Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2019-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder steers were steady, bulls were slightly higher and heifers were steady. Replacement bred and stockers were slightly higher and in high demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.65/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$150.65

93 head · 381 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$118

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

$6.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.50

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	342	153.17	523	54
Medium and Large 2	435	147.17	641	39

One grade step is worth $6.00/cwt here — about −$118 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 sale93 hd

150.65

—

FL average10 barns · 814 hd

147.15

+3.50

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	—	High	1,632	75.00	1,224	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,185	46.23	548	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,011	43.44	439	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	911	36.27	330	4thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	273	217.43/cwt	215.00–220.00	594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	170.59/cwt	168.00–176.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	175.92/cwt	172.00–180.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	132.06/cwt	130.00–134.00	763	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	36.27/cwt	35.00–38.00	330	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	43.86/cwt	42.00–46.00	524	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,175	48.59/cwt	47.00–50.00	571	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	41.76/cwt	40.00–47.00	444	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	52.74/cwt	50.00–56.00	532	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	908	37.50/cwt	37.00–38.00	341	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	77.52/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,391	2
Bulls	—	—	1,468	72.48/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	164.66/cwt	164.00–166.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	173.01/cwt	172.00–174.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	163.02/cwt	160.00–164.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	152.05/cwt	150.00–158.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	144.50/cwt	140.00–148.00	750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	211.98/cwt	210.00–214.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	155.55/cwt	154.00–158.00	488	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	227	173.60/cwt	170.00–178.00	394	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	130.85/cwt	122.00–138.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	145.53/cwt	144.00–152.00	626	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	165.94/cwt	164.00–168.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	202.08/cwt	200.00–204.00	643	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	164.70/cwt	164.00–168.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	114.66/cwt	114.00–116.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	163.23/cwt	160.00–164.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	182.93/cwt	180.00–186.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	161.95/cwt	160.00–168.00	466	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	136.38/cwt	134.00–140.00	577	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	162.04/cwt	154.00–164.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	189.02/cwt	186.00–192.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	191.28/cwt	190.00–194.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	132.96/cwt	130.00–136.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	139.71/cwt	138.00–140.00	644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.04/cwt	130.00–136.00	687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	167.97/cwt	166.00–170.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	214.45/cwt	210.00–216.00	478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	116.66/cwt	116.00–118.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	142.74/cwt	140.00–148.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	148.96/cwt	146.00–152.00	544	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	169.72/cwt	168.00–170.00	635	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	808	65.75/cwt	64.00–68.00	531	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	798.56/cwt	775.00–825.00	8,345	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	923.84/cwt	900.00–950.00	9,931	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	711.54/cwt	700.00–725.00	8,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	197.39/cwt	195.00–200.00	434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	151.49/cwt	150.00–156.00	710	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	765	87.68/cwt	85.00–90.00	671	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	983	76.24/cwt	72.00–79.00	749	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	798	85.35/cwt	82.00–88.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	201.39/cwt	198.00–203.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	204.35/cwt	204.00–205.00	531	3

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 Apr 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 478Year ago 467

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 47Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 63Year ago 32

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder steers were steady, bulls were slightly higher and heifers were steady. Replacement bred and stockers were slightly higher 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
6	—	273	215.00–220.00	217.43
3	—	483	168.00–176.00	170.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	172.00–180.00	175.92
2	—	578	130.00–134.00	132.06
4	—	433	166.00–170.00	167.97
4	—	223	210.00–216.00	214.45
3	—	663	116.00–118.00	116.66
8	—	469	150.00–156.00	151.49
3	—	320	198.00–203.00	201.39
3	—	260	204.00–205.00	204.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	154.00–164.00	162.04
4	—	328	186.00–192.00	189.02
3	—	270	190.00–194.00	191.28
2	—	523	130.00–136.00	132.96
3	—	477	140.00–148.00	142.74
7	—	374	168.00–170.00	169.72
2	—	220	195.00–200.00	197.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	164.00–166.00	164.66
2	—	433	172.00–174.00	173.01
2	—	258	210.00–214.00	211.98
12	—	318	200.00–204.00	202.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	160.00–164.00	163.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	150.00–158.00	152.05
7	—	519	140.00–148.00	144.50
2	—	423	164.00–168.00	165.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	314	154.00–158.00	155.55
9	—	227	170.00–178.00	173.60
5	—	532	122.00–138.00	130.85
12	—	288	160.00–168.00	161.95
10	—	423	134.00–140.00	136.38
8	—	365	146.00–152.00	148.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	430	144.00–152.00	145.53
6	—	323	164.00–168.00	164.70
3	—	688	114.00–116.00	114.66
5	—	377	160.00–164.00	163.23
2	—	225	180.00–186.00	182.93
7	—	461	138.00–140.00	139.71
6	—	520	130.00–136.00	132.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	911	35.00–38.00	36.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	42.00–46.00	43.86
2	—	1,175	47.00–50.00	48.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,063	40.00–47.00	41.76
2	—	1,008	50.00–56.00	52.74
2	—	908	37.00–38.00	37.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,795	77.00–78.00	77.52
2	—	1,468	70.00–75.00	72.48

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	—	808	64.00–68.00	65.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	983	72.00–79.00	76.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	798	82.00–88.00	85.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	775.00–825.00	798.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	900.00–950.00	923.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	700.00–725.00	711.54
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	765	85.00–90.00	87.68

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