Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 20.00 to 25.00 lower, slaughter bulls 20.00 to 25.00 lower. Feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.69/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$119.69

72 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$95

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

$19.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.37

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	375	124.08	465	52
Medium and Large 1	512	119.57	612	5thin
Medium and Large 2	536	104.50	560	15thin

One grade step is worth $19.58/cwt here — about −$95 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 sale72 hd

119.69

—

FL average10 barns · 543 hd

126.06

−6.37

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	1,773	75.04	1,330	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,144	42.97	492	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,087	40.57	441	6thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1	—	463	130.65/cwt	128.00–132.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	123.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	115.86/cwt	112.00–120.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	148.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	153.02/cwt	150.00–154.00	487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	144.53/cwt	142.00–148.00	543	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	105.37/cwt	100.00–108.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	144.68/cwt	140.00–148.00	460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	141.37/cwt	140.00–144.00	386	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.95/cwt	152.00–158.00	585	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,128	46.98/cwt	45.00–49.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	155.37/cwt	155.00–158.00	659	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	44.22/cwt	41.00–49.00	506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	129.34/cwt	128.00–130.00	528	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	973	33.26/cwt	30.00–37.00	324	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,160	38.95/cwt	37.00–41.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	155.08/cwt	152.00–158.00	574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	122.64/cwt	120.00–124.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	271	171.65/cwt	170.00–176.00	465	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	272	162.60/cwt	160.00–168.00	442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	94.02/cwt	90.00–98.00	558	4
Bulls	—	—	1,773	75.04/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,330	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	164.98/cwt	164.00–168.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	103.98/cwt	100.00–108.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	213	179.93/cwt	178.00–182.00	383	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	114.97/cwt	112.00–118.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	132.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	492	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	121.94/cwt	120.00–126.00	516	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	74.31/cwt	70.00–78.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	102.95/cwt	100.00–106.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	93.88/cwt	90.00–98.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	81.59/cwt	80.00–84.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	76.01/cwt	74.00–78.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	106.03/cwt	104.00–110.00	502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	135.24/cwt	134.00–138.00	444	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	141.97/cwt	140.00–144.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	105.30/cwt	100.00–108.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	82.60/cwt	80.00–88.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	125.62/cwt	122.00–128.00	456	10

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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 186Year ago 478

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 76Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 37Year ago 63

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 20.00 to 25.00 lower, slaughter bulls 20.00 to 25.00 lower. Feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	128.00–132.00	130.65
2	—	585	100.00–106.00	102.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	120.00–126.00	123.97
2	—	578	90.00–98.00	93.88
5	—	663	80.00–84.00	81.59
2	—	320	140.00–144.00	141.97
3	—	513	100.00–108.00	105.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	112.00–120.00	115.86
3	—	230	145.00–150.00	148.41
9	—	273	140.00–144.00	141.37
2	—	683	74.00–78.00	76.01
6	—	473	104.00–110.00	106.03
15	—	328	134.00–138.00	135.24
2	—	515	90.00–92.00	90.99
3	—	573	80.00–88.00	82.60
10	—	363	122.00–128.00	125.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	150.00–154.00	153.02
7	—	376	142.00–148.00	144.53
3	—	465	120.00–124.00	122.64
7	—	271	170.00–176.00	171.65
2	—	593	100.00–108.00	103.98
6	—	213	178.00–182.00	179.93
2	—	530	110.00–114.00	111.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	100.00–108.00	105.37
5	—	318	140.00–148.00	144.68
3	—	272	160.00–168.00	162.60
4	—	593	90.00–98.00	94.02
2	—	465	112.00–118.00	114.97
4	—	370	130.00–136.00	132.92
6	—	423	120.00–126.00	121.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	152.00–158.00	155.08
4	—	333	164.00–168.00	164.98
2	—	513	120.00–124.00	121.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	152.00–158.00	155.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	155.00–158.00	155.37
2	—	528	130.00–132.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	128.00–130.00	129.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	45.00–49.00	46.98
2	—	1,160	37.00–41.00	38.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,144	41.00–49.00	44.22
2	—	973	30.00–37.00	33.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,773	74.00–76.00	75.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	70.00–78.00	74.31

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle