Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2018-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were slightly higher. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were all slightly higher. Replacement bred cows were steady and in high demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.99/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$126.99

104 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$112

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

$7.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.60

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	430	131.09	563	35
Medium and Large 3	383	126.07	483	37
Medium and Large 1	546	123.57	675	32

One grade step is worth $7.52/cwt here — about −$112 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 sale104 hd

126.99

—

FL average10 barns · 1,094 hd

130.59

−3.60

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	1,357	54.30	737	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,233	38.52	475	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	37.95	459	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	869	30.49	265	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	173.94/cwt	172.00–176.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	160.29/cwt	160.00–164.00	737	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	150.59/cwt	150.00–153.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	179.31/cwt	178.00–180.00	565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	190.99/cwt	190.00–192.00	541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	148.28/cwt	146.00–152.00	710	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	110.29/cwt	109.00–118.00	690	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	202.55/cwt	200.00–205.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	152.07/cwt	146.00–154.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	113.91/cwt	110.00–118.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	123.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	109.13/cwt	108.00–110.00	676	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	406	151.15/cwt	150.00–154.00	614	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	128.81/cwt	128.00–132.00	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	155.94/cwt	150.00–158.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	509	132.28/cwt	130.00–136.00	673	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	153.49/cwt	136.00–162.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	110.77/cwt	110.00–113.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	141.70/cwt	140.00–144.00	521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	130.86/cwt	130.00–134.00	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	124.14/cwt	124.00–126.00	675	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	261	148.34/cwt	148.00–150.00	387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.06/cwt	118.00–124.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	111.35/cwt	110.00–112.00	521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	406	120.56/cwt	120.00–126.00	489	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	507	99.33/cwt	98.00–100.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	146.65/cwt	146.00–148.00	465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	165.12/cwt	162.00–168.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	692	81.65/cwt	80.00–85.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	118.73/cwt	118.00–120.00	685	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	135.02/cwt	132.00–138.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.26/cwt	132.00–138.00	566	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	138.02/cwt	136.00–140.00	460	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	131.52/cwt	130.00–136.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	507	121.61/cwt	120.00–124.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	172.61/cwt	170.00–178.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	138.30/cwt	138.00–140.00	586	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	154.03/cwt	148.00–158.00	551	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	213	177.41/cwt	175.00–180.00	378	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,543	1,105.71/cwt	1,100.00–1,110.00	17,061	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	77.17/cwt	73.00–81.00	774	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	740	95.14/cwt	90.00–100.00	704	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	61.51/cwt	59.00–64.00	801	2
Bulls	—	—	1,516	57.17/cwt	53.00–62.00	867	4
Bulls	—	—	1,040	48.55/cwt	47.00–50.00	505	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	36.51/cwt	35.00–38.00	520	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	41.65/cwt	39.00–45.00	472	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	935	33.44/cwt	30.00–37.00	313	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	38.52/cwt	37.00–40.00	475	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	33.02/cwt	30.00–39.00	309	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	738	25.44/cwt	24.00–27.00	188	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 Nov 13, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 840Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 70Year ago 0

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were slightly higher. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were all slightly higher. Replacement bred cows were steady and in high demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	130.00–132.00	130.99
2	—	423	172.00–176.00	173.94
14	—	460	160.00–164.00	160.29
5	—	538	150.00–153.00	150.59
2	—	260	200.00–205.00	202.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	315	178.00–180.00	179.31
4	—	283	190.00–192.00	190.99
10	—	479	146.00–152.00	148.28
7	—	626	109.00–118.00	110.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	146.00–154.00	152.07
8	—	509	130.00–136.00	132.28
6	—	362	136.00–162.00	153.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	110.00–118.00	113.91
7	—	619	108.00–110.00	109.13
7	—	406	150.00–154.00	151.15
5	—	512	128.00–132.00	128.81
3	—	317	170.00–178.00	172.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	120.00–126.00	123.03
4	—	465	150.00–158.00	155.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	162.00–168.00	165.12
3	—	692	80.00–85.00	81.65
4	—	458	130.00–136.00	131.52
5	—	507	120.00–124.00	121.61
7	—	424	138.00–140.00	138.30
10	—	358	148.00–158.00	154.03
2	—	213	175.00–180.00	177.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	110.00–113.00	110.77
7	—	368	140.00–144.00	141.70
2	—	508	114.00–116.00	115.00
4	—	465	118.00–124.00	121.06
3	—	317	146.00–148.00	146.65
15	—	425	132.00–138.00	133.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	130.00–134.00	130.86
6	—	261	148.00–150.00	148.34
6	—	468	110.00–112.00	111.35
11	—	406	120.00–126.00	120.56
3	—	507	98.00–100.00	99.33
6	—	333	136.00–140.00	138.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	544	124.00–126.00	124.14
2	—	433	140.00–144.00	141.99
14	—	577	118.00–120.00	118.73
2	—	463	132.00–138.00	135.02

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,543	1,100.00–1,110.00	1,105.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	73.00–81.00	77.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	740	90.00–100.00	95.14
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,303	59.00–64.00	61.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,516	53.00–62.00	57.17
2	—	1,040	47.00–50.00	48.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	35.00–38.00	36.51
4	—	1,133	39.00–45.00	41.65
2	—	935	30.00–37.00	33.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,233	37.00–40.00	38.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	935	30.00–39.00	33.02
2	—	738	24.00–27.00	25.44

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle