165.38
2	—	508	130.00–136.00	132.99
10	—	365	180.00–188.00	183.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	264	210.00–215.00	211.06
5	—	174	230.00–235.00	233.91
4	—	686	115.00–122.00	116.76
4	—	424	170.00–176.00	171.43
3	—	467	160.00–168.00	165.37
2	—	523	144.00–146.00	144.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	266	190.00–195.00	192.90
3	—	522	120.00–124.00	121.29
2	—	428	155.00–156.00	155.51
7	—	361	170.00–178.00	171.17
16	—	324	180.00–185.00	181.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	116.00–120.00	118.01
5	—	182	210.00–220.00	217.91
7	—	376	152.00–158.00	152.81
9	—	563	120.00–128.00	121.75
13	—	514	130.00–134.00	132.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	160.00–165.00	161.63
4	—	365	140.00–148.00	144.05
5	—	691	98.00–100.00	99.60
6	—	418	134.00–138.00	136.04
8	—	473	130.00–132.00	131.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	126.00–128.00	127.32
4	—	383	130.00–138.00	131.88
13	—	309	150.00–158.00	156.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	130.00–134.00	131.99
3	—	535	150.00–154.00	151.36
5	—	559	144.00–146.00	145.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	693	124.00–125.00	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	110.00–114.00	112.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,370	78.00–86.00	81.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	42.00–49.00	45.52
4	—	1,079	51.00–57.00	54.67
4	—	1,150	58.00–65.00	61.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,310	60.00–66.00	63.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	895	30.00–35.00	33.24

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	825	90.00–94.00	91.72

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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Sumter County Farmers Market

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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