Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers steady. All feeder classes firm. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.68/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$130.68

78 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$13.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.38

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	138.21	637	29
Medium and Large 3	409	127.82	523	24
Medium and Large 2	468	124.68	584	25

One grade step is worth $13.52/cwt here — about $54 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 sale78 hd

130.68

—

FL average10 barns · 739 hd

137.06

−6.38

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	1,679	82.69	1,388	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	53.05	638	18

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	152.72/cwt	146.00–156.00	637	3
Bulls	—	—	1,679	82.69/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,388	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	54.14/cwt	50.00–58.00	663	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	60.37/cwt	59.00–63.00	736	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	44.65/cwt	41.00–49.00	520	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	177.01/cwt	176.00–178.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	201.37/cwt	196.00–204.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	113.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	132.02/cwt	130.00–136.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	143.96/cwt	142.00–148.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	211	197.02/cwt	196.00–200.00	416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	213	211.41/cwt	210.00–212.00	450	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	187.47/cwt	184.00–190.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	151.57/cwt	150.00–154.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	143.12/cwt	140.00–148.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	135.44/cwt	134.00–136.00	646	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	127.04/cwt	124.00–130.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	129.55/cwt	122.00–132.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	145.27/cwt	140.00–148.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	166.05/cwt	160.00–168.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	168.69/cwt	168.00–172.00	536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	154.41/cwt	154.00–156.00	721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	178.29/cwt	175.00–180.00	469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	171.95/cwt	170.00–176.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	124.81/cwt	122.00–132.00	583	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	106.66/cwt	105.00–110.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	113.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	541	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.06/cwt	120.00–128.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	135.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	171.11/cwt	168.00–174.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	113.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	102.64/cwt	100.00–108.00	577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	125.39/cwt	120.00–128.00	545	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	161.92/cwt	158.00–166.00	596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	167.47/cwt	162.00–170.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	116.47/cwt	112.00–118.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	128.02/cwt	126.00–130.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	142.31/cwt	140.00–144.00	458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	104.01/cwt	100.00–108.00	721	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,023	688.08/cwt	675.00–700.00	7,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	187.32/cwt	186.00–188.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	153.97/cwt	150.00–156.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	701	6

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 455Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 76Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 74Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	146.00–156.00	152.72
6	—	318	168.00–172.00	168.69
3	—	263	175.00–180.00	178.29
6	—	368	158.00–166.00	161.92
4	—	514	112.00–118.00	116.47
4	—	475	126.00–130.00	128.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	176.00–178.00	177.01
3	—	263	196.00–204.00	201.37
7	—	213	210.00–212.00	211.41
3	—	378	186.00–188.00	187.32
3	—	478	150.00–156.00	153.97
6	—	535	130.00–132.00	131.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	211	196.00–200.00	197.02
6	—	375	170.00–176.00	171.95
6	—	693	105.00–110.00	106.66
2	—	523	120.00–128.00	124.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	110.00–118.00	113.98
5	—	371	150.00–154.00	151.57
7	—	477	134.00–136.00	135.44
4	—	526	122.00–132.00	129.55
3	—	425	140.00–148.00	145.27
4	—	333	160.00–168.00	166.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	140.00–148.00	143.12
7	—	467	122.00–132.00	124.81
2	—	270	168.00–174.00	171.11
5	—	531	110.00–120.00	113.95
6	—	562	100.00–108.00	102.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	110.00–118.00	113.96
4	—	363	130.00–138.00	135.96
9	—	435	120.00–128.00	125.39
5	—	322	140.00–144.00	142.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	130.00–136.00	132.02
3	—	525	142.00–148.00	143.96
7	—	331	184.00–190.00	187.47
5	—	467	154.00–156.00	154.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	124.00–130.00	127.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	162.00–170.00	167.47
2	—	693	100.00–108.00	104.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,679	79.00–88.00	82.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,225	50.00–58.00	54.14
6	—	1,219	59.00–63.00	60.37
6	—	1,164	41.00–49.00	44.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,023	675.00–700.00	688.08

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

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