Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.45/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$131.45

79 head · 376 lb average

Value per head Derived

$495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$179

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

$15.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.06

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	297	138.39	411	30
Medium and Large 2	381	130.42	497	27
Medium and Large 1	479	123.27	590	22

One grade step is worth $15.12/cwt here — about −$179 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 sale79 hd

131.45

—

FL average10 barns · 849 hd

126.40

+5.06

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	2,180	89.00	1,940	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,308	60.27	788	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	58.38	683	5thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	580	109.03/cwt	108.00–110.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	123.91/cwt	120.00–126.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	221	152.03/cwt	150.00–155.00	336	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	113.49/cwt	112.00–114.00	611	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	57.56/cwt	55.00–59.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	123.95/cwt	120.00–128.00	514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	133.44/cwt	130.00–138.00	442	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	115.63/cwt	112.00–118.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	142.86/cwt	140.00–148.00	390	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	132.05/cwt	130.00–134.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	123.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	143.01/cwt	142.00–144.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	130.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	483	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	143.94/cwt	140.00–148.00	453	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	183.43/cwt	182.00–185.00	404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.11/cwt	130.00–138.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	173.95/cwt	172.00–178.00	464	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	161.93/cwt	160.00–166.00	437	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	122.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	114.99/cwt	114.00–118.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	134.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	161.40/cwt	156.00–164.00	431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	146.99/cwt	144.00–148.00	604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	128.69/cwt	126.00–130.00	601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	124.12/cwt	120.00–128.00	531	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.09/cwt	132.00–140.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	185	221.58/cwt	220.00–225.00	410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	165.95/cwt	160.00–168.00	528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	127.34/cwt	126.00–128.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	125.39/cwt	124.00–128.00	518	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	748.93/cwt	725.00–775.00	6,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	152.69/cwt	150.00–158.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	156.65/cwt	154.00–158.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	144.03/cwt	140.00–148.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	183	218.36/cwt	215.00–220.00	400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	233	173.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	133.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	576	6
Bulls	—	—	2,180	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	144.60/cwt	140.00–148.00	597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	145.26/cwt	140.00–148.00	530	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	55.52/cwt	54.00–57.00	640	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	62.66/cwt	59.00–66.00	749	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	63.19/cwt	60.00–67.00	686	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	76.59/cwt	75.00–78.00	718	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	62.98/cwt	60.00–66.00	833	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	83.91/cwt	80.00–88.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	144.64/cwt	144.00–148.00	489	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	113.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	152.10/cwt	150.00–158.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	170.54/cwt	168.00–176.00	466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	161.56/cwt	160.00–168.00	514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	146.53/cwt	142.00–148.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	136.05/cwt	132.00–142.00	631	5

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 290Year ago 482

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 34Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 59Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	108.00–110.00	109.03
6	—	470	120.00–126.00	123.91
4	—	538	112.00–114.00	113.49
6	—	420	130.00–134.00	132.05
2	—	358	142.00–144.00	143.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	221	150.00–155.00	152.03
9	—	331	130.00–138.00	133.44
8	—	273	140.00–148.00	142.86
6	—	368	120.00–128.00	123.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	120.00–128.00	123.95
5	—	466	112.00–118.00	115.63
8	—	369	130.00–138.00	130.98
8	—	315	140.00–148.00	143.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	182.00–185.00	183.43
6	—	467	126.00–130.00	128.69
5	—	425	132.00–140.00	135.09
2	—	508	110.00–116.00	113.01
3	—	273	168.00–176.00	170.54
4	—	368	142.00–148.00	146.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	156.00–164.00	161.40
6	—	428	120.00–128.00	124.12
6	—	338	144.00–148.00	144.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	411	144.00–148.00	146.99
6	—	515	120.00–124.00	122.02
3	—	185	220.00–225.00	221.58
4	—	376	150.00–158.00	152.10
5	—	318	160.00–168.00	161.56
5	—	464	132.00–142.00	136.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	130.00–138.00	134.11
6	—	267	172.00–178.00	173.95
4	—	514	122.00–126.00	122.99
4	—	318	160.00–168.00	165.95
3	—	357	150.00–158.00	152.69
3	—	183	215.00–220.00	218.36
2	—	558	118.00–120.00	119.00
7	—	413	140.00–148.00	144.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	160.00–166.00	161.93
4	—	533	114.00–118.00	114.99
3	—	467	126.00–128.00	127.34
3	—	342	154.00–158.00	156.65
3	—	233	170.00–175.00	173.43
6	—	430	130.00–138.00	133.95
6	—	365	140.00–148.00	145.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	130.00–138.00	134.08
3	—	413	124.00–128.00	125.39
2	—	338	140.00–148.00	144.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,293	55.00–59.00	57.56
4	—	1,323	60.00–66.00	62.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,153	54.00–57.00	55.52
2	—	1,195	59.00–66.00	62.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,180	89.00	89.00

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	—	815	725.00–775.00	748.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,085	60.00–67.00	63.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	938	75.00–78.00	76.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	910	80.00–88.00	83.91

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle