Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.31/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$120.31

117 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$1.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.80

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	121.25	596	28
Medium and Large 3	413	120.44	497	52
Medium and Large 2	457	119.41	546	37

One grade step is worth $1.84/cwt here — about $51 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 sale117 hd

120.31

—

FL average10 barns · 1,243 hd

119.51

+0.80

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	1,420	68.68	975	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	49.45	669	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	47.15	539	10

Every lot, as filed

52 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 3	—	413	118.68/cwt	118.00–120.00	490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	88.99/cwt	88.00–90.00	510	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	50.35/cwt	47.00–53.00	601	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	49.45/cwt	47.00–52.00	669	4
Bulls	—	—	1,628	73.77/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,201	3
Bulls	—	—	1,108	61.04/cwt	60.00–62.00	676	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	42.35/cwt	40.00–44.00	453	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	152.96/cwt	150.00–156.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	132.35/cwt	132.00–136.00	711	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	107.47/cwt	104.00–111.00	613	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	163.51/cwt	162.00–168.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	123.70/cwt	120.00–126.00	703	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	110.69/cwt	110.00–114.00	634	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	132.83/cwt	132.00–138.00	628	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	143.96/cwt	142.00–148.00	543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	96.70/cwt	94.00–102.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	120.84/cwt	120.00–126.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	120.57/cwt	120.00–124.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	143.46/cwt	142.00–145.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	123.02/cwt	122.00–128.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	487	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	154.96/cwt	152.00–158.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	133.23/cwt	130.00–134.00	568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.94/cwt	110.00–116.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	124.29/cwt	124.00–126.00	585	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	654	100.50/cwt	100.00–102.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	115.13/cwt	110.00–116.00	531	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	653	92.99/cwt	90.00–96.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	93.33/cwt	92.00–94.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	110.79/cwt	110.00–114.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	124.87/cwt	122.00–126.00	524	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	134.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	115.27/cwt	110.00–116.00	551	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	692	93.39/cwt	91.00–95.00	646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	134.46/cwt	130.00–136.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	119.21/cwt	118.00–120.00	556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	107.61/cwt	106.00–108.00	566	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	135.41/cwt	130.00–138.00	501	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	103.04/cwt	100.00–108.00	550	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	132.60/cwt	130.00–136.00	442	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	153.00/cwt	146.00–154.00	490	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	734.49/cwt	700.00–775.00	7,786	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	91.04/cwt	86.00–96.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	153.97/cwt	152.00–156.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	101.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	589	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	81.22/cwt	78.00–84.00	597	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	66.83/cwt	66.00–68.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	143.55/cwt	140.00–146.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	122.52/cwt	120.00–124.00	510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	123.95/cwt	120.00–128.00	465	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	133.11/cwt	130.00–138.00	562	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 Dec 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,088Last week 983Year ago 727

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 103Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 127Year ago 121

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	118.00–120.00	118.68
2	—	573	88.00–90.00	88.99
8	—	478	110.00–116.00	115.27
8	—	534	100.00–108.00	103.04
18	—	333	130.00–136.00	132.60
10	—	375	120.00–128.00	123.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	104.00–111.00	107.47
7	—	509	120.00–124.00	120.57
2	—	375	142.00–145.00	143.46
6	—	462	122.00–128.00	123.02
5	—	426	130.00–134.00	133.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	94.00–102.00	96.70
10	—	368	130.00–135.00	132.45
3	—	642	92.00–94.00	93.33
5	—	518	110.00–114.00	110.79
11	—	420	122.00–126.00	124.87
5	—	466	118.00–120.00	119.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	150.00–156.00	152.96
6	—	573	110.00–114.00	110.69
7	—	473	132.00–138.00	132.83
7	—	519	120.00–126.00	120.84
5	—	416	140.00–146.00	143.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	142.00–148.00	143.96
2	—	520	110.00–116.00	112.94
7	—	471	124.00–126.00	124.29
4	—	654	100.00–102.00	100.50
6	—	415	130.00–138.00	134.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	461	110.00–116.00	115.13
2	—	653	90.00–96.00	92.99
10	—	526	106.00–108.00	107.61
6	—	370	130.00–138.00	135.41
8	—	320	146.00–154.00	153.00
4	—	583	100.00–104.00	101.01
8	—	416	120.00–124.00	122.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	537	132.00–136.00	132.35
4	—	376	162.00–168.00	163.51
8	—	568	120.00–126.00	123.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	152.00–158.00	154.96
4	—	474	130.00–136.00	134.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	692	91.00–95.00	93.39
2	—	380	146.00–148.00	146.99
2	—	330	152.00–156.00	153.97
5	—	422	130.00–138.00	133.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,194	47.00–53.00	50.35
4	—	1,069	40.00–44.00	42.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,353	47.00–52.00	49.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,628	72.00–77.00	73.77
2	—	1,108	60.00–62.00	61.04

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	—	1,060	700.00–775.00	734.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	903	86.00–96.00	91.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	735	78.00–84.00	81.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	66.00–68.00	66.83

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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Sumter County Farmers Market

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