Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2019-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The market didn't run over the past 2 weeks, closed for the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.98/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$143.98

108 head · 385 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$33.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	337	167.22	563	32
Medium and Large 2	448	134.70	603	34
Medium and Large 3	370	133.79	495	42

One grade step is worth $33.43/cwt here — about $68 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 sale108 hd

143.98

—

FL average8 barns · 781 hd

141.89

+2.09

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	1,495	65.87	984	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,188	42.57	506	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,070	38.19	409	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	891	27.95	249	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	520	141.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	125.99/cwt	122.00–128.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	177	231.07/cwt	230.00–238.00	409	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	657	103.35/cwt	100.00–110.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	163.68/cwt	162.00–164.00	625	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	780	715.87/cwt	675.00–750.00	5,584	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	885	72.09/cwt	70.00–74.00	638	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	56.54/cwt	54.00–60.00	551	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	848	66.10/cwt	63.00–69.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	155.25/cwt	150.00–158.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	122.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	181.25/cwt	180.00–184.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	188	239.20/cwt	235.00–240.00	450	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	152.35/cwt	148.00–156.00	786	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	850.84/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	166.56/cwt	166.00–168.00	635	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	175.24/cwt	174.00–180.00	459	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	169.52/cwt	168.00–170.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	111.74/cwt	108.00–113.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	124.79/cwt	120.00–126.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	143.17/cwt	142.00–144.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	114.68/cwt	110.00–116.00	675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	136.34/cwt	134.00–138.00	584	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	151.04/cwt	150.00–152.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	110.64/cwt	110.00–112.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	124.10/cwt	120.00–128.00	515	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	112.34/cwt	110.00–116.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	146.70/cwt	144.00–148.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	95.09/cwt	90.00–100.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	136.65/cwt	130.00–138.00	486	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	144.17/cwt	140.00–148.00	464	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	208	185.31/cwt	184.00–188.00	385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	122.70/cwt	118.00–126.00	589	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	27.95/cwt	25.00–30.00	249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	102.02/cwt	100.00–104.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	150.32/cwt	150.00–152.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	142.07/cwt	140.00–144.00	611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	207	201.74/cwt	200.00–204.00	418	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	151.03/cwt	150.00–152.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	316	157.93/cwt	156.00–164.00	499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	172.04/cwt	170.00–174.00	447	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	457	134.01/cwt	132.00–138.00	612	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	34.35/cwt	32.00–36.00	370	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	42.03/cwt	39.00–44.00	447	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,188	42.57/cwt	40.00–45.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	153.69/cwt	148.00–156.00	563	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	145.75/cwt	140.00–148.00	681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	111.04/cwt	110.00–114.00	581	8
Bulls	—	—	1,480	61.58/cwt	58.00–64.00	911	4
Bulls	—	—	1,509	70.15/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,059	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	86.01/cwt	82.00–90.00	596	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 Jan 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 821Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 0Year ago 0

The market didn't run over the past 2 weeks, closed for the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	140.00–144.00	141.98
3	—	562	122.00–128.00	125.99
8	—	177	230.00–238.00	231.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	130.00–136.00	132.97
3	—	657	100.00–110.00	103.35
6	—	382	162.00–164.00	163.68
7	—	467	140.00–148.00	145.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	316	156.00–164.00	157.93
6	—	260	170.00–174.00	172.04
6	—	457	132.00–138.00	134.01
7	—	366	148.00–156.00	153.69
8	—	523	110.00–114.00	111.04
2	—	693	82.00–90.00	86.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	150.00–158.00	155.25
3	—	522	120.00–126.00	122.01
7	—	381	166.00–168.00	166.56
10	—	262	174.00–180.00	175.24
5	—	585	110.00–116.00	112.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	180.00–184.00	181.25
6	—	188	235.00–240.00	239.20
9	—	516	148.00–156.00	152.35
4	—	475	168.00–170.00	169.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	641	108.00–113.00	111.74
5	—	556	120.00–126.00	124.79
7	—	519	142.00–144.00	143.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	589	110.00–116.00	114.68
12	—	428	134.00–138.00	136.34
3	—	365	144.00–148.00	146.70
3	—	208	184.00–188.00	185.31
5	—	480	118.00–126.00	122.70
2	—	335	150.00–152.00	151.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	150.00–152.00	151.04
3	—	472	110.00–112.00	110.64
8	—	415	120.00–128.00	124.10
2	—	580	90.00–100.00	95.09
12	—	356	130.00–138.00	136.65
15	—	322	140.00–148.00	144.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	100.00–104.00	102.02
6	—	382	150.00–152.00	150.32
10	—	430	140.00–144.00	142.07
14	—	207	200.00–204.00	201.74

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	675.00–750.00	715.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	800.00–900.00	850.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	885	70.00–74.00	72.09
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	54.00–60.00	56.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	848	63.00–69.00	66.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	891	25.00–30.00	27.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,076	32.00–36.00	34.35
4	—	1,064	39.00–44.00	42.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	40.00–45.00	42.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,480	58.00–64.00	61.58
4	—	1,509	69.00–73.00	70.15

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle