Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.58/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$141.58

71 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$12.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.95

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	148.75	634	25
Medium and Large 2	400	138.90	556	22
Medium and Large 3	374	136.57	511	24

One grade step is worth $12.18/cwt here — about $123 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 sale71 hd

141.58

—

FL average10 barns · 834 hd

139.63

+1.95

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	1,724	83.87	1,446	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	57.20	676	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	56.02	840	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	117.99/cwt	112.00–120.00	815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	168.19/cwt	168.00–170.00	624	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	104.97/cwt	104.00–106.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	271	165.35/cwt	162.00–168.00	448	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	113.90/cwt	110.00–118.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	147.02/cwt	146.00–148.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	213	227.53/cwt	225.00–230.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	141.31/cwt	140.00–148.00	612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	201.76/cwt	200.00–210.00	440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	121.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	153.08/cwt	150.00–156.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	170.04/cwt	168.00–172.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	209.12/cwt	205.00–210.00	466	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	127.33/cwt	126.00–130.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	196.04/cwt	192.00–200.00	516	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	84.09/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,354	4
Bulls	—	—	1,593	75.45/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,202	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	56.02/cwt	55.00–57.00	840	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	54.78/cwt	50.00–58.00	674	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	60.82/cwt	59.00–63.00	674	4
Bulls	—	—	2,083	91.84/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	175.66/cwt	170.00–178.00	550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	102.65/cwt	100.00–108.00	701	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	70.15/cwt	69.00–71.00	535	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	79.20/cwt	76.00–82.00	546	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	89.86/cwt	88.00–92.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	166.69/cwt	164.00–168.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	135.32/cwt	134.00–138.00	713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	101.97/cwt	100.00–108.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	143.42/cwt	138.00–146.00	466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	125.99/cwt	124.00–128.00	520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	102.93/cwt	100.00–106.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	156.02/cwt	152.00–158.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	126.04/cwt	124.00–128.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	130.37/cwt	128.00–132.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	115.94/cwt	110.00–119.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	152.04/cwt	150.00–154.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	160.96/cwt	158.00–164.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	176.36/cwt	174.00–178.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	135.21/cwt	132.00–136.00	579	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	112.79/cwt	110.00–118.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	156.87/cwt	154.00–158.00	500	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	141.15/cwt	138.00–146.00	524	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 Mar 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 392Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 91Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 45Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	691	112.00–120.00	117.99
2	—	423	168.00–172.00	170.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	164.00–168.00	166.69
3	—	413	152.00–158.00	156.02
5	—	321	174.00–178.00	176.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	124.00–128.00	126.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	371	168.00–170.00	168.19
2	—	580	110.00–118.00	113.90
2	—	478	146.00–148.00	147.02
6	—	223	205.00–210.00	209.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	225.00–230.00	227.53
3	—	588	126.00–130.00	127.33
2	—	673	110.00–114.00	111.99
2	—	263	192.00–200.00	196.04
6	—	527	134.00–138.00	135.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	313	170.00–178.00	175.66
2	—	573	100.00–106.00	102.93
5	—	466	128.00–132.00	130.37
4	—	423	150.00–154.00	152.04
2	—	365	158.00–164.00	160.96
3	—	522	110.00–118.00	112.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	104.00–106.00	104.97
3	—	472	120.00–126.00	121.97
5	—	428	132.00–136.00	135.21
7	—	319	154.00–158.00	156.87
5	—	371	138.00–146.00	141.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	271	162.00–168.00	165.35
4	—	523	100.00–108.00	101.97
6	—	325	138.00–146.00	143.42
4	—	413	124.00–128.00	125.99
3	—	465	110.00–119.00	115.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	140.00–148.00	141.31
6	—	218	200.00–210.00	201.76
2	—	585	110.00–112.00	111.01
4	—	380	150.00–156.00	153.08
3	—	683	100.00–108.00	102.65
2	—	538	126.00–128.00	127.00
2	—	470	130.00–134.00	131.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,610	83.00–85.00	84.09
2	—	1,593	74.00–77.00	75.45
2	—	2,083	90.00–94.00	91.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	55.00–57.00	56.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,231	50.00–58.00	54.78
4	—	1,109	59.00–63.00	60.82

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	—	763	69.00–71.00	70.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	690	76.00–82.00	79.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	665	88.00–92.00	89.86

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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