Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

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. Feeder classes firm. Replacement cows steady, and in high demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.98/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$134.98

77 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$25.39/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	389	151.19	588	27
Medium and Large 2	453	126.49	572	31
Medium and Large 3	400	125.80	503	19thin

One grade step is worth $25.39/cwt here — about $85 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 sale77 hd

134.98

—

FL average9 barns · 379 hd

135.87

−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	—	High	1,672	83.85	1,402	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,074	55.16	592	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,118	54.50	609	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	41.99	456	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,955	88.77/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	113.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	530	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	142.06/cwt	140.00–144.00	469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	90.50/cwt	90.00–92.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	228	174.10/cwt	172.00–175.00	397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	155.65/cwt	150.00–158.00	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	115.33/cwt	110.00–118.00	473	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	74.18/cwt	70.00–78.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	124.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	157.45/cwt	152.00–160.00	609	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,118	54.50/cwt	54.00–55.00	609	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	47.82/cwt	46.00–50.00	478	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	84.23/cwt	80.00–88.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	98.01/cwt	96.00–100.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	112.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	653	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	41.99/cwt	40.00–44.00	456	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	58.98/cwt	58.00–60.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	114.78/cwt	110.00–118.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	125.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	673	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	166.06/cwt	162.00–170.00	548	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	55.00/cwt	52.00–57.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	182.33/cwt	180.00–185.00	410	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	130.49/cwt	130.00–132.00	468	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	101.17/cwt	100.00–106.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.62/cwt	110.00–118.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	155.92/cwt	154.00–158.00	511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	162.36/cwt	160.00–166.00	521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	633	2
Bulls	—	—	1,388	78.94/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	409	123.25/cwt	120.00–128.00	504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.46/cwt	120.00–124.00	575	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	161.46/cwt	160.00–166.00	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	143.93/cwt	140.00–148.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	121.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	208	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	123.45/cwt	122.00–128.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	162.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	103.94/cwt	102.00–110.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	122.33/cwt	120.00–128.00	444	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	133.85/cwt	130.00–138.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	93.22/cwt	90.00–98.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	134.69/cwt	132.00–136.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	114.96/cwt	112.00–118.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	122.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	103.10/cwt	100.00–109.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	115.68/cwt	110.00–118.00	547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	142.74/cwt	140.00–148.00	368	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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 179Year ago 414

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 37Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 39Year ago 123

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,955	87.00–91.00	88.77
2	—	1,388	78.00–80.00	78.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	54.00–55.00	54.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	46.00–50.00	47.82
4	—	1,110	58.00–60.00	58.98
4	—	1,074	52.00–57.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	40.00–44.00	41.99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	110.00–118.00	113.96
4	—	330	140.00–144.00	142.06
4	—	359	130.00–132.00	130.49
5	—	409	120.00–128.00	123.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	90.00–92.00	90.50
3	—	228	172.00–175.00	174.10
5	—	586	100.00–106.00	101.17
3	—	520	110.00–118.00	112.62
2	—	328	154.00–158.00	155.92
8	—	473	120.00–124.00	121.46
4	—	283	160.00–166.00	161.46
2	—	410	130.00–134.00	131.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	150.00–158.00	155.65
4	—	225	180.00–185.00	182.33
5	—	321	160.00–166.00	162.36
2	—	570	110.00–112.00	111.01
6	—	438	140.00–148.00	143.93
3	—	513	120.00–126.00	121.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	110.00–118.00	115.33
2	—	208	150.00–155.00	152.47
7	—	363	120.00–128.00	122.33
2	—	333	130.00–138.00	133.85
3	—	258	140.00–148.00	142.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	122.00–128.00	123.45
2	—	215	160.00–165.00	162.62
5	—	587	90.00–98.00	93.22
2	—	308	140.00–144.00	142.02
3	—	518	100.00–109.00	103.10
7	—	473	110.00–118.00	115.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	102.00–110.00	103.94
3	—	412	132.00–136.00	134.69
4	—	518	112.00–118.00	114.96
6	—	463	120.00–126.00	122.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	120.00–128.00	124.04
2	—	693	96.00–100.00	98.01
5	—	517	110.00–118.00	114.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	152.00–160.00	157.45
4	—	578	110.00–116.00	112.96
8	—	534	120.00–128.00	125.96
2	—	330	162.00–170.00	166.06

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	70.00–78.00	74.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	80.00–88.00	84.23

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

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