Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers slightly higher. Replacement cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.95/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$148.95

66 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$11.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.02

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	153.90	731	17thin
Medium and Large 2	414	150.64	623	29
Medium and Large 3	394	142.30	560	20

One grade step is worth $11.60/cwt here — about $170 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 sale66 hd

148.95

—

FL average9 barns · 748 hd

157.97

−9.02

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	1,746	103.73	1,811	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	71.73	837	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	799	52.13	416	4thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	473	176.68/cwt	176.00–178.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	154.99/cwt	152.00–156.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	222.03/cwt	218.00–226.00	728	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	211.53/cwt	210.00–218.00	586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	184.53/cwt	180.00–188.00	782	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	171.97/cwt	170.00–174.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	149.43/cwt	144.00–150.00	655	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	121.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	214.05/cwt	212.00–222.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	182.65/cwt	180.00–184.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	203.14/cwt	202.00–204.00	768	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	151.32/cwt	148.00–152.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	164.28/cwt	156.00–166.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	145.97/cwt	142.00–150.00	530	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	161.64/cwt	158.00–164.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	121.34/cwt	120.00–124.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	153.96/cwt	150.00–158.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	176.40/cwt	176.00–178.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	166.70/cwt	164.00–168.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	122.33/cwt	120.00–128.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	172.05/cwt	168.00–176.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	164.05/cwt	158.00–166.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	172.53/cwt	170.00–176.00	631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	186.60/cwt	185.00–190.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	203.19/cwt	202.00–204.00	780	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	134.99/cwt	132.00–138.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	172.08/cwt	170.00–178.00	463	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	81.91/cwt	78.00–85.00	715	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	68.94/cwt	68.00–70.00	655	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	74.25/cwt	70.00–79.00	906	6
Bulls	—	—	1,746	103.73/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,811	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	56.03/cwt	54.00–58.00	470	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	48.22/cwt	45.00–51.00	366	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	64.16/cwt	60.00–69.00	645	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 Apr 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 309Year ago 286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 46Year ago 173

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 37Year ago 82

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers slightly higher. Replacement cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	176.00–178.00	176.68
4	—	583	152.00–156.00	154.99
10	—	328	218.00–226.00	222.03
7	—	424	180.00–188.00	184.53
10	—	384	202.00–204.00	203.19
2	—	683	132.00–138.00	134.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	277	210.00–218.00	211.53
2	—	693	117.00–120.00	118.49
5	—	436	176.00–178.00	176.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	150.00–158.00	153.96
3	—	425	164.00–168.00	166.70
7	—	366	170.00–176.00	172.53
2	—	565	120.00–124.00	122.02
3	—	323	185.00–190.00	186.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	170.00–174.00	171.97
10	—	438	144.00–150.00	149.43
6	—	368	156.00–166.00	164.28
7	—	524	120.00–128.00	122.33
4	—	269	170.00–178.00	172.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	120.00–124.00	121.35
2	—	573	106.00–108.00	107.01
10	—	363	142.00–150.00	145.97
5	—	336	158.00–164.00	161.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	148.00–152.00	151.32
3	—	692	120.00–124.00	121.34
4	—	375	168.00–176.00	172.05
4	—	431	158.00–166.00	164.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	212.00–222.00	214.05
12	—	378	202.00–204.00	203.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	180.00–184.00	182.65

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	—	873	78.00–85.00	81.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	68.00–70.00	68.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,220	70.00–79.00	74.25
2	—	1,005	60.00–69.00	64.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	54.00–58.00	56.03
2	—	760	45.00–51.00	48.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,746	103.00–105.00	103.73

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