Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2019-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls slightly lower, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows were slightly lower. Technical problems delayed the sale for several hours. Market report until 4:00 pm

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.31/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$130.31

73 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$14.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.10

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	137.73	626	29
Medium and Large 2	440	126.93	559	28
Medium and Large 3	421	122.75	516	16thin

One grade step is worth $14.98/cwt here — about $110 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

130.31

—

FL average10 barns · 569 hd

123.21

+7.10

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	—	High	1,530	73.70	1,127	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,264	48.29	610	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	47.28	534	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	830	30.51	253	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	Lean 85-90%	—	830	30.51/cwt	30.00–31.00	253	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	49.81/cwt	49.00–52.00	679	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,115	46.01/cwt	45.00–47.00	513	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	45.53/cwt	40.00–48.00	530	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	52.51/cwt	50.00–55.00	540	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	79.34/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,420	4
Bulls	—	—	1,373	73.13/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,004	2
Bulls	—	—	1,165	62.97/cwt	61.00–65.00	734	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	83.14/cwt	80.00–86.00	881	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	92.97/cwt	90.00–96.00	883	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	773	74.19/cwt	70.00–78.00	573	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	835.23/cwt	825.00–850.00	9,438	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	675.12/cwt	625.00–725.00	7,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	136.79/cwt	136.00–138.00	514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	131.33/cwt	130.00–132.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	121.80/cwt	120.00–122.00	626	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	109.51/cwt	108.00–110.00	625	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	117.32/cwt	112.00–120.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	133.07/cwt	130.00–136.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	111.16/cwt	110.00–114.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	507	102.37/cwt	96.00–104.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	128.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	119.15/cwt	118.00–121.00	549	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	100.32/cwt	95.00–104.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	113.01/cwt	112.00–116.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	142.66/cwt	142.00–144.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	124.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	151.03/cwt	150.00–152.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	108.76/cwt	108.00–112.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	105.75/cwt	100.00–108.00	547	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	133.56/cwt	130.00–136.00	486	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	102.03/cwt	100.00–108.00	585	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	138.58/cwt	138.00–142.00	507	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	406	135.19/cwt	132.00–136.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	125.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	141.47/cwt	138.00–144.00	604	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	639	108.57/cwt	108.00–110.00	694	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	148.28/cwt	148.00–150.00	540	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	134.46/cwt	130.00–136.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	192.61/cwt	190.00–195.00	424	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 Sep 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 858Last week 642Year ago 965

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 57Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 103Year ago 50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	30.00–31.00	30.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,363	49.00–52.00	49.81
2	—	1,115	45.00–47.00	46.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,164	40.00–48.00	45.53
2	—	1,028	50.00–55.00	52.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,790	77.00–82.00	79.34
2	—	1,373	70.00–76.00	73.13
2	—	1,165	61.00–65.00	62.97

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	—	1,060	80.00–86.00	83.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	90.00–96.00	92.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	773	70.00–78.00	74.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	825.00–850.00	835.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	625.00–725.00	675.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	136.00–138.00	136.79
3	—	427	130.00–132.00	131.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	514	120.00–122.00	121.80
8	—	571	108.00–110.00	109.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	692	112.00–120.00	117.32
2	—	518	130.00–136.00	133.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	458	110.00–114.00	111.16
5	—	507	96.00–104.00	102.37
4	—	356	126.00–130.00	128.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	461	118.00–121.00	119.15
5	—	568	95.00–104.00	100.32
4	—	508	112.00–116.00	113.01
3	—	308	142.00–144.00	142.66
2	—	408	122.00–126.00	124.01
2	—	268	150.00–152.00	151.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	588	108.00–112.00	108.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	100.00–108.00	105.75
5	—	364	130.00–136.00	133.56
4	—	323	138.00–140.00	138.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	100.00–108.00	102.03
7	—	366	138.00–142.00	138.58
5	—	406	132.00–136.00	135.19
4	—	460	124.00–128.00	125.98
4	—	328	146.00–148.00	146.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	138.00–144.00	141.47
7	—	639	108.00–110.00	108.57
7	—	364	148.00–150.00	148.28
4	—	469	130.00–136.00	134.46
2	—	220	190.00–195.00	192.61

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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