Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2018-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.87/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$130.87

97 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$72

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

$8.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	452	135.45	612	25
Medium and Large 3	423	129.52	548	66
Medium and Large 1	540	126.69	684	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.76/cwt here — about −$72 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 sale97 hd

130.87

—

FL average9 barns · 884 hd

130.58

+0.29

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	1,293	63.35	819	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	44.00	528	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,315	43.18	568	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	861	35.98	310	6thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	41.41/cwt	40.00–43.00	539	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	44.95/cwt	44.00–46.00	597	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	49.01/cwt	48.00–50.00	515	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	44.79/cwt	42.00–47.00	538	6
Bulls	—	—	1,050	51.52/cwt	50.00–53.00	541	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	69.26/cwt	65.00–72.00	980	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	83.10/cwt	81.00–85.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	127.11/cwt	124.00–130.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	591	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	165.41/cwt	160.00–168.00	612	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	145.33/cwt	140.00–146.00	670	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	174.95/cwt	172.00–178.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	181.94/cwt	180.00–186.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	592	112.66/cwt	110.00–114.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	224.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	198.31/cwt	196.00–205.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	143.95/cwt	142.00–152.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.17/cwt	122.00–126.00	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	174.68/cwt	172.00–176.00	625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	159.51/cwt	158.00–160.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	104.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	486	131.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	120.97/cwt	118.00–124.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	130.48/cwt	128.00–132.00	671	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	126.69/cwt	124.00–128.00	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	139.32/cwt	138.00–142.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	200.33/cwt	200.00–202.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	185.02/cwt	182.00–188.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	163.98/cwt	160.00–168.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	129.82/cwt	128.00–130.00	532	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	144.81/cwt	140.00–146.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	128.34/cwt	128.00–130.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	119.35/cwt	118.00–122.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	139.80/cwt	138.00–140.00	573	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	138.59/cwt	132.00–142.00	568	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	199.01/cwt	198.00–200.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	151.19/cwt	150.00–158.00	624	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	241	218.73/cwt	215.00–220.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	188.99/cwt	188.00–190.00	582	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	37.79/cwt	35.00–40.00	509	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	32.45/cwt	30.00–35.00	286	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	43.04/cwt	41.00–45.00	353	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	785	66.71/cwt	62.00–72.00	524	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	968	79.39/cwt	78.00–81.00	768	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	986.81/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	13,322	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	837.06/cwt	800.00–875.00	10,798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	119.04/cwt	116.00–120.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	156.02/cwt	152.00–158.00	559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	121.04/cwt	118.00–124.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	104.53/cwt	102.00–112.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	309	184.25/cwt	184.00–185.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	120.32/cwt	118.00–122.00	550	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	150.06/cwt	148.00–152.00	480	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	165.05/cwt	160.00–170.00	426	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 Sep 25, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 965Last week 953Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 82Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,301	40.00–43.00	41.41
4	—	1,329	44.00–46.00	44.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,051	48.00–50.00	49.01
6	—	1,202	42.00–47.00	44.79
4	—	1,346	35.00–40.00	37.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	881	30.00–35.00	32.45
2	—	820	41.00–45.00	43.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	50.00–53.00	51.52
4	—	1,415	65.00–72.00	69.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	81.00–85.00	83.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	785	62.00–72.00	66.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	968	78.00–81.00	79.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	925.00–1,050.00	986.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,290	800.00–875.00	837.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	124.00–130.00	127.11
9	—	410	132.00–142.00	138.59
4	—	529	116.00–120.00	119.04
6	—	358	152.00–158.00	156.02
2	—	573	108.00–110.00	108.99
4	—	309	184.00–185.00	184.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	160.00–168.00	165.41
9	—	461	140.00–146.00	145.33
7	—	413	150.00–158.00	151.19
4	—	241	215.00–220.00	218.73
4	—	308	188.00–190.00	188.99
6	—	563	118.00–124.00	121.04
4	—	688	102.00–112.00	104.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	198.00–200.00	199.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	112.00–114.00	112.99
2	—	583	108.00–110.00	109.02
11	—	410	128.00–130.00	129.82
5	—	364	140.00–146.00	144.81
24	—	457	118.00–122.00	120.32
10	—	320	148.00–152.00	150.06
4	—	258	160.00–170.00	165.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	158.00–160.00	159.51
2	—	675	110.00–112.00	111.01
6	—	463	128.00–130.00	128.34
3	—	533	118.00–122.00	119.35
10	—	410	138.00–140.00	139.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	540	124.00–128.00	126.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	172.00–178.00	174.95
2	—	690	120.00–122.00	120.99
2	—	583	130.00–132.00	130.98
3	—	537	138.00–142.00	139.32
6	—	329	200.00–202.00	200.33
2	—	368	182.00–188.00	185.02
2	—	463	160.00–168.00	163.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	180.00–186.00	181.94
3	—	592	110.00–114.00	112.66
4	—	263	196.00–205.00	198.31
2	—	685	100.00–110.00	104.96
4	—	486	130.00–134.00	131.01
2	—	510	118.00–124.00	120.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	220.00–230.00	224.90
5	—	472	142.00–152.00	143.95
5	—	565	122.00–126.00	125.17
6	—	358	172.00–176.00	174.68
16	—	514	128.00–132.00	130.48

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle