Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2018-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.20/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$125.20

96 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$8.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.28

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	131.92	639	17thin
Medium and Large 2	487	124.35	606	32
Medium and Large 3	413	123.35	510	47

One grade step is worth $8.57/cwt here — about $130 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 sale96 hd

125.20

—

FL average10 barns · 901 hd

130.48

−5.28

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	1,479	68.77	1,017	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,273	43.03	548	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	42.25	498	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	876	36.56	320	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	Boner 80-85%	—	957	47.97/cwt	47.00–49.00	459	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	37.53/cwt	35.00–40.00	487	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	43.49/cwt	41.00–45.00	511	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	43.03/cwt	40.00–47.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	399	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	115.97/cwt	114.00–118.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	131.01/cwt	130.00–133.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	131.41/cwt	130.00–134.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	70.99/cwt	70.00–72.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	89.03/cwt	88.00–90.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	121.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	632	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	141.50/cwt	136.00–144.00	535	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	256	182.03/cwt	180.00–186.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	169.12/cwt	166.00–172.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	143.58/cwt	142.00–146.00	600	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	456	119.81/cwt	118.00–120.00	546	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	140.18/cwt	138.00–144.00	585	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	121.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	133.17/cwt	130.00–138.00	566	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	156.84/cwt	154.00–160.00	588	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	107.82/cwt	100.00–110.00	616	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	662	72.53/cwt	70.00–80.00	480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	122.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	179.01/cwt	177.00–180.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	692	102.97/cwt	96.00–110.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	147.33/cwt	142.00–148.00	678	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	150.87/cwt	150.00–154.00	637	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	36.56/cwt	35.00–38.00	320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	149.31/cwt	146.00–156.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	142.48/cwt	140.00–146.00	450	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	177.39/cwt	170.00–178.00	557	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	158.74/cwt	158.00–166.00	587	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	180.96/cwt	180.00–182.00	494	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	104.91/cwt	100.00–110.00	603	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	145.01/cwt	144.00–146.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	88.68/cwt	82.00–92.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	133.81/cwt	132.00–135.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	107.75/cwt	105.00–110.00	555	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	121.71/cwt	120.00–128.00	501	10
Bulls	—	—	1,540	65.02/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	122.68/cwt	120.00–124.00	707	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	852	92.10/cwt	86.00–96.00	785	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,147	57.22/cwt	54.00–61.00	656	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	74.96/cwt	71.00–79.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	188.51/cwt	188.00–190.00	424	17
Bulls	—	—	1,417	72.51/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,027	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 Oct 9, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 735Last week 684Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 120Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 102Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	957	47.00–49.00	47.97
4	—	1,297	35.00–40.00	37.53
6	—	1,175	41.00–45.00	43.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,273	40.00–47.00	43.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	876	35.00–38.00	36.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	63.00–67.00	65.02
2	—	1,417	71.00–74.00	72.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	262	150.00–155.00	152.43
4	—	462	114.00–118.00	115.97
3	—	365	130.00–134.00	131.41
2	—	617	70.00–72.00	70.99
2	—	575	88.00–90.00	89.03
7	—	316	140.00–146.00	142.48
11	—	515	105.00–110.00	107.75
10	—	412	120.00–128.00	121.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	130.00–133.00	131.01
8	—	417	138.00–144.00	140.18
6	—	586	120.00–128.00	121.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	518	120.00–126.00	121.95
6	—	378	136.00–144.00	141.50
3	—	643	82.00–92.00	88.68
5	—	413	132.00–135.00	133.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	256	180.00–186.00	182.03
2	—	322	166.00–172.00	169.12
11	—	456	118.00–120.00	119.81
12	—	425	130.00–138.00	133.17
10	—	375	154.00–160.00	156.84
9	—	571	100.00–110.00	107.82
4	—	662	70.00–80.00	72.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	142.00–146.00	143.58
5	—	511	120.00–130.00	122.02
3	—	313	177.00–180.00	179.01
2	—	692	96.00–110.00	102.97
2	—	470	130.00–134.00	132.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	460	142.00–148.00	147.33
9	—	422	150.00–154.00	150.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	146.00–156.00	149.31
13	—	314	170.00–178.00	177.39
11	—	370	158.00–166.00	158.74
11	—	273	180.00–182.00	180.96
10	—	575	100.00–110.00	104.91
17	—	225	188.00–190.00	188.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	462	144.00–146.00	145.01
3	—	576	120.00–124.00	122.68

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	852	86.00–96.00	92.10
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,147	54.00–61.00	57.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	71.00–79.00	74.96

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle