Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were slightly lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers were steady, feeder bulls were steady, and feeder heifers were unevenly steady. Replacement cows were steady and in high demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $162.33/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$162.33

62 head · 395 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$31.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.59

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	343	190.60	655	5thin
Medium and Large 2	420	161.76	679	18thin
Medium and Large 3	390	158.96	619	39

One grade step is worth $31.64/cwt here — about $35 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 sale62 hd

162.33

—

FL average10 barns · 423 hd

149.73

+12.59

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	1,571	82.59	1,297	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	52.92	610	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,304	52.91	690	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	746	36.00	268	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2	—	274	198.47/cwt	198.00–200.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	122.37/cwt	120.00–124.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	123.30/cwt	118.00–126.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	114.98/cwt	114.00–116.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	172.03/cwt	170.00–174.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	119.33/cwt	118.00–122.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	145.02/cwt	142.00–146.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	155.94/cwt	152.00–158.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	125.99/cwt	124.00–128.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	153.39/cwt	148.00–156.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	182.43/cwt	180.00–185.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	139.54/cwt	136.00–142.00	574	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	143.03/cwt	142.00–148.00	468	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	865	100.60/cwt	96.00–106.00	870	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	868	64.40/cwt	60.00–68.00	559	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,308	763.19/cwt	750.00–775.00	9,983	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	703	89.96/cwt	88.00–92.00	632	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	76.01/cwt	72.00–80.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	167.31/cwt	166.00–170.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	226	197.46/cwt	190.00–200.00	446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	152.52/cwt	150.00–156.00	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	131.60/cwt	130.00–132.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	132.06/cwt	130.00–134.00	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	180.83/cwt	180.00–186.00	595	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	257	211.69/cwt	210.00–215.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	130.93/cwt	128.00–134.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	308	172.12/cwt	170.00–175.00	530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	147.22/cwt	144.00–148.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	138.65/cwt	136.00–140.00	495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	99.01/cwt	98.00–100.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	158.97/cwt	158.00–160.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	159.55/cwt	158.00–162.00	673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	158.94/cwt	158.00–164.00	612	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	53.77/cwt	52.00–56.00	586	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	29.50/cwt	25.00–35.00	231	2
Bulls	—	—	1,793	89.70/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,608	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	708	42.49/cwt	40.00–45.00	301	2
Bulls	—	—	1,395	78.53/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,095	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	55.99/cwt	55.00–57.00	774	2
Bulls	—	—	1,303	72.41/cwt	70.00–75.00	944	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	49.83/cwt	47.00–53.00	610	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	57.12/cwt	56.00–59.00	737	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	47.88/cwt	45.00–49.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	103.32/cwt	100.00–110.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	161.35/cwt	160.00–164.00	423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	162.98/cwt	160.00–166.00	673	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 May 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 380Year ago 561

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 84Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 63Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	274	198.00–200.00	198.47
3	—	613	118.00–122.00	119.33
3	—	465	148.00–156.00	153.39
3	—	372	166.00–170.00	167.31
5	—	422	158.00–162.00	159.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	120.00–124.00	122.37
4	—	463	142.00–146.00	145.02
4	—	283	180.00–185.00	182.43
4	—	226	190.00–200.00	197.46
7	—	424	150.00–156.00	152.52
2	—	518	128.00–134.00	130.93
7	—	308	170.00–175.00	172.12
6	—	385	158.00–164.00	158.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	257	210.00–215.00	211.69
2	—	473	158.00–160.00	158.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	118.00–126.00	123.30
3	—	310	152.00–158.00	155.94
12	—	411	136.00–142.00	139.54
5	—	459	130.00–132.00	131.60
5	—	363	144.00–148.00	147.22
3	—	638	100.00–110.00	103.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	114.00–116.00	114.98
2	—	458	124.00–128.00	125.99
12	—	327	142.00–148.00	143.03
4	—	418	130.00–134.00	132.06
3	—	357	136.00–140.00	138.65
3	—	262	160.00–164.00	161.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	140.00–142.00	140.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	170.00–174.00	172.03
7	—	329	180.00–186.00	180.83
2	—	620	98.00–100.00	99.01
2	—	413	160.00–166.00	162.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	130.00–134.00	132.01

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	865	96.00–106.00	100.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	868	60.00–68.00	64.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	72.00–80.00	76.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,308	750.00–775.00	763.19
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	703	88.00–92.00	89.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,090	52.00–56.00	53.77
4	—	1,290	56.00–59.00	57.12
4	—	1,075	45.00–49.00	47.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	25.00–35.00	29.50
2	—	708	40.00–45.00	42.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	55.00–57.00	55.99
2	—	1,225	47.00–53.00	49.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,793	88.00–92.00	89.70
2	—	1,395	77.00–80.00	78.53
2	—	1,303	70.00–75.00	72.41

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle