Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

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 $133.30/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$133.30

44 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$32.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.88

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	371	156.46	580	4thin
Medium and Large 2	408	137.74	561	21
Medium and Large 3	422	123.52	521	19thin

One grade step is worth $32.93/cwt here — about $58 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 sale44 hd

133.30

—

FL average8 barns · 237 hd

132.42

+0.88

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	1,707	78.86	1,346	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,019	58.86	600	6thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	430	136.09/cwt	132.00–138.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	113.51/cwt	112.00–118.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	123.49/cwt	120.00–128.00	522	9
Bulls	—	—	1,305	69.03/cwt	68.00–70.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.05/cwt	138.00–142.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	152.98/cwt	152.00–156.00	486	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	115.53/cwt	114.00–118.00	550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	172.86/cwt	170.00–176.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	123.06/cwt	120.00–126.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	167.51/cwt	166.00–168.00	449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	131.57/cwt	130.00–134.00	482	5
Bulls	—	—	2,108	88.69/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	123.93/cwt	120.00–128.00	518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	143.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	122.41/cwt	120.00–124.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	115.31/cwt	114.00–118.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	125.41/cwt	120.00–128.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	103.51/cwt	102.00–108.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	157.05/cwt	156.00–158.00	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	134.03/cwt	130.00–138.00	413	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	113.03/cwt	112.00–114.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	152.75/cwt	150.00–158.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	134.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	483	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	60.75/cwt	59.00–62.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	152.88/cwt	150.00–156.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	166.12/cwt	162.00–168.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	144.06/cwt	142.00–146.00	461	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	79.46/cwt	76.00–84.00	745	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	938	55.09/cwt	52.00–58.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	171.01/cwt	170.00–174.00	472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	123.35/cwt	122.00–124.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	144.11/cwt	140.00–148.00	533	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	629.51/cwt	600.00–650.00	4,803	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 Apr 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 128Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 15Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 31Year ago 47

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
3	—	430	132.00–138.00	136.09
4	—	526	112.00–118.00	113.51
2	—	570	106.00–108.00	106.99
4	—	318	152.00–156.00	152.98
2	—	470	120.00–126.00	123.06
4	—	268	166.00–168.00	167.51
2	—	370	140.00–148.00	144.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	423	120.00–128.00	123.49
5	—	476	114.00–118.00	115.53
5	—	366	130.00–134.00	131.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	138.00–142.00	140.05
2	—	268	170.00–176.00	172.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	130.00–132.00	131.01
6	—	418	120.00–128.00	123.93
3	—	472	114.00–118.00	115.31
2	—	518	108.00–110.00	109.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	263	140.00–145.00	143.71
3	—	365	120.00–128.00	125.41
2	—	233	156.00–158.00	157.05
6	—	308	130.00–138.00	134.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	120.00–124.00	122.41
4	—	581	102.00–108.00	103.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	112.00–114.00	113.03
2	—	370	150.00–156.00	152.88
4	—	276	170.00–174.00	171.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	150.00–158.00	152.75
3	—	277	162.00–168.00	166.12
3	—	483	122.00–124.00	123.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	130.00–138.00	134.06
2	—	320	142.00–146.00	144.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	68.00–70.00	69.03
2	—	2,108	87.00–90.00	88.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,059	59.00–62.00	60.75
2	—	938	52.00–58.00	55.09

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	938	76.00–84.00	79.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	600.00–650.00	629.51

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