Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers and 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 $155.19/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$155.19

77 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$26.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.58

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	399	163.84	653	36
Medium and Large 2	379	159.23	603	19thin
Medium and Large 3	391	137.56	538	22

One grade step is worth $26.28/cwt here — about $115 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 sale77 hd

155.19

—

FL average9 barns · 646 hd

152.61

+2.58

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	1,426	93.45	1,333	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	71.52	820	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	840	57.54	483	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	150.75/cwt	146.00–154.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	153.09/cwt	150.00–156.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	160.62/cwt	158.00–162.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	171.32/cwt	166.00–172.00	559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	132.35/cwt	130.00–136.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	123.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	160.59/cwt	156.00–162.00	694	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	175.32/cwt	174.00–176.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	185.51/cwt	184.00–186.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	193.46/cwt	190.00–194.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	152.64/cwt	146.00–154.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	173.41/cwt	170.00–174.00	539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	168.08/cwt	164.00–172.00	627	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	162.13/cwt	160.00–168.00	683	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	164.03/cwt	162.00–166.00	768	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	752.48/cwt	725.00–775.00	7,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	75.06/cwt	74.00–76.00	574	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	84.51/cwt	80.00–88.00	784	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	77.68/cwt	74.00–83.00	938	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	63.01/cwt	60.00–65.00	695	4
Bulls	—	—	1,426	93.45/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,333	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	70.78/cwt	68.00–74.00	777	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	57.54/cwt	56.00–59.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	184.82/cwt	182.00–186.00	590	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	141.13/cwt	140.00–146.00	512	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	126.48/cwt	122.00–128.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	185.04/cwt	182.00–188.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	173.28/cwt	170.00–176.00	742	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	176.44/cwt	172.00–178.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	182.86/cwt	180.00–188.00	697	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	156.69/cwt	150.00–158.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	334	185.83/cwt	184.00–186.00	621	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	175.35/cwt	174.00–178.00	943	3

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 306Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 71Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 74Year ago 78

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	146.00–154.00	150.75
3	—	372	158.00–162.00	160.62
9	—	326	166.00–172.00	171.32
2	—	515	120.00–128.00	123.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	150.00–156.00	153.09
5	—	419	130.00–136.00	132.35
11	—	363	140.00–146.00	141.13
4	—	468	122.00–128.00	126.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	432	156.00–162.00	160.59
6	—	472	146.00–154.00	152.64
7	—	311	170.00–174.00	173.41
10	—	373	164.00–172.00	168.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	174.00–176.00	175.32
7	—	319	182.00–186.00	184.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	184.00–186.00	185.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	174.00–178.00	175.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	332	190.00–194.00	193.46
2	—	468	162.00–166.00	164.03
13	—	428	170.00–176.00	173.28
11	—	381	180.00–188.00	182.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	160.00–168.00	162.13
4	—	365	172.00–178.00	176.44
6	—	468	150.00–158.00	156.69
11	—	334	184.00–186.00	185.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	182.00–188.00	185.04

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	—	1,010	725.00–775.00	752.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	765	74.00–76.00	75.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	928	80.00–88.00	84.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,208	74.00–83.00	77.68
4	—	1,103	60.00–65.00	63.01
4	—	1,098	68.00–74.00	70.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	56.00–59.00	57.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,426	90.00–98.00	93.45

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