Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers no trend. Replacement cows steady

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.86/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$137.86

40 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$38.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.43

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	408	152.62	623	13thin
Medium and Large 2	399	143.89	574	15thin
Medium and Large 3	474	114.33	542	12thin

One grade step is worth $38.29/cwt here — about $81 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 sale40 hd

137.86

—

FL average10 barns · 213 hd

123.43

+14.43

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	—	Low	1,644	96.51	1,587	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	71.03	927	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,085	67.89	736	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	753	44.52	335	2thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	365	155.01/cwt	154.00–156.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	144.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	167.34/cwt	166.00–168.00	566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	178.04/cwt	176.00–180.00	401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	146.05/cwt	144.00–148.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	166.96/cwt	164.00–168.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	162.43/cwt	160.00–164.00	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	102.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	538	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	80.95/cwt	80.00–82.00	937	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	74.29/cwt	72.00–77.00	932	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	753	44.52/cwt	44.00–45.00	335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	137.35/cwt	136.00–138.00	360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	128.83/cwt	128.00–132.00	468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	214	142.24/cwt	140.00–144.00	304	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	100.88/cwt	100.00–102.00	534	7
Bulls	—	—	1,165	84.09/cwt	80.00–88.00	980	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	53.48/cwt	50.00–57.00	489	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	66.73/cwt	63.00–69.00	726	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	73.46/cwt	70.00–77.00	837	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	64.52/cwt	64.00–65.00	907	2
Bulls	—	—	2,188	108.06/cwt	106.00–110.00	2,364	2
Bulls	—	—	1,618	96.85/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	113.24/cwt	110.00–118.00	605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	157.32/cwt	156.00–160.00	532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	135.97/cwt	134.00–138.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	131.30/cwt	130.00–134.00	551	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 355Year ago 411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 37Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 73Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	154.00–156.00	155.01
2	—	558	118.00–120.00	119.00
3	—	478	140.00–146.00	144.01
6	—	338	166.00–168.00	167.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	176.00–180.00	178.04
2	—	420	144.00–148.00	146.05
5	—	534	110.00–118.00	113.24
6	—	338	156.00–160.00	157.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	100.00–102.00	100.88
2	—	365	134.00–138.00	135.97
3	—	420	130.00–134.00	131.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	164.00–168.00	166.96
5	—	419	160.00–164.00	162.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	100.00–105.00	102.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	262	136.00–138.00	137.35
5	—	363	128.00–132.00	128.83
7	—	214	140.00–144.00	142.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	128.00–130.00	128.99

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,158	80.00–82.00	80.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,255	72.00–77.00	74.29
2	—	1,405	64.00–65.00	64.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	44.00–45.00	44.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	50.00–57.00	53.48
4	—	1,088	63.00–69.00	66.73
6	—	1,139	70.00–77.00	73.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	80.00–88.00	84.09
2	—	2,188	106.00–110.00	108.06
5	—	1,618	93.00–100.00	96.85

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

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

Replacement Cattle

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