Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.63/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$142.63

114 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$9.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.36

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	406	147.25	598	43
Medium and Large 1	493	140.75	694	46
Medium and Large 3	397	138.16	548	25

One grade step is worth $9.09/cwt here — about $50 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 sale114 hd

142.63

—

FL average9 barns · 1,051 hd

139.27

+3.36

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	68.74	819	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	763	46.93	358	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1	—	423	172.65/cwt	172.00–174.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	184.77/cwt	184.00–188.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	136.42/cwt	130.00–138.00	720	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	131.53/cwt	130.00–139.00	608	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	148.86/cwt	148.00–152.00	700	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	191.31/cwt	190.00–194.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	167.03/cwt	164.00–168.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	186.98/cwt	186.00–188.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	192.83/cwt	186.00–194.00	696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	205.11/cwt	202.00–207.00	671	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	151.05/cwt	146.00–156.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	151.32/cwt	150.00–152.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	120.66/cwt	119.00–124.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	151.57/cwt	150.00–156.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	125.16/cwt	120.00–126.00	643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	151.87/cwt	150.00–157.00	573	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	124.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	140.96/cwt	138.00–144.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	172.34/cwt	172.00–174.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	136.52/cwt	132.00–138.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	163.05/cwt	160.00–166.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	133.45/cwt	130.00–138.00	567	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	159.64/cwt	158.00–166.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	138.77/cwt	134.00–140.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	173.01/cwt	172.00–174.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	681	108.24/cwt	103.00–110.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	163.64/cwt	160.00–166.00	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	171.03/cwt	170.00–174.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	150.97/cwt	150.00–156.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	145.66/cwt	142.00–147.00	702	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	135.56/cwt	132.00–140.00	708	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	204.49/cwt	202.00–206.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	143.65/cwt	142.00–146.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	144.71/cwt	140.00–148.00	616	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	162.72/cwt	160.00–168.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	171.63/cwt	170.00–174.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	142.81/cwt	142.00–146.00	674	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	73.80/cwt	70.00–78.00	836	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	86.24/cwt	81.00–91.00	675	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	57.35/cwt	53.00–61.00	575	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	67.27/cwt	63.00–70.00	801	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	76.63/cwt	74.00–80.00	985	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	763	46.93/cwt	45.00–49.00	358	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 Aug 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 584Last week 695Year ago 666

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 87Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 78Year ago 59

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	172.00–174.00	172.65
5	—	376	184.00–188.00	184.77
14	—	470	148.00–152.00	148.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	528	130.00–138.00	136.42
3	—	317	190.00–194.00	191.31
5	—	364	170.00–174.00	171.63
5	—	472	142.00–146.00	142.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	462	130.00–139.00	131.53
4	—	681	103.00–110.00	108.24
5	—	275	202.00–206.00	204.49
3	—	358	160.00–168.00	162.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	164.00–168.00	167.03
3	—	468	150.00–152.00	151.32
3	—	693	119.00–124.00	120.66
5	—	518	134.00–140.00	138.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	186.00–188.00	186.98
2	—	370	172.00–174.00	173.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	361	186.00–194.00	192.83
11	—	327	202.00–207.00	205.11
2	—	535	146.00–156.00	151.05
4	—	588	138.00–144.00	140.96
6	—	418	172.00–174.00	172.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	100.00–102.00	100.99
4	—	320	150.00–156.00	151.57
2	—	275	160.00–166.00	163.05
12	—	425	130.00–138.00	133.45
5	—	368	142.00–146.00	143.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	120.00–126.00	125.16
11	—	377	150.00–157.00	151.87
4	—	478	132.00–138.00	136.52
5	—	326	160.00–166.00	163.64
4	—	268	170.00–174.00	171.03
12	—	426	140.00–148.00	144.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	583	120.00–130.00	124.89
5	—	362	158.00–166.00	159.64
6	—	428	150.00–156.00	150.97
11	—	482	142.00–147.00	145.66
16	—	522	132.00–140.00	135.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	70.00–78.00	73.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	783	81.00–91.00	86.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	53.00–61.00	57.35
6	—	1,191	63.00–70.00	67.27
4	—	1,285	74.00–80.00	76.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	45.00–49.00	46.93

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