Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2019-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, bulls steady, heifers steady. Replacement cows were steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $157.11/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$157.11

61 head · 388 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$35.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.63

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	323	181.60	587	10thin
Medium and Large 2	403	155.92	628	33
Medium and Large 3	397	145.66	578	18thin

One grade step is worth $35.94/cwt here — about $9 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 sale61 hd

157.11

—

FL average8 barns · 451 hd

143.47

+13.63

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	1,592	82.99	1,321	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,297	61.42	797	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,028	56.55	581	8thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	136.01/cwt	134.00–138.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	132.38/cwt	130.00–134.00	552	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	73.84/cwt	71.00–77.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	112.31/cwt	110.00–116.00	633	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	131.29/cwt	126.00–134.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	182.21/cwt	180.00–185.00	503	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	178.99/cwt	178.00–182.00	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	122.65/cwt	120.00–128.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	136.03/cwt	134.00–138.00	800	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	142.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	143.19/cwt	136.00–146.00	683	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	151.98/cwt	148.00–156.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	174.11/cwt	170.00–178.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	120.04/cwt	118.00–122.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	112.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	124.04/cwt	122.00–126.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	97.98/cwt	96.00–100.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	118.64/cwt	118.00–120.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	111.97/cwt	108.00–114.00	580	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	174.05/cwt	172.00–176.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	173.04/cwt	170.00–176.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	164.72/cwt	160.00–166.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.72/cwt	118.00–126.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	121.90/cwt	118.00–124.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	145.30/cwt	142.00–148.00	674	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	146.97/cwt	142.00–148.00	600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	208	214.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	447	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	908	54.49/cwt	52.00–57.00	495	2
Bulls	—	—	1,408	77.33/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,089	3
Bulls	—	—	1,868	91.47/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,709	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,254	63.41/cwt	61.00–66.00	795	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	57.45/cwt	56.00–59.00	795	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	64.35/cwt	59.00–67.00	737	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	910	43.02/cwt	40.00–46.00	391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	171.23/cwt	168.00–176.00	560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	150.01/cwt	148.00–152.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	131.02/cwt	128.00–134.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	137.33/cwt	136.00–138.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	131.39/cwt	130.00–138.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	159.53/cwt	158.00–164.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	94.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	653	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	159.32/cwt	158.00–162.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	128.78/cwt	128.00–132.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	162.05/cwt	160.00–164.00	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 Jul 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 743Last week 506Year ago 411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 92Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 37Year ago 27

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, bulls steady, heifers steady. Replacement cows were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	134.00–138.00	136.01
3	—	508	120.00–128.00	122.65
3	—	557	110.00–116.00	112.01
2	—	323	172.00–176.00	174.05
6	—	408	142.00–148.00	146.97
4	—	363	158.00–164.00	159.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	588	134.00–138.00	136.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	122.00–126.00	124.04
9	—	464	142.00–148.00	145.30
6	—	509	130.00–138.00	131.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	417	130.00–134.00	132.38
2	—	318	140.00–142.00	141.02
2	—	585	96.00–100.00	97.98
6	—	518	108.00–114.00	111.97
6	—	467	118.00–124.00	121.90
3	—	362	136.00–138.00	137.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	110.00–116.00	112.31
6	—	510	118.00–126.00	120.72
6	—	458	128.00–134.00	131.02
6	—	688	90.00–100.00	94.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	118.00–120.00	118.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	126.00–134.00	131.29
6	—	413	140.00–146.00	142.98
2	—	263	170.00–178.00	174.11
2	—	510	120.00–124.00	121.98
2	—	373	148.00–152.00	150.01
3	—	328	158.00–162.00	159.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	276	180.00–185.00	182.21
7	—	477	136.00–146.00	143.19
2	—	408	148.00–156.00	151.98
2	—	568	118.00–122.00	120.04
5	—	366	160.00–166.00	164.72
5	—	327	168.00–176.00	171.23
5	—	521	128.00–132.00	128.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	314	178.00–182.00	178.99
2	—	365	170.00–176.00	173.04
2	—	208	210.00–220.00	214.94
2	—	415	160.00–164.00	162.05

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	—	1,113	71.00–77.00	73.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	52.00–57.00	54.49
4	—	1,146	59.00–67.00	64.35
2	—	910	40.00–46.00	43.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,254	61.00–66.00	63.41
2	—	1,383	56.00–59.00	57.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	77.00–78.00	77.33
2	—	1,868	88.00–95.00	91.47

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