Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers slightly lower, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers slightly lower. Replacement cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.49/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$131.49

66 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$96

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

$6.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.78

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	349	136.02	475	19thin
Medium and Large 1	479	130.08	623	12thin
Medium and Large 2	441	129.52	571	35

One grade step is worth $6.50/cwt here — about −$96 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 sale66 hd

131.49

—

FL average10 barns · 615 hd

132.27

−0.78

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	—	High	1,825	88.52	1,615	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,142	58.13	664	10

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,825	88.52/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,615	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	63.65/cwt	60.00–68.00	801	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	44.63/cwt	42.00–47.00	437	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	958	55.09/cwt	51.00–59.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	208	204.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	164.05/cwt	160.00–168.00	615	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	954.00/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	9,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	116.36/cwt	110.00–118.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	111.74/cwt	111.00–114.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	141.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	521	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	163.03/cwt	160.00–168.00	606	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	153.49/cwt	152.00–158.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	143.38/cwt	142.00–146.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	134.04/cwt	132.00–136.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	151.46/cwt	150.00–156.00	638	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	773.07/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,251	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	89.54/cwt	86.00–94.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	112.73/cwt	110.00–118.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	118.45/cwt	112.00–126.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	123.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	143.18/cwt	140.00–144.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	132.69/cwt	130.00–138.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	144.38/cwt	140.00–148.00	453	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	151.95/cwt	150.00–156.00	406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	156.98/cwt	156.00–158.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	166.65/cwt	166.00–168.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	125.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	133.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	157.49/cwt	154.00–158.00	592	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	160.30/cwt	160.00–164.00	513	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	161.47/cwt	160.00–164.00	518	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	157.03/cwt	154.00–158.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	151.65/cwt	150.00–154.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	105.98/cwt	105.00–108.00	607	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	75.20/cwt	72.00–78.00	790	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	63.90/cwt	61.00–67.00	706	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 469Last week 404Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 73Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 76Year ago 39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,825	85.00–92.00	88.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,258	60.00–68.00	63.65
2	—	980	42.00–47.00	44.63
2	—	958	51.00–59.00	55.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	208	200.00–210.00	204.94
2	—	375	170.00–172.00	170.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	160.00–168.00	164.05
4	—	421	150.00–156.00	151.46
5	—	524	120.00–130.00	125.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	142.00–146.00	143.38
4	—	483	126.00–130.00	127.99
3	—	522	110.00–118.00	112.73
8	—	376	154.00–158.00	157.49
13	—	320	160.00–164.00	160.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	110.00–118.00	116.36
9	—	367	140.00–146.00	141.96
6	—	465	120.00–128.00	123.96
4	—	430	130.00–138.00	133.95
5	—	316	150.00–154.00	151.65
6	—	573	105.00–108.00	105.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	111.00–114.00	111.74
5	—	418	140.00–144.00	143.18
3	—	462	130.00–138.00	132.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	112.00–126.00	118.45
9	—	314	140.00–148.00	144.38
3	—	267	150.00–156.00	151.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	372	160.00–168.00	163.03
4	—	439	152.00–158.00	153.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	132.00–136.00	134.04
8	—	321	160.00–164.00	161.47
4	—	371	154.00–158.00	157.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	156.00–158.00	156.98
3	—	428	166.00–168.00	166.65

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	—	1,000	900.00–1,000.00	954.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	750.00–800.00	773.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	86.00–94.00	89.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	72.00–78.00	75.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,105	61.00–67.00	63.90

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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