Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2018-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were slightly higher, and slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers also steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.32/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$148.32

70 head · 379 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$74

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$11.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.08

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	318	154.73	491	23
Medium and Large 1	435	147.97	644	17thin
Medium and Large 2	394	143.61	565	30

One grade step is worth $11.12/cwt here — about −$74 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 sale70 hd

148.32

—

FL average10 barns · 824 hd

151.40

−3.08

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	1,558	77.47	1,207	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,331	53.01	706	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	51.38	607	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	883	50.31	444	3thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	930	638.71/cwt	625.00–650.00	5,940	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,208	1,440.99/cwt	1,375.00–1,500.00	17,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	187.06/cwt	184.00–190.00	449	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	162.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	516	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	179.92/cwt	175.00–185.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	143.07/cwt	140.00–148.00	617	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	203.41/cwt	200.00–205.00	437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	161.53/cwt	154.00–164.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	122.01/cwt	118.00–124.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	132.82/cwt	130.00–138.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	162.36/cwt	160.00–170.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	141.88/cwt	140.00–148.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	220.28/cwt	215.00–222.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	120.96/cwt	118.00–124.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	106.97/cwt	104.00–110.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	154.03/cwt	150.00–158.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	154.53/cwt	150.00–156.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	116.69/cwt	110.00–120.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	172.59/cwt	170.00–174.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	174.77/cwt	170.00–178.00	580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	104.85/cwt	100.00–110.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	163.15/cwt	158.00–168.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	173.40/cwt	172.00–176.00	472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	132.42/cwt	130.00–138.00	489	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	73.83/cwt	70.00–78.00	712	2
Bulls	—	—	1,065	61.68/cwt	58.00–65.00	657	2
Bulls	—	—	1,547	78.05/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,207	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	40.95/cwt	40.00–42.00	566	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	53.01/cwt	50.00–59.00	706	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	50.31/cwt	49.00–53.00	444	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	84.50/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,538	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	50.11/cwt	46.00–57.00	552	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	55.81/cwt	52.00–60.00	709	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	186.08/cwt	182.00–190.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	200.70/cwt	200.00–202.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	129.88/cwt	126.00–134.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	175.06/cwt	172.00–178.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	132.75/cwt	130.00–138.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	121.47/cwt	118.00–125.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	142.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	189.02/cwt	188.00–190.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	145.39/cwt	140.00–148.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	146.08/cwt	142.00–152.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	171.16/cwt	168.00–174.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	99.98/cwt	95.00–105.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	217.44/cwt	215.00–220.00	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	207	230.94/cwt	225.00–235.00	478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	176.93/cwt	174.00–178.00	672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	179.88/cwt	178.00–186.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	184.16/cwt	180.00–186.00	611	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 Apr 10, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 467Last week 523Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 32Year ago 0

Slaughter cows were slightly higher, and slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers also steady.

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	625.00–650.00	638.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,208	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,440.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	70.00–78.00	73.83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	240	184.00–190.00	187.06
4	—	275	160.00–170.00	162.36
2	—	425	120.00–122.00	121.02
4	—	333	150.00–156.00	154.53
7	—	369	130.00–138.00	132.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	317	160.00–170.00	162.79
6	—	417	130.00–138.00	132.82
4	—	383	140.00–148.00	141.88
2	—	555	104.00–110.00	106.97
3	—	508	110.00–120.00	116.69
6	—	272	172.00–176.00	173.40
2	—	643	95.00–105.00	99.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	140.00–148.00	143.07
3	—	593	118.00–124.00	122.01
2	—	515	130.00–132.00	130.99
2	—	363	150.00–158.00	154.03
2	—	210	215.00–220.00	217.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	175.00–185.00	179.92
3	—	267	200.00–202.00	200.70
2	—	373	172.00–178.00	175.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	215	200.00–205.00	203.41
4	—	374	154.00–164.00	161.53
3	—	427	130.00–138.00	132.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	182.00–190.00	186.08
2	—	578	126.00–134.00	129.88
2	—	690	118.00–125.00	121.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	259	215.00–222.00	220.28
2	—	685	118.00–124.00	120.96
3	—	422	170.00–174.00	172.59
2	—	588	140.00–146.00	142.96
6	—	330	188.00–190.00	189.02
4	—	383	178.00–186.00	179.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	170.00–178.00	174.77
2	—	573	100.00–110.00	104.85
5	—	426	142.00–152.00	146.08
4	—	375	168.00–174.00	171.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	158.00–168.00	163.15
3	—	490	140.00–148.00	145.39
5	—	207	225.00–235.00	230.94
7	—	380	174.00–178.00	176.93
3	—	332	180.00–186.00	184.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	58.00–65.00	61.68
6	—	1,547	74.00–81.00	78.05
4	—	1,820	82.00–87.00	84.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	40.00–42.00	40.95
15	—	1,101	46.00–57.00	50.11
9	—	1,271	52.00–60.00	55.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,331	50.00–59.00	53.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	883	49.00–53.00	50.31

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle