Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers slightly higher. Replacement cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.39/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$126.39

63 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$91

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

$12.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.07

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	385	130.38	502	39
Medium and Large 1	502	125.71	631	7thin
Medium and Large 2	504	117.50	592	17thin

One grade step is worth $12.89/cwt here — about −$91 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 sale63 hd

126.39

—

FL average10 barns · 770 hd

125.32

+1.07

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	1,602	84.69	1,357	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,106	58.41	646	12

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	—	1,729	88.60/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,532	4
Bulls	—	—	1,348	76.87/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,036	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	55.42/cwt	52.00–59.00	582	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	64.98/cwt	60.00–70.00	778	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	943	44.66/cwt	40.00–49.00	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	130.68/cwt	128.00–136.00	689	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,038	65.28/cwt	60.00–70.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	142.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	144.68/cwt	144.00–146.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	127.34/cwt	126.00–128.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	111.49/cwt	110.00–116.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	150.60/cwt	150.00–154.00	645	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	92.99/cwt	90.00–96.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	105.97/cwt	100.00–109.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	133.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	122.37/cwt	120.00–126.00	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.96/cwt	120.00–126.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	115.30/cwt	110.00–118.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	361	155.69/cwt	150.00–158.00	562	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	140.58/cwt	140.00–142.00	447	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	134.60/cwt	130.00–138.00	495	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	124.63/cwt	122.00–126.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	144.28/cwt	138.00–148.00	596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	115.99/cwt	114.00–117.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	153.56/cwt	150.00–156.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	117.59/cwt	116.00–118.00	555	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	1,113.46/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	14,174	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	902.54/cwt	850.00–950.00	10,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	695.37/cwt	650.00–750.00	5,445	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	90.28/cwt	88.00–92.00	686	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	75.38/cwt	72.00–80.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	122.48/cwt	120.00–128.00	510	10

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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 469Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 55Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 78Year ago 59

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers slightly higher. Replacement cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,729	87.00–91.00	88.60
2	—	1,348	75.00–79.00	76.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	52.00–59.00	55.42
6	—	1,198	60.00–70.00	64.98
2	—	943	40.00–49.00	44.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	128.00–136.00	130.68
7	—	468	140.00–150.00	142.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	116.00–120.00	117.97
3	—	575	110.00–112.00	110.66
13	—	428	150.00–154.00	150.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	110.00–112.00	110.99
14	—	361	150.00–158.00	155.69
3	—	472	122.00–126.00	124.63
8	—	413	138.00–148.00	144.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	144.00–146.00	144.68
4	—	564	110.00–116.00	111.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	90.00–96.00	92.99
3	—	573	100.00–109.00	105.97
4	—	420	130.00–138.00	133.95
5	—	461	120.00–126.00	122.37
3	—	513	110.00–118.00	115.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	318	140.00–142.00	140.58
17	—	368	130.00–138.00	134.60
5	—	472	116.00–118.00	117.59
10	—	416	120.00–128.00	122.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	126.00–128.00	127.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	120.00–126.00	122.96
2	—	633	106.00–108.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	114.00–117.00	115.99
5	—	374	150.00–156.00	153.56

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	—	1,038	60.00–70.00	65.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	760	88.00–92.00	90.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	72.00–80.00	75.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,273	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,113.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	850.00–950.00	902.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	783	650.00–750.00	695.37

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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Feeder Cattle

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