Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2018-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were unevenly steady. Replacement cows were slightly lower, and in high demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.31/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$123.31

104 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$145

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

$9.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.45

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	393	128.51	505	46
Medium and Large 2	495	119.36	591	36
Medium and Large 1	546	118.90	650	22

One grade step is worth $9.61/cwt here — about −$145 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

123.31

—

FL average10 barns · 811 hd

132.76

−9.45

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	1,562	59.71	932	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,320	42.12	556	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	35.79	403	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	828	30.65	254	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 1	—	435	161.52/cwt	160.00–163.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	261	184.58/cwt	184.00–186.00	482	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	154.98/cwt	154.00–160.00	516	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	691	92.19/cwt	85.00–94.00	637	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	208	211.46/cwt	208.00–215.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	109.59/cwt	108.00–112.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	131.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	144.05/cwt	140.00–148.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	111.11/cwt	110.00–113.00	627	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	142.72/cwt	140.00–148.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	158.05/cwt	156.00–160.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	110.38/cwt	110.00–111.00	636	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	140.44/cwt	138.00–142.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	142.02/cwt	138.00–144.00	459	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	261	175.30/cwt	172.00–185.00	458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	121.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	107.30/cwt	100.00–108.00	572	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	93.54/cwt	89.00–98.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	149.96/cwt	148.00–154.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	134.46/cwt	132.00–136.00	485	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	117.19/cwt	114.00–118.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	131.01/cwt	130.00–138.00	571	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	143.25/cwt	142.00–146.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	103.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	153.97/cwt	150.00–158.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	104.30/cwt	104.00–106.00	613	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	30.61/cwt	1.00–39.00	329	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	27.40/cwt	25.00–30.00	220	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	33.90/cwt	32.00–36.00	289	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	45.41/cwt	44.00–47.00	664	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	32.05/cwt	30.00–34.00	333	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	42.47/cwt	40.00–47.00	514	5
Bulls	—	—	1,305	54.54/cwt	54.00–55.00	712	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	40.47/cwt	38.00–43.00	505	4
Bulls	—	—	1,647	61.43/cwt	59.00–65.00	1,012	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	643	70.02/cwt	68.00–72.00	450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	980	550.00/cwt	500.00–600.00	5,390	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	888	85.18/cwt	82.00–88.00	756	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	860	93.93/cwt	90.00–98.00	808	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	645	62.11/cwt	60.00–64.00	401	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	943	80.43/cwt	76.00–86.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	154.02/cwt	150.00–156.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	267	171.91/cwt	170.00–180.00	459	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	128.51/cwt	128.00–130.00	595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	120.16/cwt	120.00–122.00	547	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	146.32/cwt	146.00–152.00	540	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	119.19/cwt	118.00–120.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	110.79/cwt	110.00–114.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	257	149.77/cwt	148.00–150.00	385	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	121.29/cwt	120.00–128.00	513	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	506	110.86/cwt	110.00–116.00	561	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	587	106.38/cwt	106.00–108.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	131.45/cwt	130.00–136.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	760	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 Dec 18, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 778Last week 701Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 72Year ago 0

Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were unevenly steady. Replacement cows were slightly lower, and in high demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	160.00–163.00	161.52
2	—	208	208.00–215.00	211.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	261	184.00–186.00	184.58
5	—	613	108.00–112.00	109.59
3	—	428	150.00–156.00	154.02
8	—	463	128.00–130.00	128.51
5	—	509	118.00–120.00	119.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	154.00–160.00	154.98
10	—	691	85.00–94.00	92.19
5	—	267	170.00–180.00	171.91
13	—	455	120.00–122.00	120.16
18	—	369	146.00–152.00	146.32
7	—	506	110.00–116.00	110.86
5	—	587	106.00–108.00	106.38
4	—	425	130.00–136.00	131.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	130.00–134.00	131.97
2	—	435	140.00–148.00	144.05
8	—	564	110.00–113.00	111.11
4	—	261	172.00–185.00	175.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	134.00–136.00	135.01
2	—	535	140.00–144.00	142.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	140.00–148.00	142.72
2	—	425	156.00–160.00	158.05
3	—	572	120.00–122.00	121.33
5	—	616	114.00–118.00	117.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	576	110.00–111.00	110.38
2	—	528	124.00–128.00	125.97
3	—	432	142.00–146.00	143.25
4	—	654	100.00–104.00	103.01
2	—	358	150.00–158.00	153.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	138.00–142.00	140.44
2	—	635	89.00–98.00	93.54
3	—	317	148.00–154.00	149.96
8	—	436	130.00–138.00	131.01
13	—	588	104.00–106.00	104.30
5	—	518	110.00–114.00	110.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	138.00–144.00	142.02
11	—	533	100.00–108.00	107.30
8	—	361	132.00–136.00	134.46
9	—	257	148.00–150.00	149.77
12	—	423	120.00–128.00	121.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,075	1.00–39.00	30.61
2	—	1,040	30.00–34.00	32.05
5	—	1,211	40.00–47.00	42.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	803	25.00–30.00	27.40
2	—	853	32.00–36.00	33.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	44.00–47.00	45.41
4	—	1,248	38.00–43.00	40.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	54.00–55.00	54.54
6	—	1,647	59.00–65.00	61.43

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	—	643	68.00–72.00	70.02
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	645	60.00–64.00	62.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	76.00–86.00	80.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	500.00–600.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	82.00–88.00	85.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	90.00–98.00	93.93

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle