Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2019-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder steers untested, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $155.04/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$155.04

80 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

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

$73.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.44

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	263	214.48	565	11thin
Medium and Large 2	421	151.24	637	31
Medium and Large 3	417	140.94	587	38

One grade step is worth $73.53/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale80 hd

155.04

—

FL average9 barns · 474 hd

135.61

+19.44

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	1,356	84.42	1,144	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	58.05	790	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	57.65	646	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	837	37.83	316	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	159.13/cwt	158.00–160.00	527	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	143.25/cwt	138.00–146.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	139.96/cwt	138.00–142.00	651	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	179.57/cwt	178.00–182.00	558	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	77.64/cwt	76.00–80.00	841	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	68.20/cwt	64.00–72.00	668	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	963	85.80/cwt	82.00–90.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	128.03/cwt	126.00–130.00	670	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	132.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	133.63/cwt	130.00–134.00	616	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	148.55/cwt	148.00–154.00	527	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	160.08/cwt	158.00–164.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	181.73/cwt	180.00–185.00	491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	169.54/cwt	168.00–174.00	463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	164.04/cwt	160.00–166.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	139.36/cwt	138.00–142.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	102.07/cwt	100.00–104.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	123.29/cwt	122.00–126.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	122.04/cwt	118.00–126.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	153.98/cwt	148.00–156.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	134.01/cwt	128.00–136.00	763	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	151.42/cwt	150.00–156.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	130.34/cwt	128.00–132.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	122.68/cwt	122.00–126.00	568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	120.34/cwt	120.00–122.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	267	200.28/cwt	198.00–205.00	535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	172.93/cwt	170.00–174.00	564	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	110.77/cwt	110.00–114.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	121.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	146.81/cwt	146.00–148.00	527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	674	108.01/cwt	100.00–110.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	180	286.85/cwt	280.00–290.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	106.26/cwt	105.00–110.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	132.37/cwt	130.00–136.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	112.03/cwt	110.00–116.00	655	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	57.00/cwt	55.00–59.00	686	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	64.22/cwt	62.00–69.00	680	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	46.44/cwt	45.00–48.00	463	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	32.52/cwt	30.00–35.00	273	2
Bulls	—	—	1,354	81.76/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,107	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	43.13/cwt	41.00–45.00	360	2
Bulls	—	—	1,360	92.41/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,257	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	55.53/cwt	53.00–57.00	759	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	63.08/cwt	60.00–66.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	506	110.50/cwt	110.00–112.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	153.01/cwt	152.00–154.00	635	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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 671Last week 743Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 50Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 40Year ago 31

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder steers untested, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	331	158.00–160.00	159.13
11	—	461	130.00–134.00	133.63
4	—	506	120.00–124.00	121.01
3	—	585	110.00–116.00	112.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	408	130.00–136.00	132.98
2	—	575	100.00–104.00	102.07
4	—	334	150.00–156.00	151.42
6	—	463	122.00–126.00	122.68
5	—	359	146.00–148.00	146.81
4	—	506	110.00–112.00	110.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	122.00–126.00	123.29
5	—	522	128.00–132.00	130.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	138.00–146.00	143.25
11	—	355	148.00–154.00	148.55
3	—	327	158.00–164.00	160.08
4	—	273	168.00–174.00	169.54
4	—	525	118.00–126.00	122.04
5	—	590	110.00–114.00	110.77
5	—	461	130.00–136.00	132.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	465	138.00–142.00	139.96
3	—	270	180.00–185.00	181.73
3	—	377	160.00–166.00	164.04
4	—	411	148.00–156.00	153.98
7	—	326	170.00–174.00	172.93
4	—	636	105.00–110.00	106.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	311	178.00–182.00	179.57
3	—	267	198.00–205.00	200.28
3	—	180	280.00–290.00	286.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	126.00–130.00	128.03
6	—	557	120.00–122.00	120.34
5	—	674	100.00–110.00	108.01
2	—	415	152.00–154.00	153.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	138.00–142.00	139.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	128.00–136.00	134.01

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,083	76.00–80.00	77.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	980	64.00–72.00	68.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	82.00–90.00	85.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,203	55.00–59.00	57.00
4	—	1,059	62.00–69.00	64.22
2	—	998	45.00–48.00	46.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	30.00–35.00	32.52
2	—	835	41.00–45.00	43.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,366	53.00–57.00	55.53
2	—	1,353	60.00–66.00	63.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,354	78.00–86.00	81.76
2	—	1,360	90.00–95.00	92.41

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

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Replacement Cattle

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