Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.77/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$159.77

67 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$17.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.15

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	363	164.66	598	22
Medium and Large 1	411	164.38	676	27
Medium and Large 3	389	146.87	571	18thin

One grade step is worth $17.79/cwt here — about $27 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 sale67 hd

159.77

—

FL average9 barns · 547 hd

155.62

+4.15

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	1,480	104.55	1,548	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,298	93.86	1,218	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,042	74.54	777	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	773	52.46	405	4thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	373	203.10/cwt	198.00–208.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	187.55/cwt	184.00–190.00	790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	219.01/cwt	218.00–220.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	176.60/cwt	170.00–180.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	192.88/cwt	188.00–196.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	130.39/cwt	130.00–132.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	184.49/cwt	178.00–188.00	596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	232.04/cwt	230.00–234.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	133.98/cwt	132.00–138.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	208.03/cwt	206.00–210.00	655	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	224.98/cwt	224.00–226.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	155.38/cwt	150.00–158.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	135.25/cwt	130.00–138.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	185.27/cwt	180.00–188.00	506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	171.31/cwt	170.00–175.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	173.22/cwt	170.00–176.00	556	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.02/cwt	146.00–148.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	194.07/cwt	190.00–198.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	164.32/cwt	158.00–166.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	179.96/cwt	178.00–184.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	149.95/cwt	146.00–154.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	120.81/cwt	120.00–122.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	166.81/cwt	160.00–168.00	529	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	188.26/cwt	185.00–190.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	216.35/cwt	210.00–218.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	202.08/cwt	198.00–206.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	163.95/cwt	160.00–168.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	200.96/cwt	196.00–206.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	115.01/cwt	112.00–118.00	740	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	83.38/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,080	2
Bulls	—	—	1,323	94.20/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,246	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	104.78/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,551	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,029	82.73/cwt	78.00–88.00	851	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	65.88/cwt	60.00–69.00	690	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	75.48/cwt	72.00–79.00	799	2
Bulls	—	—	1,638	114.45/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,875	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	57.49/cwt	56.00–59.00	454	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	47.42/cwt	45.00–50.00	358	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	93.86/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,218	4

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 412Year ago 356

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 85Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 79Year ago 52

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	198.00–208.00	203.10
5	—	421	184.00–190.00	187.55
2	—	328	218.00–220.00	219.01
3	—	470	170.00–180.00	176.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	188.00–196.00	192.88
2	—	478	160.00–165.00	162.46
5	—	277	210.00–218.00	216.35
2	—	328	196.00–206.00	200.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	178.00–184.00	179.96
3	—	322	185.00–190.00	188.26
2	—	265	198.00–206.00	202.08
2	—	415	160.00–168.00	163.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	130.00–132.00	130.39
6	—	273	180.00–188.00	185.27
9	—	321	170.00–176.00	173.22
2	—	415	146.00–154.00	149.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	130.00–132.00	131.02
6	—	323	178.00–188.00	184.49
4	—	361	170.00–175.00	171.31
2	—	475	146.00–148.00	147.02
4	—	275	190.00–198.00	194.07
5	—	420	158.00–166.00	164.32
2	—	643	112.00–118.00	115.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	150.00–158.00	155.38
3	—	422	130.00–138.00	135.25
5	—	474	120.00–122.00	120.81
7	—	317	160.00–168.00	166.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	230.00–234.00	232.04
2	—	320	224.00–226.00	224.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	132.00–138.00	133.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	315	206.00–210.00	208.03

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	—	1,295	80.00–86.00	83.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	90.00–99.00	94.20
4	—	1,480	103.00–107.00	104.78
2	—	1,638	112.00–117.00	114.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	78.00–88.00	82.73
4	—	1,048	60.00–69.00	65.88
2	—	1,058	72.00–79.00	75.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	56.00–59.00	57.49
2	—	755	45.00–50.00	47.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,298	90.00–97.00	93.86

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.

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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