Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder steers were steady, feeder bulls were unevenly steady, and heifers were 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 $158.25/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$158.25

60 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$97

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

$4.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.95

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	409	160.27	656	24
Medium and Large 3	385	157.23	606	28
Medium and Large 1	483	155.75	753	8thin

One grade step is worth $4.52/cwt here — about −$97 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 sale60 hd

158.25

—

FL average10 barns · 373 hd

147.29

+10.95

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	1,603	79.59	1,276	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	55.43	758	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,051	52.52	552	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	822	33.29	273	4thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	77.73/cwt	76.00–80.00	789	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	945	92.97/cwt	90.00–96.00	879	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	773	66.65/cwt	63.00–70.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	156.58/cwt	156.00–158.00	714	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	28.56/cwt	27.00–30.00	245	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	38.01/cwt	36.00–40.00	298	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	56.91/cwt	56.00–59.00	763	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	52.47/cwt	51.00–54.00	744	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	45.63/cwt	41.00–49.00	488	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	58.09/cwt	56.00–59.00	615	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	53.84/cwt	51.00–55.00	551	4
Bulls	—	—	1,453	79.02/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,148	4
Bulls	—	—	1,895	92.97/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,762	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	67.35/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	160.82/cwt	160.00–164.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	134.47/cwt	130.00–136.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	95.01/cwt	92.00–98.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	147.30/cwt	146.00–148.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	160.82/cwt	156.00–162.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	314	179.51/cwt	178.00–180.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	164.55/cwt	160.00–166.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	506	135.99/cwt	130.00–138.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	149.65/cwt	148.00–152.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	356	168.29/cwt	168.00–170.00	599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	181.85/cwt	180.00–184.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	137.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	153.94/cwt	150.00–156.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	124.60/cwt	118.00–128.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	113.34/cwt	112.00–114.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	163.58/cwt	158.00–165.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	309	173.01/cwt	170.00–174.00	535	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	147.48/cwt	146.00–148.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	141.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	97.49/cwt	90.00–100.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	113.52/cwt	110.00–116.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	119.30/cwt	118.00–120.00	623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	134.98/cwt	132.00–138.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	98.87/cwt	94.00–104.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	149.16/cwt	146.00–156.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	122.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	111.07/cwt	108.00–114.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	140.43/cwt	140.00–142.00	543	13

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 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 414Year ago 497

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 92Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 123Year ago 21

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

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	—	1,015	76.00–80.00	77.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	90.00–96.00	92.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	773	63.00–70.00	66.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	456	156.00–158.00	156.58
5	—	417	160.00–164.00	160.82
4	—	534	130.00–136.00	134.47
2	—	628	92.00–98.00	95.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	146.00–148.00	147.30
5	—	463	156.00–162.00	160.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	314	178.00–180.00	179.51
4	—	425	160.00–166.00	164.55
4	—	506	130.00–138.00	135.99
5	—	470	148.00–152.00	149.65
7	—	356	168.00–170.00	168.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	190.00–195.00	192.53
2	—	275	180.00–184.00	181.85
2	—	465	136.00–140.00	137.98
3	—	412	150.00–156.00	153.94
3	—	530	118.00–128.00	124.60
3	—	578	112.00–114.00	113.34
5	—	366	158.00–165.00	163.58
8	—	309	170.00–174.00	173.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	146.00–148.00	147.48
4	—	406	140.00–144.00	141.01
4	—	686	90.00–100.00	97.49
5	—	572	110.00–116.00	113.52
6	—	522	118.00–120.00	119.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	132.00–138.00	134.98
2	—	570	94.00–104.00	98.87
3	—	322	146.00–156.00	149.16
4	—	456	120.00–128.00	122.02
4	—	518	108.00–114.00	111.07
13	—	387	140.00–142.00	140.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	27.00–30.00	28.56
2	—	785	36.00–40.00	38.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,341	56.00–59.00	56.91
2	—	1,418	51.00–54.00	52.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	41.00–49.00	45.63
4	—	1,059	56.00–59.00	58.09
4	—	1,023	51.00–55.00	53.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,453	77.00–81.00	79.02
2	—	1,895	88.00–98.00	92.97
2	—	1,610	64.00–71.00	67.35

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle