Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls slightly higher. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 6.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.18/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$145.18

83 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$18.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.37

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	154.88	711	32
Medium and Large 3	381	143.87	547	19thin
Medium and Large 2	487	136.25	663	32

One grade step is worth $18.63/cwt here — about $48 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 sale83 hd

145.18

—

FL average9 barns · 731 hd

147.54

−2.37

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	1,615	100.91	1,629	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	73.56	852	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	55.70	560	6thin

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	—	533	162.99/cwt	162.00–164.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	158.66/cwt	158.00–160.00	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	197.68/cwt	196.00–198.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	132.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	176.62/cwt	174.00–178.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	196.88/cwt	190.00–198.00	726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	192.74/cwt	190.00–198.00	723	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	127.42/cwt	122.00–130.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	151.18/cwt	148.00–152.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	185.97/cwt	184.00–188.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	147.98/cwt	146.00–150.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	119.26/cwt	118.00–120.00	702	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	176.68/cwt	176.00–178.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	141.67/cwt	140.00–148.00	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	105.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	131.35/cwt	130.00–134.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	164.11/cwt	160.00–170.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	155.52/cwt	154.00–158.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.49/cwt	130.00–132.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	141.94/cwt	138.00–146.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	149.44/cwt	148.00–152.00	716	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	169.43/cwt	164.00–170.00	666	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	121.30/cwt	120.00–124.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	153.91/cwt	150.00–158.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	162.89/cwt	160.00–166.00	440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	692	111.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	176.62/cwt	174.00–178.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	186.63/cwt	184.00–188.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	157.35/cwt	156.00–160.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	197.68/cwt	196.00–198.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	159.46/cwt	156.00–162.00	695	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	107.08/cwt	103.00–110.00	910	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	97.09/cwt	95.00–99.00	971	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	81.27/cwt	78.00–84.00	665	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	72.77/cwt	68.00–76.00	848	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	81.04/cwt	77.00–86.00	972	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	63.52/cwt	60.00–67.00	689	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	55.70/cwt	53.00–59.00	560	6
Bulls	—	—	2,048	110.05/cwt	109.00–111.00	2,254	2
Bulls	—	—	1,398	96.34/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,347	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 May 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 485Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 144Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 96Year ago 91

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls slightly higher. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 6.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	162.00–164.00	162.99
3	—	580	158.00–160.00	158.66
7	—	369	190.00–198.00	196.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	196.00–198.00	197.68
3	—	422	174.00–178.00	176.62
3	—	375	184.00–188.00	186.63
3	—	533	156.00–160.00	157.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	130.00–136.00	132.97
3	—	692	110.00–115.00	111.67
3	—	367	174.00–178.00	176.62
6	—	283	196.00–198.00	197.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	375	190.00–198.00	192.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	130.00–131.00	130.50
2	—	585	146.00–150.00	147.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	184.00–188.00	185.97
3	—	370	176.00–178.00	176.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	122.00–130.00	127.42
4	—	528	138.00–146.00	141.94
8	—	479	148.00–152.00	149.44
10	—	393	164.00–170.00	169.43
7	—	436	156.00–162.00	159.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	148.00–152.00	151.18
8	—	589	118.00–120.00	119.26
5	—	632	100.00–110.00	105.98
5	—	321	160.00–170.00	164.11
5	—	378	154.00–158.00	155.52
4	—	523	130.00–132.00	130.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	140.00–148.00	141.67
3	—	473	130.00–134.00	131.35
3	—	523	120.00–124.00	121.30
4	—	323	150.00–158.00	153.91
4	—	270	160.00–166.00	162.89

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	103.00–110.00	107.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	95.00–99.00	97.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	818	78.00–84.00	81.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,166	68.00–76.00	72.77
6	—	1,200	77.00–86.00	81.04
4	—	1,085	60.00–67.00	63.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,005	53.00–59.00	55.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,048	109.00–111.00	110.05
4	—	1,398	91.00–100.00	96.34

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