Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2018-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers were steady, bulls and heifers also steady. Take home cows slightly lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.25/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$160.25

97 head · 350 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$154

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

$26.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	330	166.08	547	40
Medium and Large 3	300	163.79	491	39
Medium and Large 1	502	139.64	701	18thin

One grade step is worth $26.43/cwt here — about −$154 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

160.25

—

FL average10 barns · 839 hd

160.68

−0.43

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	1,536	78.37	1,204	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	55.03	795	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,118	53.96	603	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	858	45.78	393	4thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	145.18/cwt	144.00–150.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	155.65/cwt	150.00–158.00	509	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	140.92/cwt	138.00–142.00	626	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	146.47/cwt	142.00–148.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	134.71/cwt	128.00–138.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	138.52/cwt	138.00–140.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	206	207.05/cwt	198.00–208.00	427	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	239	228.93/cwt	220.00–230.00	547	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	203.97/cwt	202.00–206.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	142.99/cwt	140.00–146.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	168.25/cwt	160.00–170.00	434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	182.45/cwt	180.00–185.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	125.51/cwt	122.00–128.00	718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	228.80/cwt	225.00–230.00	643	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	144.66/cwt	144.00–146.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	202.06/cwt	200.00–206.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	212	243.12/cwt	240.00–248.00	515	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	211.97/cwt	210.00–214.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	209.95/cwt	205.00–215.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	140.04/cwt	136.00–144.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	189.01/cwt	188.00–190.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	155.22/cwt	152.00–156.00	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	144.74/cwt	142.00–150.00	683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	168	246.58/cwt	245.00–255.00	414	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	150.77/cwt	148.00–156.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	122.98/cwt	122.00–124.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	165.04/cwt	164.00–166.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	194.59/cwt	190.00–198.00	712	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	148.80/cwt	148.00–150.00	777	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	55.03/cwt	54.00–56.00	795	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	51.55/cwt	49.00–54.00	554	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	59.86/cwt	57.00–64.00	655	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	43.05/cwt	42.00–44.00	366	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	48.51/cwt	47.00–50.00	420	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	52.30/cwt	48.00–57.00	609	7
Bulls	—	—	1,250	71.24/cwt	69.00–74.00	891	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	88.64/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,573	3
Bulls	—	—	1,488	72.84/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,084	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	105.40/cwt	102.00–110.00	980	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	865	94.67/cwt	90.00–98.00	819	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	1,077.85/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	12,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	912.77/cwt	850.00–975.00	10,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	210.64/cwt	210.00–212.00	463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	215.18/cwt	210.00–216.00	598	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	171.59/cwt	170.00–180.00	638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	193.13/cwt	190.00–200.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	212	238.46/cwt	234.00–244.00	506	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	96.45/cwt	92.00–101.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	151.09/cwt	146.00–156.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	140.91/cwt	138.00–144.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	158.96/cwt	156.00–162.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	287	224.05/cwt	220.00–226.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	121.10/cwt	118.00–124.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	258	236.04/cwt	232.00–240.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	217	183.95/cwt	180.00–188.00	399	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	102.02/cwt	100.00–104.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	157.03/cwt	154.00–160.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	141.01/cwt	138.00–144.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	142.91/cwt	140.00–146.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	163.17/cwt	162.00–168.00	519	5

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 27, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 703Last week 354Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 67Year ago 0

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers were steady, bulls and heifers also steady. Take home cows slightly lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	144.00–150.00	145.18
2	—	663	120.00–122.00	121.02
2	—	270	180.00–185.00	182.45
7	—	572	122.00–128.00	125.51
2	—	428	146.00–156.00	151.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	327	150.00–158.00	155.65
4	—	364	138.00–140.00	138.52
21	—	217	180.00–188.00	183.95
2	—	615	100.00–104.00	102.02
2	—	590	100.00–110.00	105.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	444	138.00–142.00	140.92
4	—	363	142.00–148.00	146.47
3	—	482	128.00–138.00	134.71
11	—	206	198.00–208.00	207.05
6	—	258	160.00–170.00	168.25
5	—	318	162.00–168.00	163.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	239	220.00–230.00	228.93
3	—	422	144.00–146.00	144.66
3	—	310	200.00–206.00	202.06
2	—	268	205.00–215.00	209.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	202.00–206.00	203.97
2	—	568	140.00–146.00	142.99
5	—	467	152.00–156.00	155.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	281	225.00–230.00	228.80
13	—	212	240.00–248.00	243.12
2	—	310	210.00–214.00	211.97
2	—	685	116.00–118.00	117.01
2	—	520	136.00–144.00	140.04
2	—	365	188.00–190.00	189.01
6	—	472	142.00–150.00	144.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	168	245.00–255.00	246.58
3	—	428	148.00–156.00	150.77
6	—	372	170.00–180.00	171.59
25	—	212	234.00–244.00	238.46
3	—	287	220.00–226.00	224.05
2	—	543	138.00–144.00	141.01
2	—	475	140.00–146.00	142.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	122.00–124.00	122.98
2	—	420	164.00–166.00	165.04
12	—	366	190.00–198.00	194.59
5	—	522	148.00–150.00	148.80
2	—	258	232.00–240.00	236.04
4	—	465	154.00–160.00	157.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	220	210.00–212.00	210.64
7	—	278	210.00–216.00	215.18
3	—	330	190.00–200.00	193.13
2	—	668	92.00–101.00	96.45
2	—	433	138.00–144.00	140.91
2	—	365	156.00–162.00	158.96
2	—	575	118.00–124.00	121.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,444	54.00–56.00	55.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,074	49.00–54.00	51.55
4	—	1,094	57.00–64.00	59.86
7	—	1,164	48.00–57.00	52.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	42.00–44.00	43.05
2	—	865	47.00–50.00	48.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	69.00–74.00	71.24
3	—	1,775	86.00–92.00	88.64
3	—	1,488	70.00–76.00	72.84

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	102.00–110.00	105.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	865	90.00–98.00	94.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,077.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	850.00–975.00	912.77

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle