Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers unevenly 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 $141.48/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$141.48

69 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$138

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

$8.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.67

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	374	143.01	535	41
Medium and Large 2	434	141.05	612	20
Medium and Large 1	499	134.73	673	8thin

One grade step is worth $8.28/cwt here — about −$138 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 sale69 hd

141.48

—

FL average9 barns · 888 hd

135.82

+5.67

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	1,569	86.14	1,352	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	55.91	664	18

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	228	217.58/cwt	215.00–220.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	162.38/cwt	160.00–164.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	172.11/cwt	166.00–176.00	730	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	198.64/cwt	196.00–200.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	198.29/cwt	195.00–200.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	182.58/cwt	182.00–184.00	681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	160.95/cwt	158.00–164.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	185.04/cwt	180.00–186.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	173.96/cwt	172.00–178.00	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	143.63/cwt	140.00–146.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	136.66/cwt	136.00–138.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	148.95/cwt	146.00–152.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	162.97/cwt	160.00–164.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	124.86/cwt	120.00–128.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	143.68/cwt	142.00–148.00	534	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	133.16/cwt	130.00–138.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	152.74/cwt	152.00–155.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	175.62/cwt	172.00–176.00	769	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	175.54/cwt	172.00–178.00	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	144.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.96/cwt	146.00–152.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	131.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	150.69/cwt	150.00–152.00	482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	141.83/cwt	140.00–146.00	607	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	197.56/cwt	195.00–200.00	435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	133.89/cwt	130.00–138.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	186.97/cwt	186.00–190.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	210.95/cwt	208.00–214.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.96/cwt	144.00–148.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	141.30/cwt	140.00–144.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	169.35/cwt	168.00–170.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	163.02/cwt	162.00–164.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	141.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	174.49/cwt	174.00–175.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	121.94/cwt	120.00–128.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	130.78/cwt	126.00–132.00	676	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	861.08/cwt	850.00–875.00	8,697	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	67.39/cwt	64.00–72.00	593	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	88.50/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,553	4
Bulls	—	—	1,198	81.43/cwt	80.00–83.00	976	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	55.64/cwt	51.00–59.00	652	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	64.48/cwt	60.00–69.00	779	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	47.61/cwt	45.00–50.00	562	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 Dec 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 721Last week 709Year ago 1,088

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 146Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 139Last week 164Year ago 110

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers unevenly 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	215.00–220.00	217.58
5	—	474	160.00–164.00	162.38
8	—	424	166.00–176.00	172.11
3	—	313	196.00–200.00	198.64
7	—	373	182.00–184.00	182.58
2	—	275	208.00–214.00	210.95
2	—	525	144.00–148.00	145.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	195.00–200.00	198.29
5	—	376	172.00–178.00	175.54
2	—	475	140.00–148.00	144.04
4	—	326	186.00–190.00	186.97
2	—	420	162.00–164.00	163.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	195.00–200.00	197.56
2	—	473	130.00–138.00	133.89
3	—	375	168.00–170.00	169.35
3	—	423	140.00–146.00	141.94
2	—	323	174.00–175.00	174.49
4	—	525	120.00–128.00	121.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	158.00–164.00	160.95
6	—	382	180.00–186.00	185.04
10	—	438	172.00–176.00	175.62
2	—	523	146.00–152.00	148.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	172.00–178.00	173.96
5	—	426	140.00–146.00	143.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	136.00–138.00	136.66
2	—	473	146.00–152.00	148.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	268	160.00–164.00	162.97
5	—	474	120.00–128.00	124.86
21	—	372	142.00–148.00	143.68
5	—	431	130.00–138.00	133.16
6	—	320	150.00–152.00	150.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	152.00–155.00	152.74
6	—	482	130.00–136.00	131.97
10	—	428	140.00–146.00	141.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	140.00–144.00	141.30
5	—	517	126.00–132.00	130.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	850.00–875.00	861.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	880	64.00–72.00	67.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,755	86.00–90.00	88.50
2	—	1,198	80.00–83.00	81.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,172	51.00–59.00	55.64
6	—	1,208	60.00–69.00	64.48
6	—	1,181	45.00–50.00	47.61

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