Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.88/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$129.88

57 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$24.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.48

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	139.34	621	9thin
Medium and Large 2	406	139.15	565	26
Medium and Large 3	459	115.07	528	22

One grade step is worth $24.27/cwt here — about $93 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 sale57 hd

129.88

—

FL average10 barns · 604 hd

127.41

+2.48

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	1,513	80.92	1,224	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	57.71	660	14

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	—	—	1,283	71.09/cwt	68.00–74.00	912	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	54.05/cwt	50.00–59.00	620	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	66.00/cwt	60.00–70.00	794	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	948	43.84/cwt	40.00–48.00	416	2
Bulls	—	—	1,589	84.20/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,338	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	158	246.04/cwt	245.00–248.00	389	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,048	63.86/cwt	60.00–68.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	144.72/cwt	140.00–148.00	544	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.93/cwt	130.00–139.00	578	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	132.49/cwt	132.00–134.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	144.82/cwt	144.00–146.00	605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	210	194.05/cwt	192.00–196.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	110.49/cwt	110.00–112.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	262	171.38/cwt	170.00–178.00	449	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	120.66/cwt	118.00–122.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.03/cwt	122.00–128.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	156.78/cwt	152.00–158.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	85.49/cwt	83.00–88.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	104.01/cwt	100.00–105.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	143.51/cwt	140.00–148.00	680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	124.02/cwt	122.00–126.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	111.44/cwt	111.00–114.00	508	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	154.05/cwt	150.00–158.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	122.63/cwt	120.00–128.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	653	96.68/cwt	90.00–100.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	145.04/cwt	142.00–148.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	135.38/cwt	130.00–138.00	497	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	145.98/cwt	142.00–148.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	175.02/cwt	172.00–178.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	135.97/cwt	134.00–138.00	643	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	943.94/cwt	900.00–975.00	10,714	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	806.91/cwt	775.00–850.00	9,199	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,148	721.46/cwt	700.00–750.00	8,282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	153.92/cwt	150.00–158.00	566	14

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 563Last week 465Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 99Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 91Year ago 59

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	68.00–74.00	71.09
6	—	1,589	80.00–88.00	84.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,148	50.00–59.00	54.05
6	—	1,203	60.00–70.00	66.00
2	—	948	40.00–48.00	43.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	158	245.00–248.00	246.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	210	192.00–196.00	194.05
2	—	643	108.00–110.00	109.00
3	—	512	118.00–122.00	120.66
2	—	318	172.00–178.00	175.02
2	—	473	134.00–138.00	135.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	110.00–112.00	110.49
6	—	262	170.00–178.00	171.38
4	—	370	150.00–158.00	154.05
3	—	477	120.00–128.00	122.63
3	—	653	90.00–100.00	96.68
2	—	425	142.00–148.00	145.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	376	140.00–148.00	144.72
12	—	425	130.00–139.00	135.93
2	—	470	122.00–128.00	125.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	132.00–134.00	132.49
5	—	418	144.00–146.00	144.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	83.00–88.00	85.49
5	—	514	100.00–105.00	104.01
2	—	415	122.00–126.00	124.02
7	—	456	111.00–114.00	111.44
6	—	367	130.00–138.00	135.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	124.00–126.00	124.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	152.00–158.00	156.78
7	—	474	140.00–148.00	143.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	142.00–148.00	145.98
14	—	368	150.00–158.00	153.92

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	—	1,048	60.00–68.00	63.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	900.00–975.00	943.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	775.00–850.00	806.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,148	700.00–750.00	721.46

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

Replacement Cattle