Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers slightly higher, feeder bulls slightly higher, feeder heifers steady. All feeder classes firm. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.51/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$142.51

86 head · 405 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$20.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.34

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	144.89	606	48
Medium and Large 2	383	142.83	547	31
Medium and Large 3	409	124.85	510	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.03/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 sale86 hd

142.51

—

FL average9 barns · 402 hd

137.17

+5.34

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	1,755	91.19	1,600	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,019	55.59	566	8thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	277	175.40/cwt	170.00–178.00	486	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	116.05/cwt	114.00–118.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	175.86/cwt	174.00–178.00	387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	162.17/cwt	160.00–168.00	435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	153.94/cwt	150.00–158.00	485	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	112.69/cwt	110.00–118.00	521	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	816.86/cwt	775.00–875.00	9,026	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	88.52/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	136.82/cwt	132.00–138.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	142.73/cwt	140.00–148.00	592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	120.45/cwt	120.00–124.00	615	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	92.65/cwt	90.00–98.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	125.96/cwt	122.00–128.00	586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	144.69/cwt	142.00–150.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	144.05/cwt	140.00–148.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	156.05/cwt	154.00–160.00	426	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,033	70.27/cwt	69.00–72.00	726	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	43.46/cwt	40.00–47.00	400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	194.09/cwt	190.00–198.00	417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	165.43/cwt	164.00–170.00	538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	122.46/cwt	120.00–126.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	121.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	577	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	62.68/cwt	59.00–67.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.41/cwt	132.00–140.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	160.47/cwt	154.00–162.00	603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	102.01/cwt	100.00–106.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	113.91/cwt	110.00–118.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	135.02/cwt	134.00–138.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	118.58/cwt	118.00–120.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	123.16/cwt	120.00–128.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	154.51/cwt	154.00–155.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	99.32/cwt	98.00–100.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	123.58/cwt	122.00–126.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	131.55/cwt	130.00–138.00	489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	113.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	257	141.35/cwt	140.00–144.00	363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	121.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	132.62/cwt	130.00–138.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	140.48/cwt	140.00–142.00	458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	102.59/cwt	100.00–108.00	602	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	928	53.55/cwt	50.00–57.00	497	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	93.86/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	208	183.04/cwt	180.00–186.00	381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	161.27/cwt	160.00–168.00	527	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	155.96/cwt	150.00–158.00	597	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.04/cwt	144.00–146.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	142.96/cwt	142.00–144.00	455	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 May 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 291Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 50Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 59Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	277	170.00–178.00	175.40
6	—	580	114.00–118.00	116.05
5	—	478	132.00–138.00	136.82
6	—	415	140.00–148.00	142.73
9	—	511	120.00–124.00	120.45
2	—	208	180.00–186.00	183.04
6	—	327	160.00–168.00	161.27
8	—	383	150.00–158.00	155.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	174.00–178.00	175.86
4	—	268	160.00–168.00	162.17
10	—	315	150.00–158.00	153.94
3	—	693	90.00–98.00	92.65
6	—	465	122.00–128.00	125.96
2	—	418	136.00–138.00	137.01
4	—	375	144.00–146.00	145.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	110.00–118.00	112.69
2	—	420	124.00–126.00	124.99
2	—	318	142.00–144.00	142.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	142.00–150.00	144.69
4	—	558	116.00–118.00	117.00
2	—	215	190.00–198.00	194.09
4	—	325	164.00–170.00	165.43
5	—	518	120.00–126.00	122.46
3	—	473	132.00–140.00	137.41
5	—	376	154.00–162.00	160.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	140.00–148.00	144.05
6	—	477	120.00–126.00	121.02
3	—	692	100.00–106.00	102.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	154.00–160.00	156.05
3	—	587	100.00–108.00	102.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	110.00–118.00	113.91
4	—	313	134.00–138.00	135.02
2	—	225	154.00–155.00	154.51
3	—	515	98.00–100.00	99.32
3	—	257	140.00–144.00	141.35
4	—	375	120.00–128.00	121.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	118.00–120.00	118.58
5	—	466	122.00–126.00	123.58
3	—	417	130.00–138.00	132.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	120.00–128.00	123.16
5	—	372	130.00–138.00	131.55
6	—	475	110.00–118.00	113.96
4	—	326	140.00–142.00	140.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	775.00–875.00	816.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	69.00–72.00	70.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,935	88.00–89.00	88.52
2	—	1,575	90.00–98.00	93.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	40.00–47.00	43.46
4	—	1,113	59.00–67.00	62.68
2	—	928	50.00–57.00	53.55

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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Replacement Cattle

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