Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2018-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls were slightly higher. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were unevenly steady. Replacement bred cows were in high demand, stocker cows were also in high demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.57/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$123.57

69 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$17.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.13

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	131.88	650	21
Medium and Large 2	491	125.43	616	23
Medium and Large 3	445	114.88	511	25

One grade step is worth $17.00/cwt here — about $139 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 sale69 hd

123.57

—

FL average9 barns · 862 hd

125.70

−2.13

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	1,484	68.49	1,016	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	42.70	520	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	37.75	538	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	876	33.05	290	4thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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%	—	1,338	41.51/cwt	41.00–42.00	555	2
Bulls	—	—	1,484	68.49/cwt	60.00–75.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	139.35/cwt	138.00–140.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	143.02/cwt	140.00–146.00	533	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	174.69/cwt	172.00–176.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	145.99/cwt	142.00–148.00	667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	157.95/cwt	156.00–160.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	124.49/cwt	124.00–126.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	188.52/cwt	188.00–190.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	154.03/cwt	152.00–156.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	162.42/cwt	151.00–174.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	143.02/cwt	140.00–146.00	533	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	177.19/cwt	172.00–180.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	134.61/cwt	133.00–136.00	786	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	158.90/cwt	158.00–160.00	755	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	182.96/cwt	180.00–186.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	108.49/cwt	106.00–111.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	117.70/cwt	116.00–120.00	499	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	139.27/cwt	137.00–140.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	157.33/cwt	156.00–158.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	129.50/cwt	128.00–130.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	120.01/cwt	118.00–122.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	149.01/cwt	148.00–151.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	132.63/cwt	130.00–134.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	169.98/cwt	168.00–174.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	123.50/cwt	121.00–124.00	785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	111.76/cwt	110.00–114.00	644	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	110.45/cwt	110.00–114.00	504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	105.19/cwt	100.00–110.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	129.50/cwt	128.00–130.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	132.63/cwt	130.00–134.00	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	98.50/cwt	98.00–99.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	132.50/cwt	132.00–134.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	117.70/cwt	116.00–120.00	499	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	210	182.68/cwt	180.00–190.00	384	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	139.35/cwt	138.00–140.00	606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	120.68/cwt	120.00–124.00	636	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	258	173.02/cwt	170.00–175.00	446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	119.39/cwt	118.00–122.00	683	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	723.87/cwt	700.00–750.00	8,419	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	81.56/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,056	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	820	101.93/cwt	98.00–106.00	836	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	69.41/cwt	65.00–74.00	840	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	48.49/cwt	48.00–49.00	503	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	37.63/cwt	35.00–40.00	512	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	44.15/cwt	40.00–47.00	521	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	33.98/cwt	30.00–38.00	514	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	33.05/cwt	30.00–35.00	290	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 16, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 735Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 60Year ago 0

Slaughter cows and bulls were slightly higher. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were unevenly steady. Replacement bred cows were in high demand, stocker cows were also in high demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	41.00–42.00	41.51
2	—	1,513	30.00–38.00	33.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	48.00–49.00	48.49
4	—	1,361	35.00–40.00	37.63
6	—	1,181	40.00–47.00	44.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	876	30.00–35.00	33.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,484	60.00–75.00	68.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	138.00–140.00	139.35
2	—	690	118.00–122.00	120.01
3	—	367	148.00–151.00	149.01
4	—	456	132.00–134.00	132.50
6	—	572	118.00–122.00	119.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	140.00–146.00	143.02
2	—	693	106.00–111.00	108.49
4	—	434	128.00–130.00	129.50
9	—	576	110.00–114.00	111.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	424	116.00–120.00	117.70
3	—	365	130.00–134.00	132.63
9	—	456	110.00–114.00	110.45
4	—	525	100.00–110.00	105.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	172.00–176.00	174.69
2	—	415	156.00–160.00	157.95
4	—	585	124.00–126.00	124.49
4	—	541	137.00–140.00	139.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	457	142.00–148.00	145.99
2	—	563	100.00–110.00	105.07
3	—	357	156.00–158.00	157.33
4	—	418	150.00–152.00	150.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	584	133.00–136.00	134.61
11	—	475	158.00–160.00	158.90
2	—	370	180.00–186.00	182.96
3	—	423	168.00–174.00	169.98
6	—	636	121.00–124.00	123.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	188.00–190.00	188.52
2	—	463	152.00–156.00	154.03
2	—	378	151.00–174.00	162.42
2	—	543	138.00–140.00	139.00
6	—	435	138.00–140.00	139.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	140.00–146.00	143.02
3	—	313	172.00–180.00	177.19
4	—	434	128.00–130.00	129.50
2	—	688	98.00–99.00	98.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	130.00–134.00	132.63
9	—	424	116.00–120.00	117.70
4	—	210	180.00–190.00	182.68
6	—	527	120.00–124.00	120.68
5	—	258	170.00–175.00	173.02

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	—	1,163	700.00–750.00	723.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,295	79.00–84.00	81.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	820	98.00–106.00	101.93
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	65.00–74.00	69.41

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle