Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaugther cows steady, slaughter bulls slightly lower. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.04/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$140.04

72 head · 360 lb average

Value per head Derived

$504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$148

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

$10.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.73

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	321	143.76	461	43
Medium and Large 2	406	134.97	548	22
Medium and Large 1	457	133.12	609	7thin

One grade step is worth $10.64/cwt here — about −$148 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 sale72 hd

140.04

—

FL average10 barns · 840 hd

132.31

+7.73

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	1,468	79.96	1,174	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,260	64.98	819	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,073	61.77	663	6thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	64.98/cwt	64.00–66.00	819	2
Bulls	—	—	1,468	79.96/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,174	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	54.68/cwt	51.00–58.00	547	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	65.32/cwt	60.00–70.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	185.02/cwt	184.00–186.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	119.97/cwt	118.00–124.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	173.96/cwt	170.00–178.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	119.97/cwt	118.00–124.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	177.32/cwt	176.00–178.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	139.51/cwt	138.00–140.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	131.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	549	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	120.49/cwt	120.00–122.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	99.00/cwt	97.00–100.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	162.68/cwt	160.00–164.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	173.14/cwt	170.00–178.00	573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	215.90/cwt	215.00–216.00	471	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	119.51/cwt	118.00–120.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	93.51/cwt	90.00–97.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	103.02/cwt	100.00–104.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	131.96/cwt	130.00–136.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	110.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	168.07/cwt	162.00–170.00	375	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	120.49/cwt	120.00–122.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	141.07/cwt	138.00–144.00	449	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	257	159.83/cwt	158.00–166.00	411	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	277	161.30/cwt	160.00–164.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	145.96/cwt	144.00–148.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	114.02/cwt	110.00–118.00	722	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	84.05/cwt	80.00–88.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	151.66/cwt	150.00–158.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	149.98/cwt	148.00–154.00	417	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	96.77/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	100.03/cwt	94.00–102.00	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	131.37/cwt	130.00–134.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	112.63/cwt	110.00–118.00	526	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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 410Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 87Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 79Year ago 57

Compared to last week: Slaugther cows steady, slaughter bulls slightly lower. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	64.00–66.00	64.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	51.00–58.00	54.68
4	—	1,109	60.00–70.00	65.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,468	77.00–85.00	79.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	184.00–186.00	185.02
3	—	522	118.00–124.00	119.97
4	—	576	120.00–122.00	120.49
5	—	331	170.00–178.00	173.14
9	—	218	215.00–216.00	215.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	176.00–178.00	177.32
4	—	433	138.00–140.00	139.51
3	—	313	160.00–164.00	162.68
3	—	470	130.00–136.00	131.96
4	—	518	120.00–122.00	120.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	118.00–120.00	119.51
2	—	693	90.00–97.00	93.51
4	—	571	100.00–104.00	103.02
4	—	413	124.00–126.00	124.99
3	—	277	160.00–164.00	161.30
2	—	368	144.00–148.00	145.96
5	—	318	150.00–158.00	151.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	170.00–178.00	173.96
3	—	522	118.00–124.00	119.97
2	—	560	110.00–114.00	112.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	130.00–132.00	131.66
3	—	682	97.00–100.00	99.00
4	—	518	110.00–114.00	110.99
9	—	257	158.00–166.00	159.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	223	162.00–170.00	168.07
10	—	318	138.00–144.00	141.07
4	—	413	124.00–126.00	124.99
3	—	278	148.00–154.00	149.98
4	—	518	94.00–102.00	100.03
3	—	365	130.00–134.00	131.37
3	—	467	110.00–118.00	112.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	110.00–118.00	114.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	132.00–134.00	132.98

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	—	840	80.00–88.00	84.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	100.00–102.00	101.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,165	94.00–99.00	96.77

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

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Feeder Cattle

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