Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers not well tested, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.85/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$136.85

50 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$238

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

$24.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.73

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	395	139.07	549	27
Medium and Large 2	454	136.09	618	21
Medium and Large 1	685	114.99	788	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.08/cwt here — about −$238 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 sale50 hd

136.85

—

FL average7 barns · 444 hd

136.12

+0.73

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	1,674	84.32	1,411	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,146	59.01	676	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	54.28	642	14

Every lot, as filed

36 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 3	—	515	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	134.17/cwt	130.00–138.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	171.23/cwt	170.00–176.00	568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	152.60/cwt	150.00–158.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	162.26/cwt	160.00–168.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	122.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	101.34/cwt	100.00–104.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	151.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	146.20/cwt	144.00–148.00	620	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	151.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	164.31/cwt	162.00–168.00	690	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,168	62.49/cwt	59.00–66.00	730	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,123	55.52/cwt	54.00–57.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	154.04/cwt	152.00–156.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	116.99/cwt	114.00–120.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.11/cwt	120.00–128.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	135.94/cwt	132.00–138.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	142.08/cwt	140.00–148.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	121.89/cwt	120.00–128.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	136.64/cwt	132.00–138.00	556	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	143.89/cwt	140.00–146.00	537	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	141.97/cwt	140.00–143.00	744	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	175.95/cwt	174.00–178.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	151.37/cwt	150.00–158.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	162.88/cwt	160.00–164.00	671	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	773.79/cwt	725.00–825.00	7,970	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	913.37/cwt	900.00–925.00	10,851	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	845	64.57/cwt	60.00–68.00	546	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	70.87/cwt	69.00–73.00	992	2
Bulls	—	—	1,683	95.99/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,616	2
Bulls	—	—	1,938	86.09/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,668	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	52.60/cwt	50.00–57.00	604	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	46.59/cwt	44.00–48.00	550	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	60.52/cwt	58.00–64.00	732	6

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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 482Year ago 385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 85Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 15

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers not well tested, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	128.00–130.00	128.98
4	—	475	130.00–138.00	134.17
5	—	332	170.00–176.00	171.23
6	—	415	150.00–158.00	152.60
7	—	364	160.00–168.00	162.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	420	162.00–168.00	164.31
2	—	570	120.00–128.00	124.11
3	—	513	132.00–138.00	135.94
4	—	461	140.00–148.00	142.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	152.00–156.00	154.04
2	—	623	114.00–120.00	116.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	114.00–116.00	114.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	130.00–134.00	132.01
3	—	507	120.00–126.00	122.01
3	—	617	100.00–104.00	101.34
4	—	358	150.00–154.00	151.99
9	—	424	144.00–148.00	146.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	150.00–155.00	151.56
4	—	481	120.00–128.00	121.89
9	—	407	132.00–138.00	136.64
11	—	373	140.00–146.00	143.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	524	140.00–143.00	141.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	174.00–178.00	175.95
6	—	458	150.00–158.00	151.37
7	—	412	160.00–164.00	162.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	59.00–66.00	62.49
2	—	1,123	54.00–57.00	55.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,148	50.00–57.00	52.60
4	—	1,180	44.00–48.00	46.59
6	—	1,209	58.00–64.00	60.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	69.00–73.00	70.87
2	—	1,683	94.00–98.00	95.99
2	—	1,938	83.00–89.00	86.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	725.00–825.00	773.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,188	900.00–925.00	913.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	845	60.00–68.00	64.57

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

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