Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers slightly higher, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. All feeder classes firm. Replacement cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.77/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$139.77

98 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$39.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.55

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	338	169.53	573	19thin
Medium and Large 2	447	136.19	609	33
Medium and Large 3	437	130.05	568	46

One grade step is worth $39.48/cwt here — about $5 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 sale98 hd

139.77

—

FL average10 barns · 392 hd

132.22

+7.55

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	1,415	81.88	1,159	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	60.00	849	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,043	55.46	579	10

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	133.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	121.34/cwt	120.00–124.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	188.46/cwt	184.00–190.00	524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	134.03/cwt	130.00–136.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	152.65/cwt	152.00–154.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	161.61/cwt	160.00–164.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	153.32/cwt	152.00–154.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	114.02/cwt	110.00–118.00	659	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	60.26/cwt	59.00–62.00	629	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	47.63/cwt	45.00–50.00	472	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	57.05/cwt	55.00–59.00	830	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	72.40/cwt	70.00–75.00	702	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	62.95/cwt	61.00–65.00	866	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	79.91/cwt	77.00–84.00	847	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	54.57/cwt	51.00–58.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	94.68/cwt	90.00–98.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	104.03/cwt	100.00–106.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	163.95/cwt	162.00–166.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	103.58/cwt	100.00–109.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	113.91/cwt	110.00–118.00	535	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	111.62/cwt	110.00–118.00	577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	89.00/cwt	88.00–90.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	154.68/cwt	148.00–156.00	563	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	163.01/cwt	162.00–166.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	105.31/cwt	100.00–109.00	606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	120.68/cwt	120.00–124.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	150.50/cwt	150.00–152.00	638	4
Bulls	—	—	1,265	75.55/cwt	74.00–77.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	507	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	129.89/cwt	128.00–131.00	618	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	172.49/cwt	170.00–176.00	549	5
Bulls	—	—	1,490	85.04/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,267	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	154.11/cwt	148.00–156.00	507	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	142.08/cwt	140.00–146.00	594	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	184.10/cwt	180.00–186.00	512	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	122.48/cwt	120.00–124.00	568	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	267	163.30/cwt	162.00–166.00	436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	164.09/cwt	160.00–168.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	135.26/cwt	132.00–138.00	574	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	113.92/cwt	112.00–118.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	97.99/cwt	96.00–100.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	123.03/cwt	120.00–127.00	518	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	112.26/cwt	110.00–113.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	133.58/cwt	130.00–136.00	490	10

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 Sep 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 663Last week 400Year ago 642

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 53Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 57Year ago 103

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	130.00–138.00	133.96
5	—	367	160.00–164.00	161.61
3	—	418	152.00–154.00	153.32
2	—	578	110.00–118.00	114.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	120.00–124.00	121.34
3	—	432	130.00–136.00	134.03
3	—	377	152.00–154.00	152.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	184.00–190.00	188.46
2	—	313	180.00–182.00	180.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	90.00–98.00	94.68
3	—	517	100.00–106.00	104.03
2	—	215	162.00–166.00	163.95
12	—	470	110.00–118.00	113.91
9	—	421	120.00–127.00	123.03
10	—	367	130.00–136.00	133.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	100.00–109.00	103.58
5	—	517	110.00–118.00	111.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	588	110.00–113.00	112.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	88.00–90.00	89.00
5	—	575	100.00–109.00	105.31
6	—	363	139.00–140.00	139.66
8	—	329	148.00–156.00	154.11
8	—	464	120.00–124.00	122.48
3	—	267	162.00–166.00	163.30
9	—	424	132.00–138.00	135.26
3	—	530	112.00–118.00	113.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	364	148.00–156.00	154.68
6	—	513	120.00–124.00	120.68
8	—	476	128.00–131.00	129.89
9	—	418	140.00–146.00	142.08
2	—	323	160.00–168.00	164.09
2	—	643	96.00–100.00	97.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	162.00–166.00	163.01
4	—	424	150.00–152.00	150.50
5	—	318	170.00–176.00	172.49
6	—	278	180.00–186.00	184.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,044	59.00–62.00	60.26
2	—	990	45.00–50.00	47.63
4	—	1,069	51.00–58.00	54.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	55.00–59.00	57.05
2	—	1,375	61.00–65.00	62.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	74.00–77.00	75.55
4	—	1,490	82.00–88.00	85.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	70.00–75.00	72.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	77.00–84.00	79.91

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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