Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly lower, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows slightly higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.83/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$135.83

78 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$16.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.93

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	363	146.19	530	29
Medium and Large 1	494	131.12	648	7thin
Medium and Large 3	393	129.45	509	42

One grade step is worth $16.74/cwt here — about $21 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

135.83

—

FL average10 barns · 665 hd

133.90

+1.93

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	1,547	75.25	1,164	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	55.80	630	14

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	373	152.04/cwt	150.00–156.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	103.98/cwt	100.00–108.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	146.64/cwt	144.00–148.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	134.97/cwt	132.00–138.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	143.53/cwt	142.00–148.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	131.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	122.06/cwt	120.00–128.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	144.62/cwt	142.00–150.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.98/cwt	134.00–138.00	775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,027.56/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	11,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	508	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	133.24/cwt	128.00–136.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	158.02/cwt	156.00–160.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	153.20/cwt	150.00–158.00	487	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	146.25/cwt	144.00–148.00	550	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	153.96/cwt	152.00–158.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.99/cwt	134.00–138.00	779	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	54.97/cwt	51.00–58.00	580	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	46.10/cwt	40.00–49.00	504	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	62.82/cwt	59.00–66.00	755	6
Bulls	—	—	1,620	82.56/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,337	2
Bulls	—	—	1,510	71.59/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	163.51/cwt	158.00–168.00	428	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	85.01/cwt	84.00–88.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	164.04/cwt	160.00–166.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	136.03/cwt	132.00–138.00	567	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	587	100.66/cwt	100.00–102.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	129.96/cwt	128.00–136.00	478	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	126.04/cwt	124.00–128.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	161.98/cwt	160.00–166.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	155.58/cwt	154.00–158.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	172.68/cwt	172.00–174.00	549	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	886.47/cwt	850.00–925.00	9,707	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,073	747.79/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,024	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	69.04/cwt	68.00–70.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	142.55/cwt	142.00–146.00	460	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	114.06/cwt	110.00–118.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	326	166.79/cwt	162.00–168.00	544	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	161.02/cwt	160.00–164.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	110.79/cwt	110.00–114.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	102.64/cwt	100.00–104.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	166.75/cwt	162.00–168.00	530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	279	170.82/cwt	170.00–172.00	477	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 Apr 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 385Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 84Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 49Year ago 42

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly lower, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows slightly higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	150.00–156.00	152.04
3	—	468	128.00–136.00	133.24
3	—	587	100.00–102.00	100.66
2	—	523	110.00–118.00	114.06
5	—	326	162.00–168.00	166.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	120.00–128.00	122.06
2	—	585	110.00–112.00	110.99
3	—	377	160.00–166.00	164.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	152.00–158.00	153.96
2	—	573	134.00–138.00	135.99
4	—	418	160.00–164.00	161.02
6	—	525	130.00–134.00	131.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	100.00–108.00	103.98
3	—	425	144.00–148.00	146.64
2	—	470	132.00–138.00	134.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	120.00–122.00	121.01
9	—	262	158.00–168.00	163.51
4	—	631	84.00–88.00	85.01
8	—	368	128.00–136.00	129.96
7	—	323	142.00–146.00	142.55
5	—	468	110.00–114.00	110.79
3	—	525	100.00–104.00	102.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	318	150.00–158.00	153.20
7	—	376	144.00–148.00	146.25
9	—	417	132.00–138.00	136.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	142.00–148.00	143.53
3	—	467	130.00–136.00	131.97
2	—	525	124.00–128.00	126.04
5	—	318	162.00–168.00	166.75
5	—	279	170.00–172.00	170.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	142.00–150.00	144.62
2	—	570	134.00–138.00	135.98
2	—	465	156.00–160.00	158.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	160.00–166.00	161.98
5	—	431	154.00–158.00	155.58
3	—	318	172.00–174.00	172.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,027.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	850.00–925.00	886.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,073	700.00–800.00	747.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	755	68.00–70.00	69.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,055	51.00–58.00	54.97
4	—	1,093	40.00–49.00	46.10
6	—	1,202	59.00–66.00	62.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	79.00–86.00	82.56
4	—	1,510	68.00–75.00	71.59

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle