Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2018-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were slightly higher. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were all steady. Storms for the past 2 days kept numbers down at the market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.06/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$134.06

90 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$7.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.42

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	137.47	655	41
Medium and Large 3	357	133.16	476	14thin
Medium and Large 2	453	130.42	591	35

One grade step is worth $7.05/cwt here — about $64 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 sale90 hd

134.06

—

FL average10 barns · 875 hd

137.48

−3.42

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	—	Average	1,616	86.85	1,403	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,329	56.13	746	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	52.50	647	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	817	50.23	410	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	106.02/cwt	104.00–110.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	128.85/cwt	128.00–130.00	468	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	155.75/cwt	154.00–160.00	593	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	142.27/cwt	140.00–146.00	460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	143.25/cwt	140.00–146.00	513	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	138.03/cwt	136.00–140.00	639	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	170.72/cwt	168.00–176.00	620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	258	198.03/cwt	194.00–200.00	511	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	456	128.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	174.03/cwt	170.00–178.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	142.42/cwt	140.00–146.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	134.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	570	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	622.90/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,291	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	678	72.02/cwt	70.00–74.00	488	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	63.27/cwt	59.00–68.00	614	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	47.95/cwt	47.00–49.00	494	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	56.13/cwt	53.00–58.00	746	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	53.95/cwt	52.00–56.00	445	2
Bulls	—	—	1,330	79.81/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,061	2
Bulls	—	—	1,711	89.20/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,526	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	54.78/cwt	52.00–56.00	730	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	46.51/cwt	44.00–49.00	376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	138.68/cwt	136.00–140.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	181.65/cwt	180.00–190.00	661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	243	248.29/cwt	245.00–255.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.33/cwt	130.00–136.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	125.22/cwt	120.00–128.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	146.05/cwt	142.00–151.00	619	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	136.66/cwt	134.00–138.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	238.45/cwt	235.00–240.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	151.28/cwt	150.00–158.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	128.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	116.35/cwt	114.00–118.00	653	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	238.31/cwt	235.00–240.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	146.30/cwt	144.00–148.00	759	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	143.30/cwt	140.00–148.00	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	202.73/cwt	198.00–208.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	124.79/cwt	124.00–128.00	840	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	190.17/cwt	188.00–194.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	162.85/cwt	158.00–168.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	153.28/cwt	148.00–154.00	754	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	155.35/cwt	150.00–158.00	649	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	145.49/cwt	144.00–146.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	258	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	574	4

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 24, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 768Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 53Year ago 0

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were slightly higher. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were all steady. Storms for the past 2 days kept numbers down at the market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	104.00–110.00	106.02
10	—	463	136.00–140.00	138.03
7	—	525	130.00–136.00	133.33
3	—	572	120.00–128.00	125.22
18	—	424	142.00–151.00	146.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	125.00–126.00	125.49
7	—	363	128.00–130.00	128.85
5	—	323	140.00–146.00	142.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	358	140.00–146.00	143.25
4	—	425	130.00–138.00	134.05
6	—	463	120.00–130.00	128.36
12	—	561	114.00–118.00	116.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	381	154.00–160.00	155.75
6	—	258	194.00–200.00	198.03
6	—	456	120.00–130.00	128.32
2	—	335	158.00–168.00	162.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	168.00–176.00	170.72
2	—	313	170.00–178.00	174.03
5	—	457	140.00–146.00	142.42
9	—	418	150.00–158.00	155.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	188.00–194.00	190.17
8	—	492	148.00–154.00	153.28
4	—	514	144.00–146.00	145.49
4	—	258	220.00–225.00	222.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	136.00–140.00	138.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	364	180.00–190.00	181.65
3	—	243	245.00–255.00	248.29
3	—	592	134.00–138.00	136.66
3	—	262	235.00–240.00	238.31
16	—	519	144.00–148.00	146.30
2	—	323	198.00–208.00	202.73
5	—	673	124.00–128.00	124.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	232	235.00–240.00	238.45
6	—	427	150.00–158.00	151.28
5	—	465	140.00–148.00	143.30

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	—	1,010	600.00–650.00	622.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	678	70.00–74.00	72.02
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	59.00–68.00	63.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	47.00–49.00	47.95
4	—	1,333	52.00–56.00	54.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,329	53.00–58.00	56.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	52.00–56.00	53.95
2	—	808	44.00–49.00	46.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	78.00–82.00	79.81
6	—	1,711	83.00–94.00	89.20

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