Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.13/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$122.13

54 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$39

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

$24.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.41

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	463	125.43	581	39
Medium and Large 1	549	122.02	670	9thin
Medium and Large 2	615	100.86	620	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.57/cwt here — about −$39 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 sale54 hd

122.13

—

FL average9 barns · 829 hd

126.54

−4.41

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	1,630	75.44	1,230	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	53.25	632	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	44.18	461	6thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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 3	—	274	171.58/cwt	170.00–172.00	470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	153.36/cwt	150.00–154.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	121.52/cwt	120.00–126.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	132.03/cwt	130.00–138.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	132.65/cwt	130.00–134.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	144.05/cwt	140.00–148.00	619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	129.03/cwt	128.00–136.00	596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	121.84/cwt	119.00–123.00	712	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	174.06/cwt	170.00–178.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	113.79/cwt	110.00–119.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	124.95/cwt	120.00–129.00	580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	103.39/cwt	100.00–107.00	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	155.32/cwt	154.00–156.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	129.18/cwt	128.00–134.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	134.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	570	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	119.61/cwt	118.00–120.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	123.01/cwt	119.00–125.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	125.03/cwt	124.00–128.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	125.30/cwt	120.00–128.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	321	165.53/cwt	162.00–168.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	95.02/cwt	90.00–100.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	144.25/cwt	140.00–146.00	524	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	146.47/cwt	145.00–148.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	162.61/cwt	160.00–166.00	615	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	106.65/cwt	100.00–110.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	143.34/cwt	142.00–144.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	131.68/cwt	130.00–136.00	699	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	713.52/cwt	700.00–725.00	8,705	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	75.44/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,230	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	53.25/cwt	50.00–58.00	632	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	44.18/cwt	40.00–49.00	461	6

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 Oct 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 823Last week 662Year ago 591

Slaughter CattleReceipts 241Last week 69Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 156Last week 107Year ago 74

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	274	170.00–172.00	171.58
3	—	363	154.00–156.00	155.32
5	—	468	128.00–134.00	129.18
3	—	513	120.00–128.00	125.30
5	—	321	162.00–168.00	165.53
2	—	423	145.00–148.00	146.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	378	160.00–166.00	162.61
3	—	662	100.00–110.00	106.65
4	—	583	120.00–124.00	121.96
6	—	468	142.00–144.00	143.34
7	—	531	130.00–136.00	131.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	150.00–154.00	153.36
3	—	523	130.00–134.00	132.65
7	—	584	119.00–123.00	121.84
2	—	330	170.00–178.00	174.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	120.00–126.00	121.52
8	—	430	140.00–148.00	144.05
8	—	462	128.00–136.00	129.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	130.00–138.00	132.03
3	—	643	119.00–125.00	123.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	110.00–119.00	113.79
9	—	464	120.00–129.00	124.95
6	—	578	100.00–107.00	103.39
10	—	425	130.00–138.00	134.05
7	—	363	140.00–146.00	144.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	118.00–120.00	119.61
4	—	520	124.00–128.00	125.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	110.00–115.00	112.53
4	—	633	90.00–100.00	95.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	700.00–725.00	713.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,630	72.00–79.00	75.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,187	50.00–58.00	53.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,044	40.00–49.00	44.18

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