Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $145.10/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$145.10

135 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$31.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.56

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	372	160.38	596	30
Medium and Large 2	390	149.18	582	61
Medium and Large 3	429	129.03	554	44

One grade step is worth $31.35/cwt here — about $42 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 sale135 hd

145.10

—

FL average10 barns · 666 hd

132.54

+12.56

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	1,606	70.35	1,130	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,295	46.15	597	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,108	45.57	505	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	864	29.52	255	6thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	49.62/cwt	47.00–52.00	657	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	50.25/cwt	48.00–53.00	555	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	864	32.81/cwt	30.00–37.00	283	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	42.68/cwt	40.00–46.00	540	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	45.73/cwt	45.00–47.00	502	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	22.94/cwt	21.00–25.00	198	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	40.74/cwt	36.00–44.00	458	4
Bulls	—	—	1,606	70.35/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	149.32/cwt	148.00–150.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	138.63/cwt	136.00–140.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	109.13/cwt	108.00–110.00	514	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	121.00/cwt	118.00–124.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	102.88/cwt	99.00–104.00	701	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	150.91/cwt	150.00–154.00	478	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	135.58/cwt	132.00–138.00	579	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	165.00/cwt	160.00–166.00	551	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	134.04/cwt	130.00–138.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	694	94.38/cwt	90.00–95.00	655	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	262	170.70/cwt	168.00–172.00	447	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	145.26/cwt	140.00–148.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.02/cwt	108.00–112.00	567	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	925	66.69/cwt	64.00–71.00	617	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	948	60.41/cwt	58.00–63.00	573	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	635.72/cwt	600.00–675.00	8,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	101.38/cwt	100.00–104.00	578	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	127.32/cwt	126.00–128.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	102.99/cwt	100.00–106.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	406	120.79/cwt	116.00–122.00	490	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	162.25/cwt	160.00–168.00	668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	171.28/cwt	170.00–176.00	531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	161.48/cwt	160.00–166.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	140.74/cwt	140.00–146.00	653	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	145.52/cwt	144.00–146.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	113.88/cwt	110.00–118.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	136.17/cwt	132.00–138.00	434	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	127.41/cwt	124.00–130.00	461	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	94.66/cwt	92.00–96.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	108.73/cwt	105.00–110.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	157.70/cwt	156.00–158.00	415	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	119.36/cwt	116.00–126.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	151.31/cwt	150.00–154.00	555	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	143.19/cwt	140.00–144.00	603	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	168.87/cwt	168.00–170.00	559	18

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 878Last week 768Year ago 805

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 71Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 75Year ago 74

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,324	47.00–52.00	49.62
4	—	1,265	40.00–46.00	42.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,104	48.00–53.00	50.25
4	—	1,098	45.00–47.00	45.73
4	—	1,123	36.00–44.00	40.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	864	30.00–37.00	32.81
2	—	865	21.00–25.00	22.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,606	68.00–74.00	70.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	148.00–150.00	149.32
5	—	310	170.00–176.00	171.28
2	—	573	110.00–118.00	113.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	136.00–140.00	138.63
7	—	412	160.00–168.00	162.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	144.00–146.00	145.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	108.00–110.00	109.13
2	—	508	100.00–106.00	102.99
10	—	406	116.00–122.00	120.79
14	—	319	132.00–138.00	136.17
7	—	362	124.00–130.00	127.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	460	118.00–124.00	121.00
3	—	408	126.00–128.00	127.32
3	—	652	92.00–96.00	94.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	681	99.00–104.00	102.88
4	—	578	105.00–110.00	108.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	317	150.00–154.00	150.91
5	—	427	132.00–138.00	135.58
2	—	633	85.00–86.00	85.50
3	—	370	140.00–148.00	145.26
6	—	515	108.00–112.00	110.02
9	—	570	100.00–104.00	101.38
7	—	263	156.00–158.00	157.70
3	—	487	116.00–126.00	119.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	334	160.00–166.00	165.00
2	—	470	130.00–138.00	134.04
8	—	694	90.00–95.00	94.38
15	—	262	168.00–172.00	170.70
15	—	367	150.00–154.00	151.31
10	—	421	140.00–144.00	143.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	160.00–166.00	161.48
8	—	464	140.00–146.00	140.74
18	—	331	168.00–170.00	168.87

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	—	925	64.00–71.00	66.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	58.00–63.00	60.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,318	600.00–675.00	635.72

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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