Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2019-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were steady. Feeder steers were steady, feeder bulls were steady, feeder heifers were slightly higher. Replacement bred cows were 1-2 higher, replacement pairs were 2-3 higher. Replacement cattle were in high demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $161.56/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$161.56

66 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$141

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

$4.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	371	164.64	611	21
Medium and Large 2	442	160.26	708	30
Medium and Large 1	470	159.87	752	15thin

One grade step is worth $4.77/cwt here — about −$141 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 sale66 hd

161.56

—

FL average10 barns · 440 hd

160.44

+1.13

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	1,463	80.10	1,172	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	50.94	606	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,228	47.52	583	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	734	36.71	269	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	164.87/cwt	160.00–166.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	143.93/cwt	140.00–148.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	133.10/cwt	130.00–136.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	135.94/cwt	130.00–138.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	151.89/cwt	150.00–158.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	144.98/cwt	142.00–148.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	154.34/cwt	150.00–156.00	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	190.97/cwt	188.00–192.00	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	143.11/cwt	140.00–146.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	173.94/cwt	172.00–176.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	197.53/cwt	195.00–200.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	692	112.41/cwt	110.00–116.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	162.43/cwt	160.00–164.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	177.22/cwt	174.00–178.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	143.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	181.32/cwt	180.00–184.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	258	200.92/cwt	195.00–204.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	212.39/cwt	210.00–215.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	181.53/cwt	180.00–182.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	160.01/cwt	158.00–164.00	747	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	723	32.46/cwt	30.00–35.00	235	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	40.95/cwt	40.00–42.00	305	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,259	49.80/cwt	47.00–53.00	627	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,165	42.96/cwt	42.00–44.00	500	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	51.16/cwt	48.00–54.00	571	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	57.88/cwt	55.00–62.00	662	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	43.78/cwt	40.00–46.00	574	4
Bulls	—	—	1,661	87.08/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,446	4
Bulls	—	—	1,380	76.37/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,054	2
Bulls	—	—	1,150	69.88/cwt	67.00–73.00	804	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	81.91/cwt	80.00–84.00	864	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	95.62/cwt	90.00–100.00	923	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	73.98/cwt	70.00–78.00	788	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	940	870.48/cwt	825.00–925.00	8,183	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,071.41/cwt	1,025.00–1,125.00	11,946	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	731.36/cwt	675.00–775.00	8,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	154.42/cwt	154.00–156.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	184.79/cwt	184.00–187.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	170.68/cwt	168.00–172.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	161.45/cwt	160.00–166.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	152.88/cwt	150.00–158.00	482	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	135.02/cwt	128.00–136.00	579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	146.38/cwt	140.00–148.00	536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	153.96/cwt	152.00–158.00	580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	100.79/cwt	100.00–104.00	698	5

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 390Year ago 572

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 67Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 47Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	160.00–166.00	164.87
4	—	515	125.00–128.00	126.49
4	—	418	140.00–148.00	143.93
2	—	470	130.00–136.00	133.10
9	—	377	152.00–158.00	153.96
5	—	693	100.00–104.00	100.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	130.00–138.00	135.94
4	—	428	150.00–158.00	151.89
2	—	458	142.00–148.00	144.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	315	150.00–158.00	152.88
8	—	429	128.00–136.00	135.02
5	—	366	140.00–148.00	146.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	150.00–156.00	154.34
4	—	263	188.00–192.00	190.97
2	—	510	132.00–134.00	132.99
2	—	473	140.00–146.00	143.11
2	—	365	158.00–160.00	158.99
2	—	330	172.00–176.00	173.94
2	—	228	195.00–200.00	197.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	692	110.00–116.00	112.41
5	—	414	160.00–164.00	162.43
5	—	388	174.00–178.00	177.22
3	—	508	140.00–146.00	143.97
3	—	308	180.00–184.00	181.32
3	—	258	195.00–204.00	200.92
2	—	575	120.00–122.00	120.99
2	—	473	150.00–152.00	151.01
2	—	230	210.00–215.00	212.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	148.00–150.00	148.98
4	—	374	180.00–182.00	181.53
3	—	467	158.00–164.00	160.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	154.00–156.00	154.42
4	—	360	180.00–182.00	180.99
4	—	310	184.00–187.00	184.79
3	—	408	168.00–172.00	170.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	160.00–166.00	161.45
2	—	658	118.00–120.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	30.00–35.00	32.46
2	—	745	40.00–42.00	40.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,259	47.00–53.00	49.80
2	—	1,165	42.00–44.00	42.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,116	48.00–54.00	51.16
4	—	1,144	55.00–62.00	57.88
4	—	1,311	40.00–46.00	43.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,661	83.00–93.00	87.08
2	—	1,380	74.00–79.00	76.37
2	—	1,150	67.00–73.00	69.88

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	80.00–84.00	81.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	90.00–100.00	95.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	70.00–78.00	73.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	825.00–925.00	870.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,071.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	675.00–775.00	731.36

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle