Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2018-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were slightly higher. Feeder steers slightly higher, bulls steady, heifers steady. Feeders over 600 lbs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.71/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$160.71

66 head · 371 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$46.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.66

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	349	186.72	652	20
Medium and Large 2	388	160.08	621	21
Medium and Large 3	375	140.42	527	25

One grade step is worth $46.30/cwt here — about $125 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 sale66 hd

160.71

—

FL average10 barns · 859 hd

160.04

+0.66

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	—	High	1,379	85.60	1,180	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,225	65.49	802	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	57.68	651	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	846	49.56	419	7thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	43.33/cwt	40.00–45.00	390	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	61.00/cwt	58.00–65.00	702	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	57.19/cwt	54.00–59.00	626	21
Bulls	—	—	1,455	88.91/cwt	78.00–103.00	1,294	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	806	54.23/cwt	52.00–56.00	437	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	65.49/cwt	64.00–67.00	802	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	42.96/cwt	42.00–44.00	580	2
Bulls	—	—	1,150	75.67/cwt	73.00–77.00	870	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	59.60/cwt	57.00–67.00	596	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	106.67/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,013	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	750	83.00/cwt	78.00–88.00	623	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	1,300.98/cwt	1,275.00–1,325.00	15,846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	179.00/cwt	178.00–180.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	152.69/cwt	150.00–154.00	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	140.01/cwt	138.00–144.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	253	162.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	412	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	128.95/cwt	124.00–134.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	114.50/cwt	110.00–120.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	97.00/cwt	92.00–102.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	118.64/cwt	114.00–122.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	161.05/cwt	158.00–164.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	169.68/cwt	168.00–174.00	572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	277.57/cwt	275.00–280.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	154.00/cwt	150.00–158.00	732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	135.50/cwt	128.00–138.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	236.69/cwt	230.00–240.00	653	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	260.61/cwt	258.00–265.00	696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	181.67/cwt	180.00–185.00	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	292.41/cwt	285.00–295.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	178.94/cwt	176.00–182.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	161.20/cwt	160.00–166.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	193.33/cwt	190.00–200.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	216.57/cwt	210.00–220.00	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	88.00/cwt	84.00–90.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	155.33/cwt	150.00–158.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	172.50/cwt	170.00–180.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	184.00/cwt	178.00–186.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	104.67/cwt	102.00–110.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	134.97/cwt	132.00–138.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	124.00/cwt	122.00–126.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	169.50/cwt	166.00–170.00	848	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	206.48/cwt	205.00–208.00	671	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	713	78.04/cwt	76.00–80.00	556	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	64.75/cwt	62.00–66.00	648	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,308	1,461.66/cwt	1,400.00–1,525.00	19,119	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,130.05/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	12,318	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 13, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 474Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 113Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 86Year ago 0

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were slightly higher. Feeder steers slightly higher, bulls steady, heifers steady. Feeders over 600 lbs steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	40.00–45.00	43.33
4	—	806	52.00–56.00	54.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,150	58.00–65.00	61.00
21	—	1,095	54.00–59.00	57.19
2	—	1,350	42.00–44.00	42.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	64.00–67.00	65.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,455	78.00–103.00	88.91
3	—	1,150	73.00–77.00	75.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,000	57.00–67.00	59.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	950	102.00–112.00	106.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	750	78.00–88.00	83.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,218	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,300.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,308	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,461.66
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,130.05
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	713	76.00–80.00	78.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	62.00–66.00	64.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	178.00–180.00	179.00
2	—	200	250.00–255.00	252.50
6	—	407	158.00–164.00	161.05
2	—	180	275.00–280.00	277.57
5	—	475	150.00–158.00	154.00
3	—	260	190.00–200.00	193.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	317	150.00–154.00	152.69
10	—	253	160.00–170.00	162.84
4	—	470	110.00–120.00	114.50
2	—	650	92.00–102.00	97.00
3	—	590	102.00–110.00	104.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	138.00–144.00	140.01
2	—	200	225.00–230.00	227.50
2	—	535	124.00–134.00	128.95
3	—	563	114.00–122.00	118.64
7	—	337	168.00–174.00	169.68
3	—	250	180.00–185.00	181.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	500	128.00–138.00	135.50
2	—	585	140.00–142.00	141.01
5	—	355	160.00–166.00	161.20
3	—	700	84.00–90.00	88.00
3	—	400	150.00–158.00	155.33
4	—	335	170.00–180.00	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	276	230.00–240.00	236.69
2	—	368	176.00–182.00	178.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	267	258.00–265.00	260.61
4	—	218	285.00–295.00	292.41
2	—	675	136.00–138.00	137.00
7	—	322	210.00–220.00	216.57
4	—	430	178.00–186.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	132.00–138.00	134.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	122.00–126.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	500	166.00–170.00	169.50
4	—	250	265.00–275.00	270.00
2	—	325	205.00–208.00	206.48

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle