Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2018-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were steady, and slaughter bulls were also steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were steady. Replacement cows, bred and young were slightly higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.11/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$172.11

80 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$31.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.80

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	384	187.13	719	32
Medium and Large 2	430	165.20	711	33
Medium and Large 3	408	155.25	634	15thin

One grade step is worth $31.88/cwt here — about $85 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 sale80 hd

172.11

—

FL average10 barns · 862 hd

164.30

+7.80

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	—	Low	1,346	72.65	978	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,254	51.58	647	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,134	47.02	533	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	43.33	416	6thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	43.33/cwt	40.00–49.00	416	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	49.36/cwt	44.00–53.00	624	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	56.01/cwt	55.00–57.00	691	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	44.02/cwt	40.00–50.00	516	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	56.01/cwt	55.00–57.00	570	2
Bulls	—	—	1,211	68.20/cwt	64.00–70.00	826	4
Bulls	—	—	1,481	77.09/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,142	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	73.63/cwt	70.00–78.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	119.34/cwt	118.00–120.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	238	221.05/cwt	215.00–225.00	526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	173.47/cwt	172.00–180.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	122.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	719	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	165.40/cwt	162.00–166.00	592	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	128.67/cwt	128.00–130.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	185.31/cwt	180.00–190.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	123.31/cwt	120.00–130.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	185.67/cwt	178.00–188.00	717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	217.43/cwt	215.00–220.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	143.32/cwt	142.00–146.00	770	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	152.63/cwt	150.00–156.00	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	170.41/cwt	164.00–174.00	632	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	197.42/cwt	195.00–198.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	170.74/cwt	170.00–176.00	715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	161.49/cwt	160.00–162.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	155.49/cwt	154.00–156.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	172.73/cwt	172.00–175.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	163.20/cwt	158.00–166.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	174.83/cwt	174.00–175.00	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	134.81/cwt	132.00–142.00	623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	128.18/cwt	128.00–130.00	691	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	166.01/cwt	162.00–168.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	139.29/cwt	138.00–142.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	246.77/cwt	246.00–250.00	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	151.39/cwt	150.00–154.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	123.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	163.24/cwt	158.00–164.00	548	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	148.96/cwt	148.00–150.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	115.01/cwt	112.00–118.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	197.92/cwt	194.00–202.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	145.38/cwt	140.00–148.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	122.03/cwt	120.00–124.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	139.24/cwt	134.00–142.00	511	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	125.42/cwt	120.00–130.00	584	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	137.58/cwt	134.00–144.00	586	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	99.51/cwt	98.00–101.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	127.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	127.98/cwt	124.00–132.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	115.41/cwt	114.00–116.00	649	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	214.93/cwt	214.00–216.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	166.68/cwt	164.00–168.00	547	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	855.60/cwt	825.00–900.00	9,651	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	948	88.56/cwt	88.00–89.00	840	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	925	100.24/cwt	96.00–104.00	927	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 Aug 28, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 660Last week 1,018Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 113Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 61Year ago 0

Slaughter cows were steady, and slaughter bulls were also steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were steady. Replacement cows, bred and young were slightly higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	961	40.00–49.00	43.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,265	44.00–53.00	49.36
2	—	1,233	55.00–57.00	56.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,173	40.00–50.00	44.02
2	—	1,018	55.00–57.00	56.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,211	64.00–70.00	68.20
4	—	1,481	75.00–79.00	77.09

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	—	1,130	70.00–78.00	73.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	88.00–89.00	88.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	96.00–104.00	100.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,128	825.00–900.00	855.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	118.00–120.00	119.34
3	—	580	128.00–130.00	128.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	238	215.00–225.00	221.05
5	—	333	172.00–180.00	173.47
6	—	587	120.00–123.00	122.49
7	—	358	162.00–166.00	165.40
2	—	513	124.00–132.00	127.98
2	—	275	214.00–216.00	214.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	194.00–202.00	197.92
3	—	417	140.00–148.00	145.38
2	—	688	98.00–101.00	99.51
5	—	461	120.00–130.00	127.90
7	—	562	114.00–116.00	115.41
6	—	328	164.00–168.00	166.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	180.00–190.00	185.31
4	—	288	215.00–220.00	217.43
9	—	537	142.00–146.00	143.32
7	—	479	150.00–156.00	152.63
8	—	371	164.00–174.00	170.41
3	—	415	158.00–166.00	163.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	120.00–130.00	123.31
4	—	368	160.00–162.00	161.49
4	—	413	154.00–156.00	155.49
4	—	343	172.00–175.00	172.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	386	178.00–188.00	185.67
5	—	313	195.00–198.00	197.42
8	—	419	170.00–176.00	170.74
3	—	463	162.00–168.00	166.01
3	—	585	138.00–142.00	139.29
5	—	228	246.00–250.00	246.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	262	174.00–175.00	174.83
8	—	336	158.00–164.00	163.24
2	—	370	148.00–150.00	148.96
2	—	593	112.00–118.00	115.01
9	—	466	120.00–130.00	125.42
11	—	426	134.00–144.00	137.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	462	132.00–142.00	134.81
11	—	539	128.00–130.00	128.18
2	—	568	120.00–124.00	122.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	110.00–112.00	111.02
3	—	317	150.00–154.00	151.39
6	—	422	120.00–130.00	123.20
9	—	367	134.00–142.00	139.24

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle