Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

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 no trend, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.74/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$158.74

119 head · 339 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$167

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$31.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.41

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	263	161.64	425	16thin
Medium and Large 1	344	160.01	551	97
Medium and Large 2	454	130.50	592	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.14/cwt here — about −$167 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 sale119 hd

158.74

—

FL average9 barns · 714 hd

145.32

+13.41

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	—	Low	1,593	81.01	1,290	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,103	60.63	669	12

Every lot, as filed

26 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	Boner 80-85%	—	983	47.37/cwt	45.00–50.00	466	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	58.17/cwt	53.00–61.00	633	4
Bulls	—	—	1,486	74.89/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,113	8
Bulls	—	—	1,605	83.51/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,340	2
Bulls	—	—	1,801	92.00/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,657	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	66.68/cwt	62.00–72.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	162.07/cwt	162.00–164.00	541	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	155.49/cwt	150.00–158.00	572	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	172.05/cwt	170.00–178.00	573	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	182.17/cwt	180.00–184.00	486	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	144.96/cwt	142.00–148.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	144.02/cwt	142.00–146.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	141.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	152.61/cwt	150.00–158.00	491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	135.51/cwt	134.00–136.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	175.29/cwt	170.00–178.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	208	169.34/cwt	168.00–170.00	352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	163.94/cwt	160.00–168.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	164.83/cwt	160.00–166.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	173.36/cwt	172.00–176.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	266	163.29/cwt	162.00–164.00	434	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	108.39/cwt	105.00–110.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	135.26/cwt	130.00–138.00	632	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	73.72/cwt	72.00–75.00	463	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 Apr 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 443Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 77Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 74Year ago 39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	45.00–50.00	47.37
4	—	1,089	53.00–61.00	58.17
6	—	1,152	62.00–72.00	66.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,486	70.00–78.00	74.89
2	—	1,605	83.00–84.00	83.51
4	—	1,801	89.00–97.00	92.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	334	162.00–164.00	162.07
13	—	368	150.00–158.00	155.49
2	—	415	142.00–148.00	144.96
3	—	467	130.00–138.00	135.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	140.00–142.00	141.02
3	—	208	168.00–170.00	169.34
11	—	266	162.00–164.00	163.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	150.00–158.00	152.61
3	—	585	105.00–110.00	108.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	333	170.00–178.00	172.05
9	—	267	180.00–184.00	182.17
2	—	465	142.00–146.00	144.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	140.00–146.00	141.98
4	—	468	134.00–136.00	135.51
4	—	325	160.00–168.00	163.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	128.00–130.00	128.99
5	—	422	160.00–166.00	164.83
6	—	368	172.00–176.00	173.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	170.00–178.00	175.29

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	—	628	72.00–75.00	73.72

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle