Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2018-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.28/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$166.28

113 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$22.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.42

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	384	172.92	663	42
Medium and Large 1	432	166.46	719	53
Medium and Large 3	389	150.28	585	18thin

One grade step is worth $22.63/cwt here — about $78 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 sale113 hd

166.28

—

FL average10 barns · 1,203 hd

158.86

+7.42

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	—	High	1,289	77.74	1,002	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	56.99	818	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	52.58	615	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	792	49.34	391	4thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	180.38/cwt	178.00–185.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	142.46/cwt	140.00–146.00	586	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	134.92/cwt	130.00–138.00	781	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	114.03/cwt	110.00–118.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	181.67/cwt	180.00–182.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	151.26/cwt	151.00–152.00	717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	246.64/cwt	245.00–250.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	160.19/cwt	156.00–162.00	687	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	166.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	631	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	128.61/cwt	128.00–130.00	535	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	221.66/cwt	220.00–222.00	581	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	135.02/cwt	128.00–136.00	714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	188.77/cwt	188.00–195.00	630	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	140.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	139.58/cwt	138.00–142.00	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	202.25/cwt	198.00–208.00	653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	151.48/cwt	148.00–158.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	136.46/cwt	130.00–138.00	588	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	195.04/cwt	190.00–200.00	562	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	166.74/cwt	164.00–174.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	207	220.94/cwt	215.00–225.00	457	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	121.10/cwt	116.00–126.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	194.69/cwt	190.00–200.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	123.79/cwt	118.00–128.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	122.53/cwt	120.00–126.00	538	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	143.22/cwt	140.00–146.00	520	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	123.44/cwt	120.00–126.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	143.71/cwt	141.00–144.00	638	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	183.92/cwt	180.00–188.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	128.01/cwt	126.00–130.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	146.73/cwt	140.00–148.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	136.11/cwt	130.00–138.00	657	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	151.02/cwt	148.00–154.00	488	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	114.98/cwt	114.00–118.00	536	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	980	834.06/cwt	800.00–875.00	8,174	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	1,006.59/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	11,656	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,383	1,285.26/cwt	1,175.00–1,400.00	17,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	92.26/cwt	90.00–94.00	858	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	863	76.57/cwt	74.00–80.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	132.33/cwt	130.00–138.00	429	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	231.38/cwt	228.00–235.00	504	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	773	93.78/cwt	90.00–97.00	725	2
Bulls	—	—	1,093	81.46/cwt	79.00–84.00	890	2
Bulls	—	—	1,354	76.50/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,036	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	55.76/cwt	54.00–57.00	612	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	58.52/cwt	58.00–59.00	880	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	55.46/cwt	54.00–57.00	759	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	54.49/cwt	54.00–55.00	450	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	758	44.19/cwt	40.00–49.00	335	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	58.52/cwt	58.00–59.00	614	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	48.48/cwt	41.00–53.00	609	6

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 Jul 17, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 768Last week 792Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 54Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	178.00–185.00	180.38
12	—	411	140.00–146.00	142.46
3	—	378	148.00–158.00	151.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	579	130.00–138.00	134.92
6	—	374	180.00–182.00	181.67
8	—	474	151.00–152.00	151.26
3	—	208	245.00–250.00	246.64
17	—	429	156.00–162.00	160.19
4	—	509	140.00–144.00	140.99
7	—	323	198.00–208.00	202.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	380	160.00–170.00	166.06
6	—	262	220.00–222.00	221.66
8	—	529	128.00–136.00	135.02
9	—	334	188.00–195.00	188.77
5	—	461	138.00–142.00	139.58
2	—	218	228.00–235.00	231.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	110.00–118.00	114.03
7	—	563	120.00–126.00	123.44
10	—	444	141.00–144.00	143.71
13	—	483	130.00–138.00	136.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	128.00–130.00	128.61
7	—	514	118.00–128.00	123.79
19	—	363	140.00–146.00	143.22
10	—	323	148.00–154.00	151.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	439	120.00–126.00	122.53
4	—	466	114.00–118.00	114.98
17	—	324	130.00–138.00	132.33
2	—	265	160.00–162.00	161.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	431	130.00–138.00	136.46
4	—	315	164.00–174.00	166.74
2	—	265	180.00–188.00	183.92
2	—	468	126.00–130.00	128.01
6	—	377	140.00–148.00	146.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	288	190.00–200.00	195.04
5	—	207	215.00–225.00	220.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	116.00–126.00	121.10
2	—	325	190.00–200.00	194.69

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	—	980	800.00–875.00	834.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,158	950.00–1,050.00	1,006.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,383	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,285.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	90.00–94.00	92.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	863	74.00–80.00	76.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	773	90.00–97.00	93.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	79.00–84.00	81.46
6	—	1,354	74.00–78.00	76.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,098	54.00–57.00	55.76
2	—	1,050	58.00–59.00	58.52
6	—	1,257	41.00–53.00	48.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	58.00–59.00	58.52
2	—	1,368	54.00–57.00	55.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	54.00–55.00	54.49
2	—	758	40.00–49.00	44.19

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

Steers · 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