Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2020-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Feeder classes firm. Replacement cows steady, in high demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.55/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$127.55

60 head · 386 lb average

Value per head Derived

$493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$15.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.70

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	378	139.01	526	12thin
Medium and Large 2	411	125.40	516	24
Medium and Large 3	366	123.97	453	24

One grade step is worth $15.04/cwt here — about $73 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 sale60 hd

127.55

—

FL average10 barns · 551 hd

126.85

+0.70

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	1,833	82.54	1,513	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,048	58.15	609	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,200	54.54	654	2thin

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	54.54/cwt	54.00–55.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	155.36/cwt	154.00–158.00	502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	145.44/cwt	140.00–148.00	621	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	61.62/cwt	58.00–64.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	134.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	155.99/cwt	154.00–158.00	558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	217.47/cwt	215.00–220.00	452	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	54.68/cwt	52.00–57.00	577	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	92.28/cwt	90.00–94.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	162.06/cwt	160.00–164.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	160.95/cwt	160.00–162.00	523	2
Bulls	—	—	1,833	82.54/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	257	152.03/cwt	150.00–156.00	391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	153.32/cwt	150.00–158.00	488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	124.03/cwt	120.00–128.00	444	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	143.37/cwt	142.00–146.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	141.11/cwt	140.00–148.00	450	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.96/cwt	130.00–136.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	114.76/cwt	110.00–118.00	492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	121.93/cwt	120.00–128.00	518	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	104.75/cwt	98.00–108.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	91.99/cwt	90.00–96.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	135.16/cwt	130.00–138.00	426	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	84.07/cwt	82.00–86.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	116.55/cwt	112.00–118.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	207	172.03/cwt	170.00–175.00	356	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	142.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	125.37/cwt	120.00–128.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	161.48/cwt	160.00–166.00	499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	133.31/cwt	132.00–136.00	483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	134.93/cwt	130.00–138.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	116.04/cwt	112.00–118.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	142.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	217	192.74/cwt	188.00–195.00	418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	123.88/cwt	120.00–128.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	146.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	90.01/cwt	88.00–92.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	155.21/cwt	152.00–156.00	565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	173.99/cwt	172.00–175.00	465	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 Apr 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 190Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 44Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 42Year ago 63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	54.00–55.00	54.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,041	58.00–64.00	61.62
4	—	1,055	52.00–57.00	54.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,833	80.00–85.00	82.54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	154.00–158.00	155.36
2	—	268	160.00–164.00	162.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	140.00–148.00	145.44
4	—	358	154.00–158.00	155.99
2	—	208	215.00–220.00	217.47
2	—	325	160.00–162.00	160.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	130.00–138.00	134.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	257	150.00–156.00	152.03
3	—	362	132.00–136.00	133.31
2	—	418	120.00–128.00	123.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	150.00–158.00	153.32
3	—	477	120.00–128.00	125.37
2	—	268	160.00–165.00	162.57
5	—	428	130.00–138.00	134.93
3	—	525	112.00–118.00	116.04
2	—	565	98.00–100.00	98.99
4	—	359	140.00–148.00	146.02
2	—	683	88.00–92.00	90.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	309	160.00–166.00	161.48
2	—	693	100.00–104.00	101.99
4	—	413	140.00–148.00	142.04
3	—	217	188.00–195.00	192.74
5	—	364	152.00–156.00	155.21
3	—	267	172.00–175.00	173.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	358	120.00–128.00	124.03
3	—	273	142.00–146.00	143.37
5	—	429	110.00–118.00	114.76
6	—	315	130.00–138.00	135.16
2	—	528	82.00–86.00	84.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	319	140.00–148.00	141.11
2	—	375	130.00–136.00	132.96
8	—	425	120.00–128.00	121.93
3	—	523	98.00–108.00	104.75
4	—	480	112.00–118.00	116.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	122.00–124.00	123.01
3	—	623	90.00–96.00	91.99
5	—	207	170.00–175.00	172.03
2	—	358	140.00–146.00	142.98

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	820	90.00–94.00	92.28

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

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

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Feeder Cattle

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