Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2018-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows held steady, slaughter bulls slightly higher. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers slightly lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $177.24/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$177.24

69 head · 367 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$172

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

$41.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.87

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	287	201.59	579	20
Medium and Large 3	344	172.83	595	27
Medium and Large 1	468	160.52	752	22

One grade step is worth $41.08/cwt here — about −$172 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 sale69 hd

177.24

—

FL average10 barns · 400 hd

157.37

+19.87

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	1,379	79.62	1,098	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,201	60.20	723	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,059	57.85	612	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	789	47.41	374	5thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	205.88/cwt	205.00–208.00	531	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	187.44/cwt	185.00–188.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	223.37/cwt	220.00–226.00	590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	185.19/cwt	180.00–188.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	174.53/cwt	172.00–178.00	665	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	152.06/cwt	148.00–156.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	163.35/cwt	162.00–166.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	145.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	151.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	221.82/cwt	215.00–225.00	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	186.03/cwt	182.00–190.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	197.98/cwt	192.00–200.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	134.51/cwt	130.00–136.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	239	198.20/cwt	190.00–200.00	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	125.43/cwt	120.00–128.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	163.51/cwt	162.00–164.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	119.32/cwt	118.00–122.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	175.02/cwt	172.00–178.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	274	174.04/cwt	168.00–178.00	477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	179.03/cwt	178.00–180.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	123.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	140.84/cwt	136.00–146.00	539	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	792	43.69/cwt	43.00–45.00	346	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	63.22/cwt	60.00–68.00	704	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	56.88/cwt	52.00–59.00	602	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	52.99/cwt	51.00–55.00	416	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	64.50/cwt	64.00–65.00	818	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,157	57.34/cwt	54.00–59.00	663	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	49.52/cwt	46.00–53.00	470	2
Bulls	—	—	1,030	68.07/cwt	65.00–71.00	701	2
Bulls	—	—	1,476	84.71/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,250	5
Bulls	—	—	1,409	79.28/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,117	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,047	65.67/cwt	60.00–70.00	688	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	863	79.80/cwt	76.00–82.00	689	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	901	906.76/cwt	850.00–975.00	8,170	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	142.03/cwt	138.00–144.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	145.99/cwt	144.00–150.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	177.96/cwt	174.00–180.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	242	202.11/cwt	200.00–210.00	489	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	218.57/cwt	215.00–222.00	525	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	116.97/cwt	116.00–118.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	156.27/cwt	148.00–158.00	489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	85.02/cwt	82.00–88.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	162.03/cwt	158.00–166.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	163.36/cwt	162.00–168.00	600	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	165.94/cwt	162.00–170.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	192.59/cwt	190.00–195.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	162.50/cwt	160.00–168.00	530	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	113.90/cwt	110.00–118.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	152.02/cwt	148.00–154.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	133.98/cwt	132.00–140.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	156.90/cwt	152.00–162.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	193.86/cwt	192.00–202.00	647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	183.01/cwt	182.00–184.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	117.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	169.73/cwt	168.00–178.00	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	137.04/cwt	134.00–140.00	772	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 Apr 3, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 523Last week 703Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 79Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 102Year ago 0

Slaughter cows held steady, slaughter bulls slightly higher. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers slightly lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	258	205.00–208.00	205.88
5	—	334	185.00–188.00	187.44
7	—	381	172.00–178.00	174.53
2	—	575	110.00–120.00	115.09
2	—	418	150.00–154.00	151.99
3	—	215	215.00–225.00	221.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	264	220.00–226.00	223.37
2	—	528	140.00–150.00	145.12
2	—	373	182.00–190.00	186.03
4	—	468	162.00–164.00	163.51
3	—	657	118.00–122.00	119.32
2	—	418	172.00–178.00	175.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	180.00–188.00	185.19
2	—	468	148.00–156.00	152.06
3	—	433	162.00–166.00	163.35
4	—	326	192.00–200.00	197.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	130.00–136.00	134.51
3	—	575	120.00–128.00	125.43
2	—	358	158.00–166.00	162.03
4	—	459	132.00–140.00	133.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	239	190.00–200.00	198.20
2	—	463	120.00–126.00	123.05
10	—	326	160.00–168.00	162.50
2	—	580	110.00–118.00	113.90
3	—	358	148.00–154.00	152.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	274	168.00–178.00	174.04
2	—	223	178.00–180.00	179.03
2	—	383	136.00–146.00	140.84
6	—	313	148.00–158.00	156.27
2	—	625	82.00–88.00	85.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	138.00–144.00	142.03
9	—	242	200.00–210.00	202.11
2	—	578	116.00–118.00	116.97
9	—	367	162.00–168.00	163.36
2	—	335	162.00–170.00	165.94
2	—	285	190.00–195.00	192.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	144.00–150.00	145.99
3	—	338	174.00–180.00	177.96
14	—	240	215.00–222.00	218.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	152.00–162.00	156.90
5	—	334	192.00–202.00	193.86
2	—	373	182.00–184.00	183.01
5	—	659	110.00–120.00	117.95
6	—	418	168.00–178.00	169.73
2	—	563	134.00–140.00	137.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	792	43.00–45.00	43.69
2	—	785	51.00–55.00	52.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,113	60.00–68.00	63.22
5	—	1,059	52.00–59.00	56.88
2	—	950	46.00–53.00	49.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	64.00–65.00	64.50
3	—	1,157	54.00–59.00	57.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	65.00–71.00	68.07
5	—	1,476	83.00–89.00	84.71
7	—	1,409	76.00–81.00	79.28

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)	3	—	1,047	60.00–70.00	65.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	863	76.00–82.00	79.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	901	850.00–975.00	906.76

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle