Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.55/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$124.55

76 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$98

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

$16.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.37

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	441	126.97	560	41
Medium and Large 3	424	124.13	526	29
Medium and Large 1	598	110.01	658	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.96/cwt here — about −$98 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 sale76 hd

124.55

—

FL average10 barns · 969 hd

123.18

+1.37

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	1,213	80.05	971	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,219	58.62	715	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	51.85	589	10

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	44.87/cwt	40.00–50.00	534	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	55.00/cwt	53.00–57.00	621	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,148	64.93/cwt	63.00–67.00	745	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	78.02/cwt	77.00–79.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.08/cwt	118.00–128.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	160.65/cwt	158.00–164.00	601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	92.99/cwt	90.00–96.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	150.53/cwt	148.00–158.00	476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	112.47/cwt	110.00–116.00	579	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	142.74/cwt	140.00–146.00	598	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	162.08/cwt	160.00–164.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	129.72/cwt	128.00–130.00	607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	150.90/cwt	148.00–156.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	107.75/cwt	107.00–108.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	106.62/cwt	100.00–108.00	607	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	164.06/cwt	162.00–166.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.05/cwt	148.00–152.00	563	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	59.51/cwt	59.00–60.00	622	2
Bulls	—	—	1,213	80.05/cwt	75.00–85.00	971	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	55.46/cwt	54.00–57.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	122.08/cwt	118.00–128.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	135.29/cwt	130.00–138.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	133.04/cwt	130.00–138.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	129.83/cwt	128.00–132.00	528	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	114.04/cwt	110.00–116.00	542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	152.66/cwt	150.00–154.00	621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	287	193.40/cwt	188.00–196.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	171.63/cwt	170.00–175.00	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	141.53/cwt	140.00–146.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	111.51/cwt	110.00–116.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	138.85/cwt	138.00–146.00	525	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	133.06/cwt	128.00–134.00	500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	159.98/cwt	158.00–166.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	177.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	314	149.48/cwt	148.00–154.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	107.01/cwt	104.00–110.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	110.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	99.33/cwt	98.00–102.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	201.71/cwt	200.00–205.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	154.98/cwt	150.00–156.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	120.80/cwt	118.00–126.00	697	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	124.83/cwt	118.00–126.00	538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	139.88/cwt	136.00–144.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	93.99/cwt	92.00–98.00	581	3

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 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 572Year ago 660

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 51Year ago 187

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 87Year ago 81

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,189	40.00–50.00	44.87
4	—	1,129	53.00–57.00	55.00
2	—	1,045	59.00–60.00	59.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	63.00–67.00	64.93
4	—	1,255	54.00–57.00	55.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,213	75.00–85.00	80.05

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	77.00–79.00	78.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	118.00–128.00	120.08
9	—	419	140.00–146.00	142.74
2	—	323	160.00–164.00	162.08
2	—	375	148.00–152.00	150.05
3	—	463	130.00–138.00	135.29
3	—	282	170.00–175.00	171.63
2	—	565	110.00–114.00	111.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	158.00–164.00	160.65
3	—	287	188.00–196.00	193.40
2	—	310	175.00–180.00	177.46
6	—	412	150.00–156.00	154.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	110.00–116.00	112.47
6	—	569	100.00–108.00	106.62
2	—	268	162.00–166.00	164.06
5	—	471	118.00–128.00	122.08
5	—	426	130.00–138.00	133.04
4	—	358	140.00–146.00	141.53
4	—	314	148.00–154.00	149.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	90.00–96.00	92.99
7	—	468	128.00–130.00	129.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	128.00–130.00	129.01
2	—	663	120.00–124.00	121.99
4	—	409	158.00–166.00	159.98
3	—	283	200.00–205.00	201.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	407	150.00–154.00	152.66
11	—	577	118.00–126.00	120.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	105.00–108.00	106.51
3	—	267	148.00–156.00	150.90
6	—	475	110.00–116.00	114.04
6	—	376	128.00–134.00	133.06
3	—	568	98.00–102.00	99.33
7	—	431	118.00–126.00	124.83
2	—	325	136.00–144.00	139.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	316	148.00–158.00	150.53
4	—	584	107.00–108.00	107.75
2	—	288	160.00–165.00	162.52
11	—	407	128.00–132.00	129.83
9	—	378	138.00–146.00	138.85
8	—	523	110.00–118.00	110.97
3	—	618	92.00–98.00	93.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	110.00–116.00	111.51
2	—	643	104.00–110.00	107.01

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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