Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2018-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were slightly higher, slaughter bulls were 1-3 higher. Feeder steers were steady, feeder bulls steady and feeder heifers were slightly higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.65/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$151.65

95 head · 363 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$198

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

$11.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.32

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	321	156.13	501	19thin
Medium and Large 3	291	154.94	451	43
Medium and Large 1	483	144.77	699	33

One grade step is worth $11.36/cwt here — about −$198 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 sale95 hd

151.65

—

FL average10 barns · 758 hd

157.97

−6.32

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	1,638	87.02	1,425	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,323	58.18	769	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,098	53.85	591	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	778	44.02	342	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	179.87/cwt	176.00–184.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	259	156.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	404	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	158	203.26/cwt	200.00–210.00	321	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	180.57/cwt	178.00–186.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	234	197.38/cwt	190.00–200.00	462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	309	159.58/cwt	158.00–166.00	493	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	148.66/cwt	148.00–150.00	620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	145.23/cwt	144.00–150.00	526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	111.97/cwt	108.00–116.00	767	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	893.54/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	10,213	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	898	79.04/cwt	73.00–84.00	710	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	943	91.23/cwt	88.00–96.00	860	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,203	68.65/cwt	67.00–70.00	826	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	81.53/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,360	4
Bulls	—	—	1,614	91.41/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,475	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	60.50/cwt	60.00–61.00	641	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	62.51/cwt	61.00–64.00	844	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	44.02/cwt	42.00–46.00	342	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	48.49/cwt	48.00–49.00	514	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	53.20/cwt	50.00–55.00	604	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	56.01/cwt	53.00–59.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	208	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	121.01/cwt	118.00–124.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	146.03/cwt	142.00–148.00	697	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	131.30/cwt	130.00–138.00	483	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	151.23/cwt	150.00–156.00	479	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	147.36/cwt	142.00–148.00	778	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	166.48/cwt	160.00–168.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	209	171.78/cwt	170.00–180.00	359	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	171.36/cwt	168.00–176.00	464	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	144.41/cwt	140.00–148.00	539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	137.84/cwt	132.00–140.00	736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	133.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	192.46/cwt	190.00–195.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	158	201.19/cwt	200.00–205.00	318	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	121.38/cwt	118.00–128.00	562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	123.33/cwt	122.00–124.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	196.68/cwt	195.00–200.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	170.77/cwt	170.00–178.00	712	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	209	231.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	485	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	156.03/cwt	154.00–160.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	153.95/cwt	150.00–158.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	182.98/cwt	180.00–186.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	181.69/cwt	178.00–185.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	208	231.72/cwt	230.00–235.00	482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	156.38/cwt	156.00–158.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	258	204.04/cwt	200.00–208.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	144.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	131.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	152.07/cwt	150.00–156.00	704	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 May 15, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 561Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 31Year ago 0

Slaughter cows were slightly higher, slaughter bulls were 1-3 higher. Feeder steers were steady, feeder bulls steady and feeder heifers were slightly higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	176.00–184.00	179.87
6	—	417	148.00–150.00	148.66
2	—	208	215.00–220.00	217.53
2	—	688	118.00–124.00	121.01
5	—	384	156.00–158.00	156.38
2	—	460	140.00–148.00	144.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	290	178.00–186.00	180.57
4	—	234	190.00–200.00	197.38
5	—	309	158.00–166.00	159.58
5	—	362	144.00–150.00	145.23
2	—	685	108.00–116.00	111.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	208	230.00–235.00	231.72
4	—	258	200.00–208.00	204.04
3	—	583	130.00–136.00	131.92
3	—	463	150.00–156.00	152.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	259	150.00–160.00	156.16
6	—	158	200.00–210.00	203.26
12	—	368	130.00–138.00	131.30
11	—	209	170.00–180.00	171.78
6	—	463	118.00–128.00	121.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	477	142.00–148.00	146.03
7	—	534	132.00–140.00	137.84
2	—	370	150.00–158.00	153.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	317	150.00–156.00	151.23
7	—	271	168.00–176.00	171.36
7	—	373	140.00–148.00	144.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	142.00–148.00	147.36
5	—	484	160.00–168.00	166.48
3	—	312	195.00–200.00	196.68
11	—	417	170.00–178.00	170.77
5	—	209	230.00–240.00	231.96
2	—	375	178.00–185.00	181.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	130.00–138.00	133.98
2	—	280	190.00–195.00	192.46
3	—	677	122.00–124.00	123.33
3	—	438	154.00–160.00	156.03
4	—	313	180.00–186.00	182.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	158	200.00–205.00	201.19
2	—	340	170.00–172.00	170.99

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	—	1,143	825.00–1,000.00	893.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	898	73.00–84.00	79.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	88.00–96.00	91.23
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	67.00–70.00	68.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,668	79.00–84.00	81.53
5	—	1,614	89.00–95.00	91.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	60.00–61.00	60.50
2	—	1,060	48.00–49.00	48.49
4	—	1,135	50.00–55.00	53.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	61.00–64.00	62.51
4	—	1,309	53.00–59.00	56.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	42.00–46.00	44.02

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle