Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trends collected last week, market was closed for Thanksgiving Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.60/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$130.60

90 head · 413 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$154

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

$13.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.07

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	371	132.47	492	44
Medium and Large 2	427	131.57	562	36
Medium and Large 1	543	118.92	646	10thin

One grade step is worth $13.55/cwt here — about −$154 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 sale90 hd

130.60

—

FL average8 barns · 758 hd

122.53

+8.07

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	1,880	72.17	1,357	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,264	47.98	606	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	46.07	537	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	750	27.53	206	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	145.94/cwt	142.00–148.00	460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	135.28/cwt	130.00–138.00	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	126.05/cwt	122.00–128.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	101.36/cwt	100.00–104.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	120.53/cwt	120.00–122.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	117.84/cwt	117.00–118.00	663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.36/cwt	116.00–118.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	101.31/cwt	100.00–104.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	135.93/cwt	130.00–138.00	564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	150.94/cwt	148.00–156.00	494	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	121.16/cwt	119.00–122.00	568	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	155.50/cwt	150.00–158.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	102.63/cwt	100.00–108.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	136.24/cwt	130.00–138.00	489	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	126.08/cwt	120.00–128.00	517	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	139.64/cwt	138.00–144.00	445	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	153.99/cwt	152.00–156.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	174.02/cwt	170.00–176.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	135.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	141.48/cwt	140.00–144.00	659	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	153.66/cwt	150.00–156.00	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	119.10/cwt	118.00–122.00	632	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	144.37/cwt	140.00–148.00	602	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	133.04/cwt	130.00–136.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	146.82/cwt	144.00–148.00	531	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	158.80/cwt	158.00–160.00	440	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	57.16/cwt	54.00–61.00	537	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	808	66.60/cwt	62.00–71.00	538	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	72.17/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,357	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	51.79/cwt	49.00–54.00	584	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	42.25/cwt	40.00–47.00	503	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,264	47.98/cwt	46.00–50.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	644	100.99/cwt	100.00–106.00	650	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	27.53/cwt	25.00–30.00	206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	114.41/cwt	111.00–118.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	145.03/cwt	140.00–146.00	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	133.98/cwt	130.00–139.00	620	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	157.65/cwt	154.00–158.00	582	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	264	170.85/cwt	170.00–172.00	451	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	166.06/cwt	164.00–168.00	437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	123.94/cwt	120.00–128.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	146.69/cwt	144.00–148.00	568	6

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 Dec 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 673Last week 796Year ago 716

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 62Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 69Year ago 86

Compared to last week: No trends collected last week, market was closed for Thanksgiving Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	142.00–148.00	145.94
3	—	358	130.00–138.00	135.28
3	—	420	122.00–128.00	126.05
3	—	535	100.00–104.00	101.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	644	100.00–106.00	100.99
2	—	263	164.00–168.00	166.06
3	—	528	110.00–112.00	110.66
4	—	468	120.00–128.00	123.94
6	—	387	144.00–148.00	146.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	111.00–118.00	114.41
6	—	423	140.00–146.00	145.03
9	—	463	130.00–139.00	133.98
11	—	369	154.00–158.00	157.65
12	—	264	170.00–172.00	170.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	120.00–122.00	120.53
6	—	563	117.00–118.00	117.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	116.00–118.00	117.36
3	—	570	100.00–104.00	101.31
8	—	415	130.00–138.00	135.93
11	—	327	148.00–156.00	150.94
11	—	469	119.00–122.00	121.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	116.00–118.00	117.01
3	—	272	150.00–158.00	155.50
3	—	522	100.00–108.00	102.63
9	—	359	130.00–138.00	136.24
13	—	410	120.00–128.00	126.08
14	—	319	138.00–144.00	139.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	152.00–156.00	153.99
3	—	308	170.00–176.00	174.02
4	—	518	130.00–138.00	135.91
8	—	466	140.00–144.00	141.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	150.00–156.00	153.66
7	—	531	118.00–122.00	119.10
9	—	417	140.00–148.00	144.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	130.00–136.00	133.04
10	—	362	144.00–148.00	146.82
12	—	277	158.00–160.00	158.80

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	54.00–61.00	57.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	808	62.00–71.00	66.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,880	70.00–74.00	72.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,128	49.00–54.00	51.79
6	—	1,190	40.00–47.00	42.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,264	46.00–50.00	47.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	25.00–30.00	27.53

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

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