Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2019-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No markets last week due to a hurricane.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.89/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$120.89

50 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$13.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.70

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	442	128.01	565	24
Medium and Large 3	443	114.33	507	26

One grade step is worth $13.68/cwt here — about $59 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

120.89

—

FL average8 barns · 338 hd

122.59

−1.70

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	1,491	72.42	1,080	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,226	47.98	588	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	45.96	513	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,433	838.87/cwt	825.00–850.00	12,021	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	61.28/cwt	58.00–64.00	564	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	755	71.92/cwt	70.00–74.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	437	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	104.04/cwt	100.00–108.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	86.06/cwt	84.00–90.00	497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	95.95/cwt	90.00–98.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	101.03/cwt	100.00–108.00	472	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	102.62/cwt	100.00–108.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	617	82.68/cwt	80.00–88.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	93.99/cwt	92.00–96.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	113.65/cwt	110.00–118.00	476	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	134.51/cwt	134.00–136.00	479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	409	124.02/cwt	118.00–126.00	507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	169.22/cwt	168.00–170.00	467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	115.26/cwt	115.00–118.00	682	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	112.66/cwt	112.00–114.00	520	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	104.10/cwt	102.00–110.00	482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	138.81/cwt	134.00–140.00	498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	112.91/cwt	112.00–114.00	781	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	95.28/cwt	90.00–98.00	486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	314	142.33/cwt	140.00–146.00	447	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	109.75/cwt	108.00–110.00	559	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,135	44.05/cwt	42.00–46.00	500	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	49.95/cwt	48.00–53.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	132.38/cwt	130.00–136.00	408	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	129.63/cwt	128.00–132.00	472	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	96.99/cwt	94.00–100.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	130.79/cwt	130.00–134.00	613	5
Bulls	—	—	1,182	62.41/cwt	60.00–68.00	738	3
Bulls	—	—	1,530	72.65/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,112	4
Bulls	—	—	1,645	78.25/cwt	65.00–82.00	1,287	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	45.96/cwt	40.00–49.00	513	4

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 Sep 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 835Last week 604Year ago 1,032

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 74Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 61Year ago 74

No markets last week due to a hurricane.

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,433	825.00–850.00	838.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	58.00–64.00	61.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	755	70.00–74.00	71.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	358	120.00–124.00	122.01
8	—	467	100.00–108.00	101.03
9	—	419	110.00–118.00	113.65
3	—	510	90.00–98.00	95.28
5	—	308	130.00–136.00	132.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	100.00–108.00	104.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	100.00–108.00	102.62
4	—	356	134.00–136.00	134.51
6	—	462	112.00–114.00	112.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	84.00–90.00	86.06
3	—	617	80.00–88.00	82.68
4	—	409	118.00–126.00	124.02
4	—	463	102.00–110.00	104.10
5	—	314	140.00–146.00	142.33
5	—	364	128.00–132.00	129.63
2	—	528	94.00–100.00	96.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	100.00–102.00	101.00
2	—	658	92.00–96.00	93.99
5	—	276	168.00–170.00	169.22
5	—	359	134.00–140.00	138.81
8	—	509	108.00–110.00	109.75
2	—	460	130.00–134.00	132.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	90.00–98.00	95.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	592	115.00–118.00	115.26
11	—	692	112.00–114.00	112.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	140.00–142.00	140.97
5	—	469	130.00–134.00	130.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	42.00–46.00	44.05
4	—	1,271	48.00–53.00	49.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,116	40.00–49.00	45.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	60.00–68.00	62.41
4	—	1,530	70.00–76.00	72.65
5	—	1,645	65.00–82.00	78.25

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle