Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2018-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-11-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The market was closed last week for the Thanksgiving week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.05/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$134.05

120 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.59

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	396	136.33	539	42
Medium and Large 1	479	132.83	636	40
Medium and Large 3	358	132.82	475	38

One grade step is worth $3.51/cwt here — about $64 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 sale120 hd

134.05

—

FL average8 barns · 770 hd

131.46

+2.59

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	64.91	881	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,265	40.81	516	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	39.95	472	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	34.48	302	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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	33.68/cwt	30.00–35.00	403	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	45.68/cwt	43.00–49.00	510	4
Bulls	—	—	1,328	64.19/cwt	61.00–68.00	852	2
Bulls	—	—	1,098	57.98/cwt	56.00–60.00	637	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	54.12/cwt	50.00–58.00	622	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,048	80.37/cwt	76.00–86.00	842	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	63.51/cwt	59.00–69.00	680	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	953.23/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	13,298	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	829.23/cwt	775.00–875.00	10,780	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	993	701.64/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	78.99/cwt	78.00–80.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	306	185.61/cwt	185.00–188.00	568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	409	156.16/cwt	152.00–159.00	639	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	130.78/cwt	126.00–132.00	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	142.08/cwt	140.00–146.00	610	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	149.80/cwt	148.00–158.00	553	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	142.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	462	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	133.03/cwt	130.00–136.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	131.38/cwt	130.00–134.00	476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	125.31/cwt	124.00–128.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	85.98/cwt	82.00–90.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	314	164.44/cwt	164.00–168.00	516	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	136.94/cwt	134.00–138.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	146.30/cwt	142.00–148.00	723	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	119.52/cwt	118.00–120.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	163.17/cwt	160.00–168.00	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	259	184.52/cwt	180.00–186.00	478	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	166.99/cwt	166.00–168.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	134.77/cwt	134.00–138.00	635	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	40.01/cwt	39.00–41.00	331	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	31.71/cwt	30.00–35.00	285	4
Bulls	—	—	1,645	72.55/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,193	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,208	36.50/cwt	35.00–38.00	441	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,294	42.97/cwt	40.00–47.00	556	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	40.30/cwt	38.00–43.00	491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.97/cwt	128.00–132.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	156.46/cwt	150.00–158.00	659	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	124.89/cwt	120.00–128.00	517	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	214	157.61/cwt	156.00–160.00	337	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	289	150.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	435	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	151.52/cwt	148.00–156.00	467	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	113.77/cwt	110.00–120.00	577	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	135.72/cwt	134.00–136.00	698	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	174.51/cwt	174.00–176.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	150.96/cwt	150.00–154.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	163.53/cwt	160.00–164.00	667	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	145.53/cwt	144.00–148.00	671	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	134.48/cwt	130.00–136.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	183.36/cwt	180.00–186.00	570	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	101.35/cwt	100.00–104.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	101.30/cwt	100.00–104.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	144.32/cwt	140.00–146.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	100.98/cwt	100.00–104.00	521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	172.38/cwt	172.00–174.00	741	5

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 27, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,232Last week 662Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 99Year ago 0

The market was closed last week for the Thanksgiving week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,196	30.00–35.00	33.68
4	—	1,116	43.00–49.00	45.68
6	—	1,218	38.00–43.00	40.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	39.00–41.00	40.01
4	—	898	30.00–35.00	31.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	35.00–38.00	36.50
4	—	1,294	40.00–47.00	42.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	61.00–68.00	64.19
2	—	1,098	56.00–60.00	57.98
2	—	1,645	71.00–74.00	72.55

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	50.00–58.00	54.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	76.00–86.00	80.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	59.00–69.00	63.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,395	900.00–1,000.00	953.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	775.00–875.00	829.23
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	993	650.00–750.00	701.64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	78.00–80.00	78.99
11	—	429	140.00–146.00	142.08
11	—	369	148.00–158.00	149.80
6	—	268	170.00–175.00	172.48
9	—	314	164.00–168.00	164.44
4	—	464	134.00–138.00	136.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	306	185.00–188.00	185.61
5	—	567	126.00–132.00	130.78
7	—	514	134.00–136.00	135.72
4	—	484	150.00–154.00	150.96
9	—	408	160.00–164.00	163.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	409	152.00–159.00	156.16
7	—	494	142.00–148.00	146.30
5	—	358	160.00–168.00	163.17
8	—	259	180.00–186.00	184.52
4	—	318	174.00–176.00	174.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	148.00–150.00	148.99
15	—	424	140.00–145.00	142.23
6	—	520	124.00–128.00	125.31
4	—	584	118.00–120.00	119.52
10	—	471	134.00–138.00	134.77
3	—	638	100.00–104.00	101.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	130.00–136.00	133.03
2	—	458	120.00–122.00	121.01
18	—	308	148.00–156.00	151.52
8	—	507	110.00–120.00	113.77
3	—	573	100.00–104.00	101.30
7	—	377	140.00–146.00	144.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	362	130.00–134.00	131.38
2	—	558	82.00–90.00	85.98
8	—	414	120.00–128.00	124.89
8	—	214	156.00–160.00	157.61
8	—	289	150.00–155.00	150.61
2	—	458	108.00–110.00	109.01
4	—	516	100.00–104.00	100.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	166.00–168.00	166.99
10	—	421	150.00–158.00	156.46
16	—	461	144.00–148.00	145.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	128.00–132.00	129.97
5	—	430	172.00–174.00	172.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	130.00–136.00	134.48
7	—	311	180.00–186.00	183.36
2	—	358	170.00–172.00	170.99

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

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Replacement Cattle

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