Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2018-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were slightly higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.44/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$129.44

116 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$7.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.74

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	130.84	680	55
Medium and Large 2	439	130.82	575	40
Medium and Large 3	454	123.16	559	21

One grade step is worth $7.68/cwt here — about $121 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 sale116 hd

129.44

—

FL average10 barns · 1,016 hd

133.18

−3.74

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	1,424	66.82	952	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,366	42.73	584	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,060	39.64	420	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	33.37	349	4thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	162.97/cwt	160.00–166.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	142.04/cwt	140.00–146.00	445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	688	92.01/cwt	90.00–94.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	158.64/cwt	158.00–162.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	105.98/cwt	102.00–110.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	145.01/cwt	144.00–146.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	136.24/cwt	130.00–138.00	557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	123.09/cwt	120.00–125.00	564	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	132.68/cwt	132.00–134.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	129.47/cwt	128.00–130.00	693	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	115.63/cwt	114.00–120.00	762	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	208.47/cwt	204.00–210.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	105.99/cwt	102.00–110.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	114.88/cwt	110.00–118.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	135.41/cwt	130.00–138.00	494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	171.30/cwt	170.00–178.00	759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	138.78/cwt	138.00–142.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	181.28/cwt	180.00–185.00	558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	166.76/cwt	166.00–168.00	679	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	148.57/cwt	148.00–150.00	481	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	175.49/cwt	174.00–176.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	121.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	191.70/cwt	190.00–195.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	152.91/cwt	150.00–156.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	182.08/cwt	180.00–184.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	133.13/cwt	130.00–137.00	788	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	164.86/cwt	160.00–168.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	124.52/cwt	120.00–126.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	158.49/cwt	158.00–160.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	131.56/cwt	124.00–133.00	692	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	173.06/cwt	170.00–176.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	179.05/cwt	178.00–180.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	172.39/cwt	170.00–174.00	555	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	456	143.50/cwt	142.00–144.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	106.64/cwt	104.00–108.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	114.50/cwt	114.00–116.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	159.01/cwt	158.00–160.00	580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	152.95/cwt	150.00–154.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	121.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	186.71/cwt	180.00–190.00	491	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	917.85/cwt	900.00–940.00	10,693	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	953	92.72/cwt	89.00–97.00	884	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	67.09/cwt	64.00–70.00	753	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	858	82.45/cwt	80.00–86.00	707	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	33.37/cwt	30.00–38.00	349	4
Bulls	—	—	1,364	62.16/cwt	58.00–65.00	848	4
Bulls	—	—	1,484	71.48/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,061	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	33.59/cwt	30.00–37.00	349	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	42.66/cwt	40.00–46.00	457	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	42.73/cwt	40.00–46.00	584	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 Oct 2, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 684Last week 965Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 95Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 50Year ago 0

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were slightly higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	160.00–166.00	162.97
2	—	568	130.00–134.00	131.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	170.00–176.00	173.06
2	—	320	178.00–180.00	179.05
2	—	658	111.00–112.00	111.50
4	—	528	128.00–130.00	128.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	170.00–174.00	172.39
4	—	456	142.00–144.00	143.50
6	—	365	158.00–160.00	159.01
8	—	413	150.00–154.00	152.95
3	—	263	180.00–190.00	186.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	313	140.00–146.00	142.04
2	—	688	90.00–94.00	92.01
3	—	365	130.00–138.00	135.41
3	—	585	104.00–108.00	106.64
4	—	536	114.00–116.00	114.50
3	—	428	120.00–126.00	121.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	158.00–162.00	158.64
2	—	360	148.00–150.00	148.99
6	—	465	132.00–134.00	132.68
18	—	535	128.00–130.00	129.47
11	—	659	114.00–120.00	115.63
4	—	423	140.00–142.00	141.02
8	—	570	120.00–126.00	122.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	102.00–110.00	105.98
4	—	365	144.00–146.00	145.01
9	—	409	130.00–138.00	136.24
13	—	458	120.00–125.00	123.09
5	—	580	110.00–118.00	114.88
7	—	324	148.00–150.00	148.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	204.00–210.00	208.47
6	—	443	170.00–178.00	171.30
5	—	542	138.00–142.00	138.78
2	—	380	180.00–184.00	182.08
9	—	592	130.00–137.00	133.13
5	—	464	160.00–168.00	164.86
4	—	668	120.00–126.00	124.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	102.00–110.00	105.99
8	—	407	166.00–168.00	166.76
4	—	366	174.00–176.00	175.49
3	—	558	120.00–126.00	121.99
3	—	308	190.00–195.00	191.70
18	—	526	124.00–133.00	131.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	308	180.00–185.00	181.28
2	—	418	150.00–156.00	152.91
4	—	364	158.00–160.00	158.49

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	—	1,165	900.00–940.00	917.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	89.00–97.00	92.72
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	64.00–70.00	67.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	858	80.00–86.00	82.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,045	30.00–38.00	33.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	30.00–37.00	33.59
4	—	1,071	40.00–46.00	42.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,366	40.00–46.00	42.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	58.00–65.00	62.16
4	—	1,484	70.00–73.00	71.48

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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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