Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2018-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows remain steady, slaughter bulls were slightly higher. Feeders under 600, steers, bulls and heifers steady. Feeders over 600 were slightly higher. Replacement cows also steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.31/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$165.31

97 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$30.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.90

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	384	173.00	664	34
Medium and Large 2	391	166.00	650	50
Medium and Large 3	407	142.52	580	13thin

One grade step is worth $30.48/cwt here — about $84 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 sale97 hd

165.31

—

FL average10 barns · 934 hd

164.40

+0.90

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	1,636	86.78	1,420	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,298	62.50	811	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,063	58.53	622	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	45.72	456	7thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	170	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	161.00/cwt	156.00–166.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	236	279.24/cwt	270.00–300.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	151.00/cwt	146.00–156.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	171.71/cwt	170.00–172.00	652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	186.67/cwt	185.00–190.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	150.00/cwt	146.00–154.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	176.13/cwt	172.00–178.00	838	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	246.67/cwt	245.00–250.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	198.25/cwt	195.00–200.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	107.40/cwt	100.00–110.00	752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	180.07/cwt	178.00–185.00	555	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	172.50/cwt	168.00–174.00	638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	229.44/cwt	225.00–230.00	482	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	162.23/cwt	160.00–166.00	586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	214.57/cwt	212.00–215.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	115.30/cwt	114.00–118.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	146.00/cwt	144.00–148.00	511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	153.00/cwt	148.00–158.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	110.25/cwt	108.00–114.00	772	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	182.00/cwt	180.00–186.00	664	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	171.33/cwt	170.00–174.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	116.61/cwt	110.00–120.00	652	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	149.00/cwt	144.00–154.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	177.50/cwt	176.00–178.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	175.08/cwt	172.00–178.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	231.00/cwt	230.00–235.00	543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	165.33/cwt	162.00–168.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	149.00/cwt	144.00–154.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	158.95/cwt	158.00–164.00	677	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	831.58/cwt	800.00–875.00	7,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	20,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	477	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	720	74.00/cwt	70.00–80.00	533	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	60.75/cwt	58.00–68.00	608	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,090.12/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	11,719	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	700	99.00/cwt	94.00–104.00	693	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	850	88.75/cwt	84.00–92.00	754	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	62.10/cwt	55.00–68.00	621	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	816	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	49.00/cwt	48.00–50.00	600	3
Bulls	—	—	1,592	80.52/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,282	6
Bulls	—	—	1,657	89.67/cwt	81.00–96.00	1,486	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	806	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	43.26/cwt	41.00–46.00	357	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	55.02/cwt	50.00–59.00	571	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	62.75/cwt	60.00–69.00	687	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	274.60/cwt	270.00–280.00	654	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	125.75/cwt	121.00–129.00	880	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	202.71/cwt	200.00–210.00	659	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	155.50/cwt	154.00–156.00	917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	167.00/cwt	162.00–172.00	601	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 Mar 6, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 474Last week 405Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 117Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 64Year ago 0

Slaughter cows remain steady, slaughter bulls were slightly higher. Feeders under 600, steers, bulls and heifers steady. Feeders over 600 were slightly higher. Replacement cows also steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	170	305.00–310.00	307.50
2	—	530	156.00–166.00	161.00
5	—	236	270.00–300.00	279.24
4	—	578	146.00–156.00	151.00
2	—	463	172.00–178.00	175.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	180.00–190.00	185.00
8	—	700	108.00–114.00	110.25
9	—	365	180.00–186.00	182.00
4	—	410	176.00–178.00	177.50
3	—	455	162.00–168.00	165.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	148.00–158.00	153.00
5	—	235	230.00–235.00	231.00
2	—	360	162.00–172.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	380	170.00–172.00	171.71
2	—	500	146.00–154.00	150.00
3	—	220	245.00–250.00	246.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	185.00–190.00	186.67
10	—	325	200.00–210.00	202.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	476	172.00–178.00	176.13
2	—	320	220.00–222.00	221.00
12	—	238	270.00–280.00	274.60
8	—	700	121.00–129.00	125.75
4	—	590	154.00–156.00	155.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	276	195.00–200.00	198.25
5	—	700	100.00–110.00	107.40
11	—	308	178.00–185.00	180.07
9	—	210	225.00–230.00	229.44
9	—	361	160.00–166.00	162.23
10	—	559	110.00–120.00	116.61
2	—	425	144.00–154.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	370	168.00–174.00	172.50
7	—	270	212.00–215.00	214.57
2	—	480	144.00–154.00	149.00
17	—	426	158.00–164.00	158.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	114.00–118.00	115.30
2	—	260	175.00–180.00	177.50
2	—	350	144.00–148.00	146.00
3	—	310	170.00–174.00	171.33

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	2	—	950	800.00–875.00	831.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,090.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	700	102.00	102.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	900	53.00	53.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	700	94.00–104.00	99.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	850	84.00–92.00	88.75
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,000	55.00–68.00	62.10
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	720	70.00–80.00	74.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	58.00–68.00	60.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,300	62.00	62.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,225	48.00–50.00	49.00
4	—	825	41.00–46.00	43.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,037	50.00–59.00	55.02
15	—	1,095	60.00–69.00	62.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,592	72.00–84.00	80.52
13	—	1,657	81.00–96.00	89.67

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