Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2018-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were slightly higher. Feeder steers slightly higher, feeder bulls were slightly higher, as were the feeder heifers. Low number of cattle following a long holiday weekend, and some severe weather over the weekend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.05/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$162.05

67 head · 318 lb average

Value per head Derived

$515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$19.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.43

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	324	170.75	553	37
Medium and Large 2	319	151.35	482	13thin
Medium and Large 3	304	151.32	460	17thin

One grade step is worth $19.43/cwt here — about $94 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 sale67 hd

162.05

—

FL average7 barns · 500 hd

154.62

+7.43

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	1,659	84.24	1,397	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,233	60.44	745	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,032	55.97	577	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	860	46.12	397	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1	—	367	177.93/cwt	174.00–180.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	235.43/cwt	228.00–238.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	192.92/cwt	190.00–196.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	163.29/cwt	162.00–166.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	136.97/cwt	134.00–140.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	154.66/cwt	154.00–156.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	211	233.70/cwt	232.00–234.00	493	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	165.83/cwt	162.00–168.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	209.46/cwt	208.00–214.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	164.83/cwt	160.00–168.00	513	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	179.39/cwt	178.00–182.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	193.94/cwt	190.00–198.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	152.99/cwt	152.00–154.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	238.23/cwt	235.00–245.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	162.05/cwt	160.00–166.00	434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	142.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	150.94/cwt	148.00–154.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	152.05/cwt	150.00–158.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	143.96/cwt	142.00–148.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.51/cwt	132.00–142.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	204.67/cwt	200.00–210.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	209	227.46/cwt	225.00–235.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	185.10/cwt	180.00–190.00	444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	128.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	459	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	144.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	188.04/cwt	186.00–190.00	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	140.90/cwt	138.00–144.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	153.54/cwt	150.00–160.00	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	179.18/cwt	170.00–180.00	514	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	168.93/cwt	166.00–172.00	571	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	827.83/cwt	800.00–850.00	8,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	59.10/cwt	54.00–64.00	724	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	636.99/cwt	625.00–650.00	7,007	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	983	58.39/cwt	57.00–59.00	574	3
Bulls	—	—	1,522	78.50/cwt	73.00–83.00	1,195	3
Bulls	—	—	1,761	88.55/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,559	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	60.44/cwt	58.00–63.00	745	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	46.12/cwt	43.00–49.00	397	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	53.54/cwt	50.00–56.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	170.81/cwt	164.00–174.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	187.58/cwt	180.00–190.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	221	233.06/cwt	232.00–235.00	515	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	156.51/cwt	152.00–158.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	169.52/cwt	168.00–174.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.90/cwt	130.00–138.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	147.10/cwt	144.00–150.00	769	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 May 29, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 576Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	174.00–180.00	177.93
4	—	273	228.00–238.00	235.43
4	—	588	148.00–150.00	149.00
2	—	315	190.00–198.00	193.94
2	—	533	152.00–154.00	152.99
3	—	217	235.00–245.00	238.23
3	—	475	164.00–174.00	170.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	190.00–196.00	192.92
2	—	460	134.00–140.00	136.97
3	—	318	162.00–168.00	165.83
2	—	365	140.00–146.00	142.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	162.00–166.00	163.29
3	—	467	154.00–156.00	154.66
7	—	211	232.00–234.00	233.70
4	—	263	208.00–214.00	209.46
3	—	327	178.00–182.00	179.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	311	160.00–168.00	164.83
4	—	419	150.00–158.00	152.05
3	—	367	142.00–148.00	143.96
4	—	209	225.00–235.00	227.46
2	—	588	126.00–128.00	127.00
11	—	287	170.00–180.00	179.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	268	160.00–166.00	162.05
3	—	425	132.00–142.00	138.51
4	—	315	140.00–150.00	144.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	148.00–154.00	150.94
6	—	240	180.00–190.00	185.10
9	—	356	120.00–130.00	128.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	200.00–210.00	204.67
4	—	265	186.00–190.00	188.04
2	—	383	138.00–144.00	140.90
6	—	315	150.00–160.00	153.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	120.00–122.00	121.00
6	—	338	166.00–172.00	168.93
4	—	379	152.00–158.00	156.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	180.00–190.00	187.58
11	—	221	232.00–235.00	233.06
4	—	366	168.00–174.00	169.52
2	—	575	130.00–138.00	133.90
2	—	523	144.00–150.00	147.10

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	—	1,060	800.00–850.00	827.83
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	625.00–650.00	636.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	54.00–64.00	59.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	57.00–59.00	58.39
3	—	1,080	50.00–56.00	53.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	58.00–63.00	60.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	43.00–49.00	46.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	73.00–83.00	78.50
4	—	1,761	84.00–94.00	88.55

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

Replacement Cattle

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