Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $173.50/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$173.50

62 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$9.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.21

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	179.80	800	20
Medium and Large 2	458	170.54	781	19thin
Medium and Large 3	389	170.47	662	23

One grade step is worth $9.33/cwt here — about $138 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 sale62 hd

173.50

—

FL average6 barns · 238 hd

159.29

+14.21

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	1,704	102.79	1,751	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	70.46	804	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	901	49.22	443	4thin

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	—	314	201.48/cwt	200.00–202.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	174.52/cwt	170.00–176.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	167.48/cwt	166.00–168.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	143.02/cwt	138.00–148.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	182.05/cwt	180.00–184.00	588	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	164.45/cwt	162.00–166.00	872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	175.68/cwt	170.00–178.00	734	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	145.30/cwt	140.00–148.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	165.58/cwt	160.00–168.00	641	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	127.03/cwt	124.00–130.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	153.96/cwt	152.00–156.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	166.47/cwt	162.00–168.00	554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	138.78/cwt	136.00–146.00	734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	145.41/cwt	140.00–148.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	172.65/cwt	172.00–174.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	128.03/cwt	126.00–130.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	149.52/cwt	148.00–150.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	174.58/cwt	170.00–176.00	583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	156.99/cwt	156.00–158.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	145.98/cwt	144.00–148.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	134.42/cwt	132.00–138.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	177.86/cwt	172.00–179.00	761	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	136.03/cwt	130.00–138.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	172.44/cwt	170.00–176.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	145.36/cwt	140.00–148.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	196.76/cwt	192.00–198.00	724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	191.54/cwt	190.00–196.00	513	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	76.86/cwt	74.00–79.00	732	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	103.03/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,602	4
Bulls	—	—	1,920	108.56/cwt	106.00–111.00	2,084	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	68.46/cwt	64.00–73.00	759	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	78.50/cwt	74.00–81.00	948	6
Bulls	—	—	1,785	96.52/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,723	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	49.22/cwt	45.00–53.00	443	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	60.39/cwt	56.00–63.00	648	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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 403Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 90Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 85Year ago 94

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	314	200.00–202.00	201.48
4	—	468	170.00–176.00	174.52
2	—	643	138.00–148.00	143.02
5	—	530	162.00–166.00	164.45
5	—	368	192.00–198.00	196.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	166.00–168.00	167.48
12	—	428	172.00–179.00	177.86
3	—	567	140.00–148.00	145.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	180.00–184.00	182.05
2	—	520	144.00–148.00	145.98
4	—	593	130.00–138.00	136.03
5	—	374	170.00–176.00	172.44
4	—	268	190.00–196.00	191.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	418	170.00–178.00	175.68
3	—	583	140.00–148.00	145.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	387	160.00–168.00	165.58
7	—	529	136.00–146.00	138.78
2	—	580	126.00–130.00	128.03
4	—	480	148.00–150.00	149.52
8	—	334	170.00–176.00	174.58
4	—	435	156.00–158.00	156.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	124.00–130.00	127.03
3	—	370	140.00–148.00	145.41
5	—	427	132.00–138.00	134.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	152.00–156.00	153.96
8	—	333	162.00–168.00	166.47
3	—	277	172.00–174.00	172.65

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	74.00–79.00	76.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,555	100.00–105.00	103.03
2	—	1,920	106.00–111.00	108.56
2	—	1,785	96.00–97.00	96.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	64.00–73.00	68.46
6	—	1,208	74.00–81.00	78.50
4	—	1,073	56.00–63.00	60.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	901	45.00–53.00	49.22

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

Bulls · 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