Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2018-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.86/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$145.86

117 head · 389 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$65

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

$7.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.66

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	339	149.87	508	29
Medium and Large 1	409	148.74	608	34
Medium and Large 2	404	141.89	573	54

One grade step is worth $7.98/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale117 hd

145.86

—

FL average10 barns · 848 hd

150.52

−4.66

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	—	Average	1,472	78.20	1,151	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,069	55.20	590	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	53.14	786	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	854	49.39	422	5thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2	—	490	143.98/cwt	142.00–146.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	187.30/cwt	178.00–188.00	609	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	149.12/cwt	144.00–154.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	137.34/cwt	136.00–138.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	165.36/cwt	160.00–168.00	468	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	60.30/cwt	57.00–63.00	669	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	52.70/cwt	50.00–58.00	557	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	46.65/cwt	44.00–48.00	420	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	50.01/cwt	49.00–51.00	507	2
Bulls	—	—	1,382	75.76/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,047	6
Bulls	—	—	1,740	85.51/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,488	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	53.50/cwt	53.00–54.00	420	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	53.14/cwt	50.00–56.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	207	223.39/cwt	220.00–230.00	462	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	177.64/cwt	170.00–180.00	489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	132.63/cwt	130.00–138.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.08/cwt	120.00–128.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	141.91/cwt	135.00–144.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	116.97/cwt	114.00–120.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	152.13/cwt	148.00–158.00	522	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	149.97/cwt	148.00–152.00	555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	106.02/cwt	102.00–110.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	93.97/cwt	90.00–98.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	142.68/cwt	142.00–146.00	524	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	131.58/cwt	130.00–136.00	683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	143.98/cwt	136.00–146.00	484	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	146.47/cwt	142.00–148.00	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	172.24/cwt	172.00–174.00	651	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	136.82/cwt	136.00–142.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.02/cwt	132.00–134.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	276	157.54/cwt	155.00–158.00	435	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	157.08/cwt	154.00–158.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	148.01/cwt	147.00–150.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	141.48/cwt	138.00–148.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	188.17/cwt	186.00–192.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	140.04/cwt	136.00–144.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	171.12/cwt	166.00–176.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	151.01/cwt	146.00–152.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	162.78/cwt	162.00–166.00	607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	119.07/cwt	116.00–122.00	676	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	241	238.65/cwt	235.00–245.00	575	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	204	229.66/cwt	225.00–232.00	469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	187.45/cwt	185.00–190.00	506	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	74.82/cwt	70.00–80.00	729	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	858	104.18/cwt	94.00–112.00	894	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	968	88.39/cwt	86.00–91.00	856	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	753	836.46/cwt	775.00–875.00	6,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	135.97/cwt	132.00–138.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	177.67/cwt	170.00–180.00	414	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	182.72/cwt	180.00–188.00	608	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	208	204.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	142.78/cwt	140.00–150.00	547	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	162.03/cwt	160.00–164.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	121.52/cwt	120.00–126.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	174.71/cwt	170.00–178.00	500	7

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 22, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 576Last week 497Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 21Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	142.00–146.00	143.98
14	—	325	178.00–188.00	187.30
5	—	373	162.00–166.00	162.78
10	—	568	116.00–122.00	119.07
3	—	204	225.00–232.00	229.66
4	—	270	185.00–190.00	187.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	144.00–154.00	149.12
3	—	467	136.00–138.00	137.34
4	—	385	154.00–158.00	157.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	142.00–148.00	146.47
8	—	378	172.00–174.00	172.24
8	—	241	235.00–245.00	238.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	283	160.00–168.00	165.36
4	—	520	120.00–128.00	124.08
4	—	435	135.00–144.00	141.91
4	—	590	114.00–120.00	116.97
12	—	343	148.00–158.00	152.13
2	—	663	102.00–110.00	106.02
18	—	367	142.00–146.00	142.68
4	—	473	132.00–134.00	133.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	370	148.00–152.00	149.97
8	—	519	130.00–136.00	131.58
7	—	481	136.00–142.00	136.82
2	—	340	160.00–164.00	162.03
7	—	286	170.00–178.00	174.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	90.00–98.00	93.97
5	—	336	136.00–146.00	143.98
6	—	276	155.00–158.00	157.54
3	—	388	132.00–138.00	135.97
9	—	233	170.00–180.00	177.67
4	—	463	120.00–126.00	121.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	207	220.00–230.00	223.39
3	—	478	147.00–150.00	148.01
3	—	522	138.00–148.00	141.48
6	—	333	180.00–188.00	182.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	170.00–180.00	177.64
3	—	442	130.00–138.00	132.63
11	—	383	140.00–150.00	142.78
2	—	475	120.00–124.00	121.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	186.00–192.00	188.17
4	—	490	136.00–144.00	140.04
2	—	318	166.00–176.00	171.12
6	—	439	146.00–152.00	151.01
2	—	208	200.00–210.00	204.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,110	57.00–63.00	60.30
4	—	1,056	50.00–58.00	52.70
2	—	1,013	49.00–51.00	50.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	44.00–48.00	46.65
2	—	785	53.00–54.00	53.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	50.00–56.00	53.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,382	70.00–79.00	75.76
2	—	1,740	82.00–90.00	85.51

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)	2	—	975	70.00–80.00	74.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	858	94.00–112.00	104.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	968	86.00–91.00	88.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	753	775.00–875.00	836.46

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