Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2019-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls slightly higher. Feeder steers were steady, feeder bulls and heifers were unevenly steady, and strong. Replacement cows were steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $163.05/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$163.05

69 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$17.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.12

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	423	173.50	734	23
Medium and Large 3	389	160.48	624	17thin
Medium and Large 2	456	156.27	713	29

One grade step is worth $17.23/cwt here — about $21 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 sale69 hd

163.05

—

FL average10 barns · 399 hd

159.93

+3.12

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	1,565	81.99	1,283	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,307	53.79	703	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,092	53.76	587	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	868	45.58	396	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	170.98/cwt	170.00–172.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	191.34/cwt	190.00–192.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	174.47/cwt	170.00–176.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	164.05/cwt	160.00–168.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	165.31/cwt	164.00–168.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	103.32/cwt	100.00–110.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	136.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	154.86/cwt	152.00–158.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	147.08/cwt	142.00–150.00	710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	164.97/cwt	164.00–166.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	135.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	155.26/cwt	150.00–158.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	173.78/cwt	170.00–175.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	143.93/cwt	140.00–148.00	609	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	104.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	217	171.62/cwt	170.00–175.00	372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	145.07/cwt	144.00–148.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	120.50/cwt	120.00–122.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	200.41/cwt	200.00–202.00	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	158.29/cwt	150.00–160.00	804	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	163.72/cwt	162.00–166.00	781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	201.49/cwt	195.00–205.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	179.98/cwt	178.00–184.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	150.84/cwt	150.00–155.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	202.62/cwt	200.00–205.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	406	173.01/cwt	172.00–176.00	702	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	75.36/cwt	74.00–77.00	727	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	698	83.96/cwt	80.00–88.00	586	2
Bulls	—	—	1,350	72.53/cwt	72.00–73.00	979	2
Bulls	—	—	1,813	93.23/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,690	2
Bulls	—	—	1,549	81.09/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,256	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	60.49/cwt	59.00–62.00	664	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	46.57/cwt	45.00–49.00	498	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	54.22/cwt	50.00–57.00	601	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	58.04/cwt	57.00–59.00	691	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	49.54/cwt	49.00–50.00	705	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	45.58/cwt	43.00–48.00	396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	84.98/cwt	80.00–90.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	162.76/cwt	160.00–166.00	692	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	657	106.65/cwt	100.00–110.00	701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	203.13/cwt	200.00–205.00	565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	142.69/cwt	142.00–144.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	155.02/cwt	154.00–156.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	173.84/cwt	170.00–178.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	159.08/cwt	158.00–166.00	732	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	173.98/cwt	170.00–178.00	762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	211.22/cwt	210.00–214.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	153.01/cwt	150.00–156.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	193.16/cwt	190.00–196.00	634	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 Apr 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 497Year ago 352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 81Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 49Year ago 29

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls slightly higher. Feeder steers were steady, feeder bulls and heifers were unevenly steady, and strong. Replacement cows were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	170.00–172.00	170.98
3	—	362	164.00–168.00	165.31
3	—	688	100.00–110.00	103.32
6	—	537	130.00–140.00	136.77
8	—	425	152.00–158.00	154.86
8	—	483	142.00–150.00	147.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	164.00–166.00	164.97
2	—	490	130.00–140.00	135.05
3	—	360	150.00–158.00	155.26
4	—	278	170.00–175.00	173.78
14	—	423	140.00–148.00	143.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	100.00–110.00	104.98
3	—	217	170.00–175.00	171.62
4	—	364	144.00–148.00	145.07
4	—	456	120.00–122.00	120.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	190.00–192.00	191.34
4	—	323	170.00–176.00	174.47
6	—	385	160.00–168.00	164.05
2	—	693	80.00–90.00	84.98
2	—	408	150.00–152.00	151.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	425	160.00–166.00	162.76
6	—	657	100.00–110.00	106.65
5	—	278	200.00–205.00	203.13
3	—	513	142.00–144.00	142.69
2	—	475	154.00–156.00	155.02
2	—	370	170.00–178.00	173.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	460	158.00–166.00	159.08
8	—	438	170.00–178.00	173.98
3	—	278	210.00–214.00	211.22
2	—	528	150.00–156.00	153.01
2	—	328	190.00–196.00	193.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	200.00–202.00	200.41
6	—	508	150.00–160.00	158.29
9	—	477	162.00–166.00	163.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	195.00–205.00	201.49
3	—	408	178.00–184.00	179.98
6	—	491	150.00–155.00	150.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	268	200.00–205.00	202.62
4	—	406	172.00–176.00	173.01

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	—	965	74.00–77.00	75.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	698	80.00–88.00	83.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	72.00–73.00	72.53
2	—	1,813	89.00–98.00	93.23
4	—	1,549	77.00–86.00	81.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,098	59.00–62.00	60.49
4	—	1,069	45.00–49.00	46.57
4	—	1,109	50.00–57.00	54.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	57.00–59.00	58.04
2	—	1,423	49.00–50.00	49.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	43.00–48.00	45.58

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

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

Slaughter Cattle