Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.30/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$135.30

75 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$117

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

$6.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.64

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	396	137.33	544	46
Medium and Large 1	509	137.13	699	7thin
Medium and Large 2	506	130.47	661	22

One grade step is worth $6.86/cwt here — about −$117 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 sale75 hd

135.30

—

FL average9 barns · 959 hd

131.65

+3.64

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	1,363	84.80	1,156	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	61.29	732	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	771	52.89	408	5thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	417	172.59/cwt	172.00–176.00	720	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	128.87/cwt	128.00–130.00	671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	166.02/cwt	160.00–168.00	704	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	133.94/cwt	132.00–136.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	151.31/cwt	150.00–154.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	316	170.59/cwt	170.00–174.00	539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	151.32/cwt	150.00–152.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	174.64/cwt	174.00–179.00	737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	125.03/cwt	122.00–128.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.64/cwt	132.00–136.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	125.75/cwt	120.00–128.00	587	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	158.25/cwt	158.00–160.00	758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	149.02/cwt	148.00–150.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	129.48/cwt	128.00–130.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	135.97/cwt	134.00–138.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	142.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	137.49/cwt	136.00–138.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	126.69/cwt	120.00–128.00	682	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	114.51/cwt	114.00–116.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	136.64/cwt	130.00–138.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.03/cwt	114.00–118.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	175.76/cwt	170.00–178.00	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	113.30/cwt	112.00–116.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	154.02/cwt	152.00–156.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	123.97/cwt	122.00–126.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	145.11/cwt	144.00–148.00	480	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	142.87/cwt	139.00–146.00	521	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	121.48/cwt	120.00–126.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	161.55/cwt	160.00–168.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	128.28/cwt	128.00–130.00	607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	151.25/cwt	148.00–158.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	147.34/cwt	146.00–148.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.02/cwt	122.00–126.00	707	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	71.86/cwt	70.00–74.00	704	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	94.97/cwt	94.00–96.00	769	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	82.28/cwt	78.00–88.00	899	2
Bulls	—	—	1,653	91.95/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,520	2
Bulls	—	—	1,073	77.65/cwt	75.00–80.00	833	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	65.91/cwt	64.00–69.00	803	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	57.33/cwt	44.00–63.00	672	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	55.93/cwt	55.00–57.00	435	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	767	50.87/cwt	44.00–54.00	390	3

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 Sep 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 816Last week 1,056Year ago 864

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 162Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 98Year ago 100

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	417	172.00–176.00	172.59
2	—	578	132.00–136.00	133.94
3	—	472	150.00–154.00	151.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	128.00–130.00	128.87
8	—	424	160.00–168.00	166.02
7	—	367	170.00–178.00	175.76
3	—	477	146.00–148.00	147.34
4	—	570	122.00–126.00	124.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	316	170.00–174.00	170.59
3	—	573	112.00–116.00	113.30
4	—	518	120.00–126.00	121.48
5	—	382	160.00–168.00	161.55
7	—	473	128.00–130.00	128.28
3	—	425	148.00–158.00	151.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	150.00–152.00	151.32
8	—	422	174.00–179.00	174.64
8	—	479	158.00–160.00	158.25
2	—	580	134.00–138.00	135.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	122.00–128.00	125.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	148.00–150.00	149.02
4	—	573	128.00–130.00	129.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	132.00–136.00	134.64
2	—	430	152.00–156.00	154.02
2	—	573	122.00–126.00	123.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	467	120.00–128.00	125.75
4	—	533	114.00–116.00	114.51
6	—	412	130.00–138.00	136.64
7	—	331	144.00–148.00	145.11
22	—	365	139.00–146.00	142.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	140.00–148.00	142.02
4	—	469	136.00–138.00	137.49
12	—	538	120.00–128.00	126.69
2	—	573	114.00–118.00	116.03

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	—	980	70.00–74.00	71.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	810	94.00–96.00	94.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	78.00–88.00	82.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	90.00–94.00	91.95
2	—	1,073	75.00–80.00	77.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,219	64.00–69.00	65.91
7	—	1,173	44.00–63.00	57.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	55.00–57.00	55.93
3	—	767	44.00–54.00	50.87

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