Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2018-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder steers were unevenly steady, bulls slightly higher, and feeder heifers were steady. Replacement cows were in high demand and steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $147.91/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$147.91

82 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$84

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

$11.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.74

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	415	154.31	640	29
Medium and Large 3	418	145.05	607	35
Medium and Large 1	506	143.15	724	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.16/cwt here — about −$84 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 sale82 hd

147.91

—

FL average10 barns · 529 hd

145.17

+2.74

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	1,539	65.33	1,005	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,227	39.50	484	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	37.70	426	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	765	27.82	213	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 2	—	694	98.51/cwt	94.00–100.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	158.97/cwt	158.00–160.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	174.08/cwt	170.00–178.00	453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	506	121.61/cwt	120.00–128.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	124.69/cwt	118.00–128.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	200.51/cwt	200.00–201.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	133.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	112.97/cwt	112.00–114.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	108.06/cwt	106.00–110.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	134.07/cwt	130.00–138.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	135.55/cwt	135.00–136.00	706	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	143.00/cwt	142.00–144.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	117.10/cwt	114.00–118.00	593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	95.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	208	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	109.01/cwt	104.00–110.00	500	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	181.36/cwt	180.00–184.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	186.56/cwt	185.00–188.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	122.95/cwt	120.00–128.00	507	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	90.99/cwt	88.00–94.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	128.24/cwt	128.00–130.00	607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	132.69/cwt	130.00–138.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	159.50/cwt	158.00–160.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	181.63/cwt	180.00–182.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	309	176.32/cwt	170.00–178.00	545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	136.05/cwt	134.00–138.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	181.61/cwt	180.00–185.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	142.29/cwt	140.00–148.00	454	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	166.63/cwt	160.00–168.00	545	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	103.33/cwt	100.00–110.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	124.09/cwt	120.00–126.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	119.71/cwt	119.00–124.00	735	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	150.87/cwt	150.00–154.00	585	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	143.47/cwt	142.00–146.00	614	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	698	72.22/cwt	70.00–74.00	504	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	853	86.16/cwt	82.00–92.00	735	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	57.69/cwt	53.00–63.00	685	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	748	85.62/cwt	80.00–90.00	640	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	750.12/cwt	725.00–775.00	8,026	2
Bulls	—	—	1,455	52.51/cwt	50.00–55.00	764	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	63.80/cwt	61.00–68.00	979	4
Bulls	—	—	1,585	73.26/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,161	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	22.56/cwt	20.00–25.00	174	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	36.66/cwt	35.00–39.00	439	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	41.65/cwt	40.00–43.00	546	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,143	37.34/cwt	34.00–40.00	427	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	33.08/cwt	30.00–36.00	251	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	42.08/cwt	40.00–44.00	474	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	938	32.07/cwt	30.00–34.00	301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	131.96/cwt	128.00–134.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	165.31/cwt	164.00–166.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	185.38/cwt	184.00–188.00	501	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	161.59/cwt	160.00–166.00	587	8

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 Dec 4, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 716Last week 1,232Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 97Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 70Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	694	94.00–100.00	98.51
5	—	309	170.00–178.00	176.32
3	—	477	140.00–142.00	140.66
3	—	582	120.00–126.00	124.09
6	—	270	184.00–188.00	185.38
8	—	363	160.00–166.00	161.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	134.00–138.00	136.05
6	—	327	160.00–168.00	166.63
3	—	585	100.00–110.00	103.33
9	—	388	150.00–154.00	150.87
13	—	428	142.00–146.00	143.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	180.00–185.00	181.61
7	—	614	119.00–124.00	119.71
2	—	458	150.00–152.00	151.01
3	—	560	128.00–134.00	131.96
3	—	417	164.00–166.00	165.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	158.00–160.00	158.97
3	—	558	118.00–128.00	124.69
13	—	521	135.00–136.00	135.55
3	—	323	180.00–184.00	181.36
2	—	265	185.00–188.00	186.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	260	170.00–178.00	174.08
5	—	506	120.00–128.00	121.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	200.00–201.00	200.51
2	—	580	130.00–138.00	134.07
2	—	543	142.00–144.00	143.00
4	—	456	158.00–160.00	159.50
5	—	384	180.00–182.00	181.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	130.00–138.00	133.48
5	—	522	90.00–100.00	95.98
2	—	208	170.00–175.00	172.47
12	—	459	104.00–110.00	109.01
14	—	412	120.00–128.00	122.95
10	—	319	140.00–148.00	142.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	112.00–114.00	112.97
8	—	473	128.00–130.00	128.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	106.00–110.00	108.06
9	—	506	114.00–118.00	117.10
2	—	693	88.00–94.00	90.99
3	—	407	130.00–138.00	132.69
2	—	358	140.00–142.00	141.01

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	698	70.00–74.00	72.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	853	82.00–92.00	86.16
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	53.00–63.00	57.69
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	748	80.00–90.00	85.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	725.00–775.00	750.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	50.00–55.00	52.51
4	—	1,535	61.00–68.00	63.80
4	—	1,585	70.00–77.00	73.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	20.00–25.00	22.56
2	—	760	30.00–36.00	33.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,198	35.00–39.00	36.66
4	—	1,126	40.00–44.00	42.08
2	—	938	30.00–34.00	32.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	40.00–43.00	41.65
3	—	1,143	34.00–40.00	37.34

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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Bulls · 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

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