Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.28/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$143.28

104 head · 370 lb average

Value per head Derived

$531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$114

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

$13.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.55

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	334	150.73	504	42
Medium and Large 3	347	138.77	482	33
Medium and Large 1	449	137.63	618	29

One grade step is worth $13.10/cwt here — about −$114 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 sale104 hd

143.28

—

FL average10 barns · 806 hd

134.73

+8.55

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	—	Average	1,496	85.61	1,281	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	59.46	864	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,124	55.99	629	14

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	518	122.06/cwt	120.00–126.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	151.37/cwt	150.00–158.00	503	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.52/cwt	130.00–132.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	282	167.06/cwt	165.00–168.00	471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	141.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.94/cwt	110.00–116.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	110.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	171.21/cwt	170.00–175.00	373	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	133.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	218	190.84/cwt	190.00–192.00	416	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	159.42/cwt	158.00–164.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	143.59/cwt	142.00–148.00	605	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	169.18/cwt	166.00–170.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	132.30/cwt	130.00–138.00	564	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	169.69/cwt	168.00–172.00	638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	188.94/cwt	186.00–192.00	501	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	59.46/cwt	59.00–60.00	864	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	45.48/cwt	42.00–49.00	416	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	60.20/cwt	59.00–62.00	708	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	55.28/cwt	50.00–58.00	631	6
Bulls	—	—	1,460	83.27/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,216	6
Bulls	—	—	1,603	92.64/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	142.72/cwt	140.00–148.00	454	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	192.13/cwt	190.00–196.00	521	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	91.05/cwt	90.00–92.00	751	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	74.12/cwt	70.00–78.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	152.26/cwt	150.00–154.00	569	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	157.21/cwt	156.00–166.00	689	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	176.54/cwt	172.00–178.00	491	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	146.49/cwt	142.00–150.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	123.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	155.77/cwt	150.00–158.00	431	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	133.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	113.26/cwt	110.00–118.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	157.73/cwt	156.00–162.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	132.42/cwt	130.00–136.00	499	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	218	180.64/cwt	180.00–184.00	394	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	221	166.58/cwt	162.00–168.00	368	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	141.73/cwt	140.00–146.00	537	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	126.78/cwt	122.00–128.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	167.32/cwt	166.00–168.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	115.07/cwt	112.00–118.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	143.15/cwt	140.00–148.00	524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	125.30/cwt	120.00–128.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	166.05/cwt	162.00–168.00	435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	153.54/cwt	150.00–158.00	496	11

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 318Year ago 499

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 59Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 69Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	120.00–126.00	122.06
4	—	585	110.00–114.00	110.97
4	—	470	130.00–138.00	133.96
11	—	421	142.00–148.00	143.59
7	—	374	150.00–154.00	152.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	218	170.00–175.00	171.21
7	—	426	130.00–138.00	132.30
5	—	472	122.00–128.00	126.78
5	—	366	140.00–148.00	143.15
6	—	262	162.00–168.00	166.05
11	—	323	150.00–158.00	153.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	140.00–148.00	142.72
6	—	411	122.00–128.00	123.01
7	—	277	150.00–158.00	155.77
5	—	476	110.00–118.00	113.26
5	—	377	130.00–136.00	132.42
4	—	221	162.00–168.00	166.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	332	150.00–158.00	151.37
3	—	282	165.00–168.00	167.06
4	—	413	130.00–138.00	133.98
6	—	218	180.00–184.00	180.64
10	—	379	140.00–146.00	141.73
2	—	523	112.00–118.00	115.07
3	—	468	120.00–128.00	125.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	130.00–132.00	130.52
5	—	422	140.00–150.00	141.94
2	—	578	110.00–116.00	112.94
5	—	218	190.00–192.00	190.84
5	—	332	166.00–170.00	169.18
12	—	278	172.00–178.00	176.54
7	—	366	156.00–162.00	157.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	168.00–172.00	169.69
4	—	520	130.00–132.00	131.01
4	—	265	186.00–192.00	188.94
8	—	438	156.00–166.00	157.21
7	—	474	142.00–150.00	146.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	158.00–164.00	159.42
11	—	271	190.00–196.00	192.13
3	—	373	166.00–168.00	167.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	59.00–60.00	59.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	42.00–49.00	45.48
6	—	1,176	59.00–62.00	60.20
6	—	1,141	50.00–58.00	55.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,460	79.00–88.00	83.27
2	—	1,603	90.00–95.00	92.64

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	825	90.00–92.00	91.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	753	70.00–78.00	74.12

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

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