Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2019-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $141.10/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$141.10

72 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$50.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.39

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	367	169.56	623	22
Medium and Large 2	422	143.40	606	19thin
Medium and Large 3	464	119.49	555	31

One grade step is worth $50.08/cwt here — about $68 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 sale72 hd

141.10

—

FL average10 barns · 525 hd

126.71

+14.39

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	1,412	71.66	1,012	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,351	47.38	640	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	45.46	526	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	853	34.90	298	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	141.02/cwt	136.00–142.00	477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	105.26/cwt	100.00–107.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	129.98/cwt	126.00–134.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	169.97/cwt	168.00–172.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	162.42/cwt	160.00–166.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	87.96/cwt	86.00–90.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	111.34/cwt	110.00–114.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	142.72/cwt	140.00–144.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	134.41/cwt	128.00–136.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	274	161.56/cwt	160.00–166.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	177.56/cwt	172.00–180.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	104.19/cwt	100.00–105.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	113.47/cwt	110.00–116.00	527	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	162.88/cwt	160.00–166.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	154.84/cwt	154.00–158.00	635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	152.06/cwt	148.00–156.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	236	216.89/cwt	215.00–220.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	135.70/cwt	132.00–138.00	632	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	592	88.96/cwt	88.00–96.00	527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	137.49/cwt	136.00–138.00	492	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	99.04/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,107	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	67.91/cwt	66.00–70.00	682	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	81.96/cwt	78.00–86.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	121.29/cwt	118.00–122.00	530	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	148.76/cwt	148.00–150.00	608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	108.90/cwt	108.00–110.00	635	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	161.93/cwt	160.00–166.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	141.36/cwt	140.00–148.00	611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	133.70/cwt	132.00–136.00	545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	120.04/cwt	118.00–124.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	161.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	101.60/cwt	100.00–110.00	534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	150.96/cwt	150.00–152.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	108.24/cwt	106.00–109.00	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	134.48/cwt	130.00–136.00	690	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	48.30/cwt	46.00–52.00	580	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	41.21/cwt	39.00–45.00	449	4
Bulls	—	—	1,505	72.28/cwt	67.00–76.00	1,088	4
Bulls	—	—	1,623	79.57/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,291	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	34.90/cwt	33.00–37.00	298	2
Bulls	—	—	1,015	62.51/cwt	61.00–64.00	634	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	43.10/cwt	40.00–47.00	572	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	55.93/cwt	54.00–58.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	151.01/cwt	150.00–154.00	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	186.98/cwt	186.00–188.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	152.96/cwt	150.00–156.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	124.13/cwt	120.00–128.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	109.19/cwt	108.00–114.00	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	151.76/cwt	144.00–154.00	433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	115.88/cwt	112.00–120.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	119.35/cwt	114.00–122.00	606	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 Oct 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 809Last week 858Year ago 684

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 67Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 57Year ago 102

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	338	136.00–142.00	141.02
2	—	568	86.00–90.00	87.96
12	—	464	110.00–116.00	113.47
11	—	437	118.00–122.00	121.29
4	—	508	106.00–109.00	108.24
4	—	285	144.00–154.00	151.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	160.00–166.00	162.42
3	—	278	172.00–180.00	177.56
5	—	654	108.00–114.00	109.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	100.00–105.00	104.19
4	—	358	136.00–138.00	137.49
3	—	465	118.00–124.00	120.04
2	—	318	150.00–152.00	150.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	654	100.00–107.00	105.26
8	—	409	148.00–150.00	148.76
4	—	513	130.00–136.00	134.48
2	—	578	112.00–120.00	115.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	126.00–134.00	129.98
3	—	422	140.00–144.00	142.72
2	—	318	160.00–166.00	162.88
13	—	583	108.00–110.00	108.90
4	—	376	150.00–154.00	151.01
3	—	508	114.00–122.00	119.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	110.00–114.00	111.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	168.00–172.00	169.97
5	—	509	128.00–136.00	134.41
5	—	410	154.00–158.00	154.84
5	—	236	215.00–220.00	216.89
3	—	373	160.00–166.00	161.93
2	—	270	186.00–188.00	186.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	274	160.00–166.00	161.56
2	—	335	148.00–156.00	152.06
8	—	592	88.00–96.00	88.96
7	—	408	132.00–136.00	133.70
6	—	526	100.00–110.00	101.60
4	—	470	120.00–128.00	124.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	132.00–138.00	135.70
6	—	432	140.00–148.00	141.36
3	—	322	160.00–165.00	161.63
2	—	370	150.00–156.00	152.96

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,118	98.00–100.00	99.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,005	66.00–70.00	67.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	78.00–86.00	81.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,200	46.00–52.00	48.30
4	—	1,090	39.00–45.00	41.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	33.00–37.00	34.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,328	40.00–47.00	43.10
2	—	1,398	54.00–58.00	55.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,505	67.00–76.00	72.28
2	—	1,623	78.00–81.00	79.57
2	—	1,015	61.00–64.00	62.51

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle