Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers unevenly steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $143.35/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$143.35

73 head · 402 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$30.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.23

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	361	163.84	591	12thin
Medium and Large 2	395	147.30	582	26
Medium and Large 3	421	133.40	562	35

One grade step is worth $30.44/cwt here — about $29 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 sale73 hd

143.35

—

FL average9 barns · 344 hd

130.12

+13.23

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	1,455	77.43	1,127	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,175	66.15	777	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	59.44	679	10

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	990	83.95/cwt	79.00–88.00	831	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	933	68.18/cwt	64.00–72.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	141.46/cwt	140.00–146.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	124.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	118.61/cwt	112.00–120.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	91.66/cwt	90.00–100.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	93.40/cwt	90.00–95.00	540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	111.08/cwt	110.00–118.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	110.67/cwt	110.00–111.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	118.34/cwt	118.00–120.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	102.72/cwt	100.00–108.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	137.14/cwt	137.00–138.00	643	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	123.39/cwt	122.00–126.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	507	114.64/cwt	108.00–118.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	165.94/cwt	162.00–168.00	531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	233	171.54/cwt	168.00–175.00	400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	143.04/cwt	138.00–146.00	542	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	142.79/cwt	142.00–144.00	523	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,175	66.15/cwt	63.00–69.00	777	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	55.96/cwt	54.00–58.00	659	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	64.65/cwt	59.00–68.00	705	4
Bulls	—	—	1,660	83.95/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,394	2
Bulls	—	—	1,250	70.90/cwt	68.00–74.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	134.76/cwt	128.00–138.00	492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	127.01/cwt	126.00–130.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	134.51/cwt	134.00–136.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	171.47/cwt	170.00–174.00	550	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	132.06/cwt	130.00–136.00	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	130.05/cwt	128.00–134.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	103.61/cwt	100.00–107.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	149.93/cwt	148.00–154.00	412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	125.56/cwt	123.00–128.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	93.99/cwt	90.00–98.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	144.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	148.77/cwt	148.00–152.00	552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	336	151.21/cwt	150.00–152.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	164.97/cwt	162.00–168.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	117.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	111.81/cwt	110.00–119.00	683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	104.04/cwt	100.00–108.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.12/cwt	150.00–156.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	171.93/cwt	170.00–175.00	471	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	94.02/cwt	90.00–98.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	125.03/cwt	122.00–130.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	124.87/cwt	122.00–126.00	583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	124.48/cwt	122.00–126.00	528	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	119.07/cwt	116.00–122.00	617	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 Aug 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 572Last week 436Year ago 1,018

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 59Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 76Year ago 61

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers unevenly steady. Replacement cows steady.

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	—	990	79.00–88.00	83.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	64.00–72.00	68.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	140.00–146.00	141.46
3	—	515	122.00–126.00	123.39
3	—	320	162.00–168.00	165.94
6	—	462	130.00–136.00	132.06
5	—	371	148.00–152.00	148.77
5	—	274	170.00–175.00	171.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	120.00–128.00	124.04
3	—	507	108.00–118.00	114.64
2	—	233	168.00–175.00	171.54
11	—	379	138.00–146.00	143.04
6	—	415	128.00–134.00	130.05
5	—	336	150.00–152.00	151.21
4	—	638	90.00–98.00	94.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	321	170.00–174.00	171.47
2	—	458	140.00–148.00	144.02
2	—	423	150.00–156.00	153.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	112.00–120.00	118.61
3	—	618	110.00–111.00	110.67
8	—	539	122.00–130.00	125.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	669	90.00–100.00	91.66
6	—	536	118.00–120.00	118.34
5	—	366	142.00–144.00	142.79
2	—	578	100.00–107.00	103.61
2	—	278	162.00–168.00	164.97
7	—	467	122.00–126.00	124.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	90.00–95.00	93.40
3	—	535	100.00–108.00	102.72
3	—	365	128.00–138.00	134.76
3	—	275	148.00–154.00	149.93
2	—	475	116.00–120.00	117.96
8	—	424	122.00–126.00	124.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	590	110.00–118.00	111.08
7	—	469	137.00–138.00	137.14
4	—	533	126.00–130.00	127.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	134.00–136.00	134.51
2	—	693	90.00–98.00	93.99
2	—	565	100.00–108.00	104.04
2	—	518	116.00–122.00	119.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	580	123.00–128.00	125.56
5	—	611	110.00–119.00	111.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	63.00–69.00	66.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,178	54.00–58.00	55.96
4	—	1,091	59.00–68.00	64.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	81.00–87.00	83.95
2	—	1,250	68.00–74.00	70.90

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