Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers untested, feeder bulls 10.00 to 20.00 lower, feeder heifers 15.00 to 25.00 lower. Replacement cows slightly lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.12/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$127.12

85 head · 396 lb average

Value per head Derived

$503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$33.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.67

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	346	151.01	522	6thin
Medium and Large 2	378	136.15	514	34
Medium and Large 3	416	117.12	488	45

One grade step is worth $33.89/cwt here — about $35 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 sale85 hd

127.12

—

FL average10 barns · 269 hd

124.45

+2.67

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	1,363	88.82	1,211	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,044	60.92	636	8thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	107.32/cwt	106.00–108.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	95.05/cwt	88.00–104.00	448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	144.97/cwt	144.00–146.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	144.63/cwt	142.00–146.00	380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	98.69/cwt	98.00–100.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	91.95/cwt	90.00–94.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	114.83/cwt	110.00–118.00	354	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	122.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	315	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	114.65/cwt	114.00–116.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	126.81/cwt	122.00–128.00	417	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	68.05/cwt	66.00–70.00	742	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	56.52/cwt	55.00–58.00	562	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	51.06/cwt	48.00–54.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	106.02/cwt	102.00–110.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	106.39/cwt	106.00–108.00	498	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	132.72/cwt	130.00–138.00	442	6
Bulls	—	—	1,310	84.42/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,106	2
Bulls	—	—	1,390	91.02/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,265	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	151.30/cwt	148.00–152.00	405	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	142.77/cwt	140.00–146.00	478	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	74.99/cwt	72.00–78.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	142.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	84.72/cwt	80.00–88.00	487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	104.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	493	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	92.60/cwt	90.00–98.00	484	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	208	152.11/cwt	150.00–155.00	316	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	122.43/cwt	120.00–126.00	519	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	110.39/cwt	110.00–112.00	472	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	903	73.52/cwt	70.00–76.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	123.62/cwt	122.00–126.00	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	135.59/cwt	134.00–136.00	567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	92.47/cwt	90.00–100.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	161.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	147.96/cwt	146.00–152.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	154.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	501	3

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 499Year ago 464

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 66Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 72Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	106.00–108.00	107.32
4	—	471	88.00–104.00	95.05
5	—	308	110.00–118.00	114.83
9	—	258	120.00–126.00	122.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	98.00–100.00	98.69
2	—	508	102.00–110.00	106.02
2	—	465	114.00–116.00	114.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	90.00–94.00	91.95
3	—	377	114.00–116.00	114.65
5	—	329	122.00–128.00	126.81
10	—	468	106.00–108.00	106.39
10	—	428	110.00–112.00	110.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	108.00–110.00	108.99
3	—	263	142.00–146.00	144.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	144.00–146.00	144.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	130.00–138.00	132.72
2	—	693	72.00–78.00	74.99
3	—	273	140.00–146.00	142.05
5	—	575	80.00–88.00	84.72
6	—	470	100.00–110.00	104.95
6	—	523	90.00–98.00	92.60
7	—	208	150.00–155.00	152.11
10	—	424	120.00–126.00	122.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	268	148.00–152.00	151.30
11	—	335	140.00–146.00	142.77
5	—	484	122.00–126.00	123.62
5	—	418	134.00–136.00	135.59
4	—	593	90.00–100.00	92.47
3	—	220	160.00–165.00	161.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	146.00–152.00	147.96
3	—	325	150.00–156.00	154.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,091	66.00–70.00	68.05
2	—	995	55.00–58.00	56.52
2	—	1,000	48.00–54.00	51.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	82.00–87.00	84.42
4	—	1,390	88.00–98.00	91.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	903	70.00–76.00	73.52

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle