Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2019-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 3.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.31/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$115.31

63 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$173

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

$8.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	410	117.60	482	37
Medium and Large 2	479	113.71	544	16thin
Medium and Large 1	599	109.41	655	10thin

One grade step is worth $8.19/cwt here — about −$173 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 sale63 hd

115.31

—

FL average10 barns · 997 hd

113.22

+2.09

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	1,554	67.02	1,041	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,328	42.54	565	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,068	42.48	454	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	183.43/cwt	182.00–186.00	486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	134.40/cwt	132.00–136.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	406	134.27/cwt	130.00–136.00	545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	106.97/cwt	104.00–110.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	131.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	433	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	145.99/cwt	144.00–148.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	142.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	99.62/cwt	98.00–106.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	107.50/cwt	104.00–112.00	557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	409	117.32/cwt	116.00–122.00	480	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	110.56/cwt	110.00–116.00	594	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	174.09/cwt	172.00–176.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	126.51/cwt	126.00–128.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	141.45/cwt	140.00–146.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	98.59/cwt	90.00–100.00	522	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	106.44/cwt	100.00–108.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	95.35/cwt	90.00–98.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	82.78/cwt	80.00–88.00	469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	171.17/cwt	170.00–176.00	493	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	110.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	139.03/cwt	138.00–142.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	111.51/cwt	108.00–112.00	662	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	93.03/cwt	88.00–98.00	856	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	103.34/cwt	100.00–106.00	904	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	77.38/cwt	73.00–82.00	708	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	42.54/cwt	40.00–45.00	565	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	42.48/cwt	40.00–45.00	454	2
Bulls	—	—	1,506	63.76/cwt	60.00–68.00	960	4
Bulls	—	—	1,650	73.54/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	127.35/cwt	126.00–128.00	461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	145.99/cwt	144.00–148.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	98.98/cwt	98.00–100.00	530	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	174.43/cwt	170.00–176.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	687	86.65/cwt	80.00–90.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	101.02/cwt	96.00–106.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	148.72/cwt	148.00–150.00	394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	116.71/cwt	114.00–120.00	692	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	146.69/cwt	146.00–148.00	487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	150.67/cwt	150.00–152.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	135.18/cwt	130.00–138.00	564	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 Sep 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 642Last week 835Year ago 953

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 88Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 59Year ago 82

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 3.00-4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	182.00–186.00	183.43
4	—	588	110.00–114.00	110.99
4	—	315	170.00–176.00	174.43
3	—	407	150.00–152.00	150.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	132.00–136.00	134.40
4	—	428	140.00–144.00	142.98
2	—	278	172.00–176.00	174.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	406	130.00–136.00	134.27
5	—	517	98.00–106.00	99.62
4	—	463	126.00–128.00	126.51
4	—	364	138.00–142.00	139.03
3	—	687	80.00–90.00	86.65
3	—	332	146.00–148.00	146.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	104.00–110.00	106.97
10	—	329	130.00–138.00	131.48
9	—	409	116.00–122.00	117.32
7	—	529	90.00–100.00	98.59
3	—	567	80.00–88.00	82.78
3	—	362	126.00–128.00	127.35
3	—	265	148.00–150.00	148.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	518	104.00–112.00	107.50
4	—	331	140.00–146.00	141.45
3	—	558	90.00–98.00	95.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	594	108.00–112.00	111.51
2	—	618	96.00–106.00	101.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	144.00–148.00	145.99
8	—	535	98.00–100.00	98.98
3	—	417	130.00–138.00	135.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	537	110.00–116.00	110.56
5	—	576	100.00–108.00	106.44
5	—	288	170.00–176.00	171.17
2	—	408	144.00–148.00	145.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	593	114.00–120.00	116.71

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	—	920	88.00–98.00	93.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	100.00–106.00	103.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	73.00–82.00	77.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,328	40.00–45.00	42.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	40.00–45.00	42.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,506	60.00–68.00	63.76
2	—	1,650	72.00–75.00	73.54

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle