Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.04/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$134.04

96 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$20.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.16

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	140.91	664	53
Medium and Large 2	446	134.89	602	16thin
Medium and Large 3	463	120.07	556	27

One grade step is worth $20.84/cwt here — about $108 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 sale96 hd

134.04

—

FL average10 barns · 769 hd

139.20

−5.16

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	1,667	85.78	1,430	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	62.12	943	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,111	58.34	648	12

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,510	82.41/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,244	4
Bulls	—	—	1,823	89.15/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,625	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	54.92/cwt	50.00–59.00	579	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	65.24/cwt	60.00–69.00	757	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	44.49/cwt	44.00–45.00	478	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	62.12/cwt	60.00–64.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	111.50/cwt	110.00–112.00	726	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	82.73/cwt	80.00–86.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	142.79/cwt	142.00–144.00	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	123.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.01/cwt	128.00–132.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	145.32/cwt	140.00–146.00	759	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	152.68/cwt	150.00–154.00	653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	165.11/cwt	162.00–168.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	177.02/cwt	176.00–178.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	184.88/cwt	184.00–186.00	584	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	113.79/cwt	112.00–118.00	790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	176.82/cwt	176.00–180.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	110.41/cwt	110.00–112.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	142.63/cwt	140.00–148.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	156.03/cwt	154.00–158.00	515	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	129.63/cwt	125.00–134.00	687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	159.30/cwt	156.00–160.00	599	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	116.87/cwt	114.00–118.00	668	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	109.51/cwt	108.00–110.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	105.27/cwt	100.00–107.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	114.96/cwt	111.00–118.00	545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	119.32/cwt	118.00–122.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	173.22/cwt	170.00–174.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	161.49/cwt	160.00–162.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	122.65/cwt	120.00–128.00	507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	153.98/cwt	150.00–158.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	135.98/cwt	134.00–138.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	143.25/cwt	140.00–148.00	607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	266	171.18/cwt	170.00–178.00	455	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	125.03/cwt	122.00–128.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	130.52/cwt	126.00–132.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	167.17/cwt	164.00–168.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	185.76/cwt	180.00–188.00	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	84.99/cwt	81.00–89.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	131.35/cwt	130.00–134.00	475	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	72.61/cwt	70.00–75.00	681	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	983	62.72/cwt	60.00–65.00	617	2

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 356Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 59Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 52Year ago 56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,510	79.00–85.00	82.41
4	—	1,823	86.00–92.00	89.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,055	50.00–59.00	54.92
6	—	1,161	60.00–69.00	65.24
2	—	1,075	44.00–45.00	44.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	60.00–64.00	62.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	110.00–112.00	111.50
5	—	466	142.00–144.00	142.79
12	—	428	150.00–154.00	152.68
4	—	328	162.00–168.00	165.11
6	—	530	125.00–134.00	129.63
11	—	376	156.00–160.00	159.30
11	—	572	114.00–118.00	116.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	110.00–112.00	110.41
8	—	330	154.00–158.00	156.03
3	—	522	118.00–122.00	119.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	108.00–110.00	109.51
4	—	578	100.00–107.00	105.27
7	—	474	111.00–118.00	114.96
4	—	268	160.00–162.00	161.49
3	—	413	120.00–128.00	122.65
2	—	693	81.00–89.00	84.99
3	—	362	130.00–134.00	131.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	120.00–128.00	123.91
4	—	463	150.00–158.00	153.98
4	—	535	134.00–138.00	135.98
5	—	424	164.00–168.00	167.17
7	—	322	180.00–188.00	185.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	176.00–178.00	177.02
3	—	472	140.00–148.00	142.63
5	—	368	170.00–174.00	173.22
2	—	693	104.00–106.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	140.00–148.00	143.25
7	—	266	170.00–178.00	171.18
4	—	468	126.00–132.00	130.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	128.00–132.00	129.01
9	—	522	140.00–146.00	145.32
7	—	316	184.00–186.00	184.88
10	—	694	112.00–118.00	113.79
5	—	382	176.00–180.00	176.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	122.00–128.00	125.03

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	—	813	80.00–86.00	82.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	938	70.00–75.00	72.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	983	60.00–65.00	62.72

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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