Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2018-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers were 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder bulls, and heifers 1.00-3.00 high. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers over 600# were slightly higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.07/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$189.07

90 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$13.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.79

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	441	192.79	850	65
Medium and Large 2	468	179.43	840	25

One grade step is worth $13.36/cwt here — about $10 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 sale90 hd

189.07

—

FL average9 barns · 530 hd

193.86

−4.79

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	1,431	83.58	1,196	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,360	64.83	882	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	62.06	683	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	896	52.51	470	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	180	298.38/cwt	290.00–305.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	162.39/cwt	159.00–168.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	213.97/cwt	212.00–216.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	236	232.03/cwt	225.00–235.00	548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	194.32/cwt	194.00–195.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	260.52/cwt	250.00–265.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	243.31/cwt	240.00–245.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	227.26/cwt	220.00–230.00	730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	163.61/cwt	162.00–164.00	936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	208.79/cwt	208.00–210.00	777	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	183.66/cwt	180.00–190.00	779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	138.29/cwt	136.00–140.00	931	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	191.64/cwt	190.00–198.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	704	125.22/cwt	120.00–126.00	882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	214.17/cwt	208.00–218.00	705	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.47/cwt	142.00–145.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	177.57/cwt	175.00–180.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	191.27/cwt	186.00–195.00	501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	165.96/cwt	162.00–168.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	177.57/cwt	176.00–180.00	835	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	193.84/cwt	192.00–202.00	804	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	166.33/cwt	165.00–168.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	176.46/cwt	170.00–180.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	175.69/cwt	172.00–178.00	631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	89.01/cwt	88.00–90.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	181.76/cwt	180.00–185.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	163	202.15/cwt	195.00–210.00	330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	183	231.55/cwt	220.00–245.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	146.98/cwt	146.00–148.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	109.57/cwt	105.00–114.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	122.52/cwt	120.00–124.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	130.80/cwt	130.00–132.00	702	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	143.29/cwt	136.00–145.00	663	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,037	1,128.54/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	11,703	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	890	62.33/cwt	58.00–70.00	555	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	92.38/cwt	90.00–98.00	868	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	983	123.74/cwt	110.00–140.00	1,216	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	863	86.32/cwt	82.00–92.00	745	6
Bulls	—	—	1,088	70.08/cwt	67.00–71.00	762	4
Bulls	—	—	1,671	93.79/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,567	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	58.73/cwt	56.00–62.00	656	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	64.81/cwt	63.00–68.00	705	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	52.51/cwt	47.00–55.00	470	4
Bulls	—	—	1,379	80.67/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,112	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	64.83/cwt	64.00–66.00	882	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	173.35/cwt	170.00–176.00	801	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 Feb 27, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 405Last week 127Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 66Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 23Year ago 0

Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers were 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder bulls, and heifers 1.00-3.00 high. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers over 600# were slightly higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	180	290.00–305.00	298.38
3	—	380	194.00–195.00	194.32
3	—	462	170.00–176.00	173.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	159.00–168.00	162.39
2	—	335	212.00–216.00	213.97
5	—	236	225.00–235.00	232.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	183	220.00–245.00	231.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	223	250.00–265.00	260.52
3	—	262	240.00–245.00	243.31
8	—	321	220.00–230.00	227.26
5	—	572	162.00–164.00	163.61
15	—	372	208.00–210.00	208.79
11	—	673	136.00–140.00	138.29
9	—	470	176.00–180.00	177.57
11	—	415	192.00–202.00	193.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	240.00–245.00	242.45
7	—	424	180.00–190.00	183.66
8	—	704	120.00–126.00	125.22
8	—	329	208.00–218.00	214.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	190.00–198.00	191.64
5	—	262	186.00–195.00	191.27
3	—	360	180.00–185.00	181.76
2	—	458	146.00–148.00	146.98
2	—	670	105.00–114.00	109.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	142.00–145.00	143.47
2	—	335	175.00–180.00	177.57
4	—	273	170.00–180.00	176.46
7	—	359	172.00–178.00	175.69
10	—	537	130.00–132.00	130.80
8	—	463	136.00–145.00	143.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	162.00–168.00	165.96
3	—	372	165.00–168.00	166.33
2	—	705	88.00–90.00	89.01
2	—	163	195.00–210.00	202.15
4	—	529	120.00–124.00	122.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,037	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,128.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	890	58.00–70.00	62.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	940	90.00–98.00	92.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	983	110.00–140.00	123.74
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	863	82.00–92.00	86.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	67.00–71.00	70.08
7	—	1,671	90.00–99.00	93.79
6	—	1,379	76.00–86.00	80.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,117	56.00–62.00	58.73
17	—	1,088	63.00–68.00	64.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	896	47.00–55.00	52.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,360	64.00–66.00	64.83

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

Steers · 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