Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2019-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were unevenly steady. Replacement cows were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.98/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$140.98

78 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$175

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

$11.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.90

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	359	146.21	524	20
Medium and Large 2	436	142.50	621	33
Medium and Large 1	518	134.78	699	25

One grade step is worth $11.43/cwt here — about −$175 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 sale78 hd

140.98

—

FL average10 barns · 679 hd

147.88

−6.90

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	1,443	78.55	1,133	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,173	56.82	666	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	979	52.15	510	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	750	31.88	239	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 3	—	408	155.99/cwt	154.00–158.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	147.03/cwt	144.00–148.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	179.98/cwt	178.00–186.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	181.03/cwt	180.00–186.00	592	6
Bulls	—	—	1,443	78.55/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	269	193.27/cwt	188.00–195.00	520	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,135	52.14/cwt	50.00–54.00	592	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	59.44/cwt	58.00–61.00	611	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	42.95/cwt	40.00–46.00	421	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	928	54.07/cwt	51.00–57.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	139.36/cwt	138.00–142.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	166.49/cwt	160.00–170.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	131.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	164.98/cwt	162.00–168.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	172.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	130.60/cwt	128.00–136.00	542	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	31.88/cwt	30.00–34.00	239	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	61.49/cwt	58.00–65.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	166.46/cwt	164.00–168.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	172.87/cwt	170.00–175.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	122.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	699	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	141.57/cwt	140.00–148.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	120.65/cwt	118.00–126.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	125.02/cwt	122.00–128.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	166.51/cwt	165.00–168.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.97/cwt	134.00–136.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	694	98.41/cwt	92.00–100.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	143.13/cwt	140.00–148.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	153.25/cwt	150.00–158.00	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	688	110.02/cwt	108.00–114.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	190.11/cwt	186.00–194.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	145.33/cwt	144.00–146.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	142.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	142.14/cwt	138.00–146.00	523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	176.17/cwt	175.00–180.00	405	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	785	95.23/cwt	91.00–99.00	748	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	67.75/cwt	63.00–73.00	749	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	913	701.51/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	174.87/cwt	172.00–176.00	637	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	157.37/cwt	152.00–160.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	166.54/cwt	164.00–174.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	132.02/cwt	130.00–136.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	192.07/cwt	188.00–194.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	129.98/cwt	126.00–134.00	797	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 Mar 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 438Year ago 395

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 84Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 54Year ago 68

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers were unevenly steady. Replacement cows were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	154.00–158.00	155.99
6	—	327	180.00–186.00	181.03
4	—	269	188.00–195.00	193.27
3	—	460	138.00–142.00	139.36
3	—	370	160.00–170.00	166.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	144.00–148.00	147.03
4	—	364	178.00–186.00	179.98
3	—	462	152.00–160.00	157.37
2	—	655	110.00–120.00	115.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	164.00–174.00	166.54
3	—	568	130.00–136.00	132.02
3	—	373	188.00–194.00	192.07
2	—	613	126.00–134.00	129.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	130.00–135.00	131.71
2	—	368	162.00–168.00	164.98
2	—	328	170.00–175.00	172.37
10	—	568	120.00–126.00	122.99
5	—	473	140.00–148.00	141.57
3	—	643	118.00–126.00	120.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	128.00–136.00	130.60
2	—	493	122.00–128.00	125.02
2	—	283	165.00–168.00	166.51
6	—	368	138.00–146.00	142.14
4	—	230	175.00–180.00	176.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	317	164.00–168.00	166.46
5	—	277	170.00–175.00	172.87
2	—	573	110.00–112.00	111.03
6	—	468	134.00–136.00	134.97
5	—	694	92.00–100.00	98.41
5	—	439	140.00–148.00	143.13
5	—	359	150.00–158.00	153.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	688	108.00–114.00	110.02
7	—	364	172.00–176.00	174.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	186.00–194.00	190.11
3	—	512	144.00–146.00	145.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	140.00–146.00	142.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	77.00–80.00	78.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	50.00–54.00	52.14
2	—	1,210	58.00–65.00	61.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	58.00–61.00	59.44
2	—	980	40.00–46.00	42.95
2	—	928	51.00–57.00	54.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	30.00–34.00	31.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	91.00–99.00	95.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,105	63.00–73.00	67.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	650.00–750.00	701.51

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle