Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers slightly lower. Replacement cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $149.58/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$149.58

100 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$30

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$31.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.01

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	369	174.81	646	6thin
Medium and Large 3	387	151.46	586	56
Medium and Large 2	473	142.82	676	38

One grade step is worth $31.99/cwt here — about −$30 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 sale100 hd

149.58

—

FL average10 barns · 436 hd

147.57

+2.01

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	1,925	87.10	1,677	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	55.59	629	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,352	52.80	714	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	37.07	350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1	—	465	154.97/cwt	152.00–158.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	123.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	692	105.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	124.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	157.10/cwt	150.00–158.00	575	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	124.26/cwt	120.00–128.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	161.98/cwt	160.00–164.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	180.68/cwt	180.00–182.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	111.53/cwt	110.00–118.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	143.46/cwt	140.00–146.00	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	175.86/cwt	170.00–178.00	480	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	167.15/cwt	166.00–170.00	555	17
Bulls	—	—	1,925	87.10/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	208	207.47/cwt	205.00–210.00	432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	195.51/cwt	195.00–196.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	167.64/cwt	164.00–170.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	152.64/cwt	148.00–156.00	655	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	694	87.51/cwt	80.00–90.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	143.29/cwt	138.00–146.00	592	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	105.80/cwt	102.00–110.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	124.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	94.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	574	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	103.89/cwt	100.00–108.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	136.89/cwt	135.00–140.00	489	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	145.01/cwt	144.00–146.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	132.47/cwt	130.00–136.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	91.31/cwt	90.00–92.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	113.29/cwt	110.00–118.00	528	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	113.91/cwt	110.00–118.00	658	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	126.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	146.68/cwt	146.00–148.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	125.95/cwt	124.00–128.00	529	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	152.64/cwt	150.00–158.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	117.51/cwt	114.00–120.00	597	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	55.98/cwt	54.00–58.00	615	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,150	55.51/cwt	55.00–56.00	638	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	37.07/cwt	35.00–39.00	350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	138.64/cwt	136.00–140.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	124.69/cwt	122.00–126.00	582	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	873	80.43/cwt	79.00–82.00	702	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	61.74/cwt	59.00–66.00	679	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	61.12/cwt	59.00–63.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	145.01/cwt	144.00–146.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	143.97/cwt	142.00–148.00	600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	94.35/cwt	90.00–98.00	734	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	49.06/cwt	43.00–52.00	586	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	41.77/cwt	40.00–44.00	619	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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 400Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 56Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 57Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	152.00–158.00	154.97
2	—	435	160.00–164.00	161.98
2	—	208	205.00–210.00	207.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	120.00–128.00	123.92
5	—	692	100.00–110.00	105.98
3	—	323	180.00–182.00	180.68
5	—	584	110.00–118.00	111.53
7	—	466	140.00–146.00	143.46
2	—	225	195.00–196.00	195.51
5	—	366	164.00–170.00	167.64
7	—	429	148.00–156.00	152.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	120.00–128.00	124.02
9	—	366	150.00–158.00	157.10
7	—	273	170.00–178.00	175.86
17	—	332	166.00–170.00	167.15
4	—	694	80.00–90.00	87.51
15	—	413	138.00–146.00	143.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	122.00–126.00	124.01
10	—	578	110.00–118.00	113.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	90.00–100.00	94.98
17	—	517	110.00–112.00	111.03
2	—	365	144.00–146.00	145.01
5	—	418	130.00–136.00	132.47
3	—	458	122.00–128.00	126.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	100.00–108.00	103.89
16	—	357	135.00–140.00	136.89
3	—	575	90.00–92.00	91.31
12	—	466	110.00–118.00	113.29
3	—	318	146.00–148.00	146.68
10	—	420	124.00–128.00	125.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	150.00–158.00	152.64
12	—	508	114.00–120.00	117.51
3	—	467	122.00–126.00	124.69
3	—	417	142.00–148.00	143.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	136.00–140.00	138.64
2	—	515	144.00–146.00	145.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	653	120.00–128.00	124.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	663	102.00–110.00	105.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	873	79.00–82.00	80.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	778	90.00–98.00	94.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,925	86.00–88.00	87.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,099	54.00–58.00	55.98
4	—	1,100	59.00–66.00	61.74
4	—	1,194	43.00–52.00	49.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	55.00–56.00	55.51
2	—	1,423	59.00–63.00	61.12
2	—	1,483	40.00–44.00	41.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	35.00–39.00	37.07

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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