Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.47/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$127.47

74 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$2.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.86

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	498	128.89	642	15thin
Medium and Large 1	553	128.08	708	26
Medium and Large 3	472	126.35	597	33

One grade step is worth $2.54/cwt here — about $45 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 sale74 hd

127.47

—

FL average9 barns · 1,098 hd

129.33

−1.86

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	1,441	82.28	1,186	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	58.24	656	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	909	50.53	459	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	584	133.61/cwt	130.00–134.00	780	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	191.01/cwt	190.00–192.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	123.99/cwt	120.00–128.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	195.95/cwt	194.00–200.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	642	115.32/cwt	110.00–118.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	143.94/cwt	140.00–148.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	143.04/cwt	140.00–146.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	134.04/cwt	130.00–138.00	630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	153.99/cwt	152.00–156.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	122.62/cwt	120.00–128.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	135.95/cwt	132.00–138.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	126.66/cwt	120.00–128.00	730	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	142.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	755	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	164.09/cwt	160.00–168.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	163.23/cwt	160.00–164.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	172.24/cwt	172.00–173.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	142.78/cwt	142.00–146.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	126.53/cwt	118.00–128.00	591	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	164.31/cwt	162.00–168.00	618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	141.96/cwt	140.00–148.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	131.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	672	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	47.54/cwt	45.00–50.00	478	2
Bulls	—	—	1,441	82.28/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,186	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	53.51/cwt	53.00–54.00	435	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	54.10/cwt	51.00–57.00	580	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	61.00/cwt	58.00–64.00	709	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	84.22/cwt	80.00–88.00	727	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	70.86/cwt	66.00–75.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	125.04/cwt	122.00–128.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	124.06/cwt	120.00–128.00	649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	334	164.74/cwt	160.00–168.00	550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	156.04/cwt	152.00–158.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	164.39/cwt	160.00–168.00	615	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	133.60/cwt	130.00–138.00	633	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	143.13/cwt	140.00–148.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	134.02/cwt	130.00–138.00	721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	113.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	152.33/cwt	150.00–156.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	134.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	93.19/cwt	90.00–98.00	646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	133.59/cwt	130.00–138.00	700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	119.01/cwt	116.00–122.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.68/cwt	114.00–116.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	125.06/cwt	118.00–128.00	645	7

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 816Year ago 707

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 119Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 71Year ago 60

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	584	130.00–134.00	133.61
4	—	318	190.00–192.00	191.01
2	—	693	120.00–128.00	123.99
3	—	277	194.00–200.00	195.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	642	110.00–118.00	115.32
4	—	478	140.00–148.00	143.94
4	—	568	122.00–128.00	125.04
9	—	374	160.00–168.00	164.39
6	—	538	130.00–138.00	134.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	120.00–128.00	124.06
5	—	334	160.00–168.00	164.74
3	—	367	152.00–158.00	156.04
9	—	474	130.00–138.00	133.60
5	—	429	140.00–148.00	143.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	140.00–146.00	143.04
6	—	470	130.00–138.00	134.04
2	—	368	152.00–156.00	153.99
3	—	525	120.00–128.00	122.62
2	—	323	160.00–168.00	164.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	577	132.00–138.00	135.95
2	—	683	128.00–130.00	129.00
8	—	528	140.00–146.00	142.96
5	—	431	160.00–164.00	163.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	124.00–128.00	125.97
4	—	318	172.00–173.00	172.24
8	—	376	162.00–168.00	164.31
9	—	524	130.00–138.00	133.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	576	120.00–128.00	126.66
12	—	513	130.00–134.00	131.01
2	—	653	116.00–122.00	119.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	142.00–146.00	142.78
3	—	575	114.00–116.00	114.68
7	—	516	118.00–128.00	125.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	467	118.00–128.00	126.53
4	—	383	140.00–148.00	141.96
6	—	525	110.00–116.00	113.96
5	—	324	150.00–156.00	152.33
6	—	425	130.00–138.00	134.09
5	—	693	90.00–98.00	93.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	45.00–50.00	47.54
2	—	813	53.00–54.00	53.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,073	51.00–57.00	54.10
6	—	1,163	58.00–64.00	61.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,441	81.00–84.00	82.28

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	863	80.00–88.00	84.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	880	66.00–75.00	70.86

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle