Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $190.04/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$190.04

55 head · 364 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$60

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

$32.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.82

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	307	205.34	631	16thin
Medium and Large 1	378	192.22	727	22
Medium and Large 3	400	172.81	691	17thin

One grade step is worth $32.53/cwt here — about −$60 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 sale55 hd

190.04

—

FL average9 barns · 288 hd

158.21

+31.82

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	1,892	111.92	2,118	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	91.33	1,217	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,142	77.60	886	10

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	225	232.39/cwt	230.00–235.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	190.61/cwt	190.00–196.00	698	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	185.80/cwt	184.00–186.00	782	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	221	226.96/cwt	220.00–228.00	502	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	213.97/cwt	212.00–215.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	174.03/cwt	172.00–176.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	162.46/cwt	160.00–168.00	427	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	161.39/cwt	156.00–164.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	141.35/cwt	140.00–144.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	164.04/cwt	162.00–168.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	144.49/cwt	140.00–148.00	536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	173.96/cwt	170.00–178.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	170.64/cwt	168.00–172.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	166.09/cwt	164.00–168.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	165.56/cwt	164.00–168.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	134.48/cwt	130.00–136.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	181.95/cwt	180.00–186.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	121.31/cwt	120.00–122.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	165.95/cwt	162.00–168.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	154.44/cwt	150.00–156.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	195.31/cwt	190.00–196.00	619	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	652	111.33/cwt	110.00–112.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	125.41/cwt	120.00–128.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.29/cwt	130.00–138.00	700	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	81.05/cwt	78.00–84.00	770	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	90.97/cwt	86.00–95.00	803	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	105.20/cwt	100.00–110.00	966	2
Bulls	—	—	1,868	112.03/cwt	107.00–116.00	2,093	4
Bulls	—	—	1,938	120.09/cwt	119.00–121.00	2,327	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	103.53/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,962	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	83.95/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,028	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	61.70/cwt	58.00–66.00	608	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	91.33/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,217	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	74.46/cwt	70.00–79.00	782	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 Mar 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 412Last week 432Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 97Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 70Year ago 45

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	230.00–235.00	232.39
10	—	366	190.00–196.00	190.61
10	—	421	184.00–186.00	185.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	221	220.00–228.00	226.96
3	—	263	212.00–215.00	213.97
5	—	472	164.00–168.00	165.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	172.00–176.00	174.03
3	—	420	162.00–168.00	165.95
9	—	317	190.00–196.00	195.31
3	—	652	110.00–112.00	111.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	263	160.00–168.00	162.46
7	—	371	140.00–148.00	144.49
3	—	467	120.00–122.00	121.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	156.00–164.00	161.39
3	—	468	140.00–144.00	141.35
3	—	373	168.00–172.00	170.64
3	—	287	180.00–186.00	181.95
3	—	582	120.00–128.00	125.41
5	—	525	130.00–138.00	133.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	170.00–178.00	173.96
2	—	325	164.00–168.00	166.09
4	—	478	130.00–136.00	134.48
4	—	375	150.00–156.00	154.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	162.00–168.00	164.04

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	—	950	78.00–84.00	81.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	883	86.00–95.00	90.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	918	100.00–110.00	105.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,868	107.00–116.00	112.03
2	—	1,938	119.00–121.00	120.09
2	—	1,895	102.00–105.00	103.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,225	80.00–88.00	83.95
2	—	985	58.00–66.00	61.70
2	—	1,050	70.00–79.00	74.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,333	89.00–93.00	91.33

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

Bulls · 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