Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.17/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$149.17

83 head · 402 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$11.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.47

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	367	156.36	574	20
Medium and Large 1	460	149.93	689	27
Medium and Large 3	378	144.60	547	36

One grade step is worth $11.76/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 sale83 hd

149.17

—

FL average9 barns · 636 hd

149.64

−0.47

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	1,615	93.96	1,517	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	70.03	827	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	785	45.53	357	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	573	151.97/cwt	150.00–154.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	174.45/cwt	170.00–176.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	161.57/cwt	160.00–168.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	174.96/cwt	172.00–178.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	183.09/cwt	180.00–186.00	595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	163.94/cwt	160.00–168.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	184.84/cwt	180.00–186.00	595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	193.02/cwt	190.00–194.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	162.65/cwt	160.00–168.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	172.98/cwt	172.00–176.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	183.68/cwt	180.00–186.00	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	174.64/cwt	172.00–176.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	180.97/cwt	180.00–184.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	176.45/cwt	170.00–178.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	165.72/cwt	164.00–168.00	452	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	141.22/cwt	136.00–142.00	724	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	133.51/cwt	130.00–138.00	562	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	155.07/cwt	152.00–158.00	493	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	155.29/cwt	150.00–158.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	143.25/cwt	140.00–148.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	172.65/cwt	172.00–176.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	155.76/cwt	154.00–158.00	660	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	164.36/cwt	160.00–168.00	546	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	120.25/cwt	120.00–122.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	168.01/cwt	166.00–170.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	114.01/cwt	112.00–120.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	183.04/cwt	180.00–186.00	677	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	103.27/cwt	100.00–106.00	904	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	118.47/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,114	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	109.96/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,196	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	93.96/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,517	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	70.14/cwt	66.00–74.00	840	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	78.31/cwt	75.00–84.00	998	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	61.58/cwt	57.00–65.00	655	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	45.53/cwt	41.00–50.00	357	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 May 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 406Year ago 386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 100Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 124Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	150.00–154.00	151.97
4	—	523	160.00–168.00	163.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	170.00–176.00	174.45
5	—	478	160.00–168.00	161.57
2	—	370	180.00–186.00	183.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	172.00–178.00	174.96
6	—	325	180.00–186.00	183.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	180.00–186.00	184.84
5	—	372	170.00–178.00	176.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	190.00–194.00	193.02
3	—	538	160.00–168.00	162.65
3	—	470	172.00–176.00	174.64
4	—	430	180.00–184.00	180.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	172.00–176.00	172.98
5	—	377	180.00–186.00	183.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	273	164.00–168.00	165.72
9	—	421	130.00–138.00	133.51
10	—	318	152.00–158.00	155.07
8	—	524	120.00–122.00	120.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	136.00–142.00	141.22
6	—	328	172.00–176.00	172.65
7	—	424	154.00–158.00	155.76
2	—	363	166.00–170.00	168.01
4	—	661	112.00–120.00	114.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	150.00–158.00	155.29
5	—	424	140.00–148.00	143.25
9	—	332	160.00–168.00	164.36

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	—	875	100.00–106.00	103.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	114.00–122.00	118.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	108.00–112.00	109.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	92.00–96.00	93.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,197	66.00–74.00	70.14
4	—	1,274	75.00–84.00	78.31
4	—	1,063	57.00–65.00	61.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	41.00–50.00	45.53

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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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