Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2019-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $148.05/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$148.05

102 head · 381 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$23.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.36

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	388	151.25	588	63
Medium and Large 2	365	145.71	531	33
Medium and Large 3	397	127.39	506	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.86/cwt here — about $82 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 sale102 hd

148.05

—

FL average10 barns · 595 hd

130.69

+17.36

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	1,657	68.02	1,127	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,391	45.83	638	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,148	45.20	519	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	32.38	338	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	—	1,578	73.05/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,153	2
Bulls	—	—	1,696	65.51/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,111	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	184.91/cwt	180.00–186.00	416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	123.19/cwt	122.00–128.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.39/cwt	130.00–138.00	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	117.70/cwt	116.00–120.00	690	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	133.86/cwt	132.00–135.00	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	160.39/cwt	160.00–162.00	606	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	143.59/cwt	140.00–148.00	672	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	162.03/cwt	160.00–164.00	527	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	63.98/cwt	60.00–68.00	582	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	885	73.25/cwt	70.00–76.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	116.53/cwt	116.00–118.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	111.36/cwt	110.00–112.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	142.48/cwt	140.00–144.00	590	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	115.53/cwt	112.00–118.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	152.03/cwt	150.00–154.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	123.10/cwt	120.00–128.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	120.56/cwt	120.00–124.00	644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	105.04/cwt	102.00–108.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	97.99/cwt	96.00–100.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	115.30/cwt	110.00–118.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	110.33/cwt	107.00–112.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	131.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	123.46/cwt	120.00–128.00	575	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	113.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	150.06/cwt	148.00–158.00	393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	133.25/cwt	130.00–136.00	492	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	141.17/cwt	140.00–146.00	442	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	121.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	511	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	563	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	49.24/cwt	47.00–51.00	563	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	42.50/cwt	40.00–46.00	489	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	51.56/cwt	50.00–53.00	819	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	42.97/cwt	40.00–45.00	556	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	32.38/cwt	30.00–35.00	338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	164.71/cwt	162.00–168.00	517	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.83/cwt	140.00–148.00	600	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	266	170.21/cwt	170.00–172.00	453	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	157.60/cwt	150.00–160.00	599	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	134.02/cwt	130.00–138.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	123.58/cwt	122.00–128.00	510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	443	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	146.47/cwt	142.00–148.00	539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	157.36/cwt	156.00–158.00	500	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	209	170.32/cwt	170.00–172.00	356	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	116.49/cwt	114.00–118.00	626	8

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 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 704Last week 673Year ago 701

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 88Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 117Year ago 72

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	70.00–76.00	73.05
4	—	1,696	62.00–68.00	65.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,144	47.00–51.00	49.24
6	—	1,150	40.00–46.00	42.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	50.00–53.00	51.56
4	—	1,293	40.00–45.00	42.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	30.00–35.00	32.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	225	180.00–186.00	184.91
5	—	509	122.00–128.00	123.19
6	—	475	130.00–138.00	135.39
7	—	586	116.00–120.00	117.70
9	—	314	162.00–168.00	164.71
9	—	423	140.00–148.00	141.83
10	—	266	170.00–172.00	170.21
12	—	380	150.00–160.00	157.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	120.00–122.00	121.01
2	—	433	130.00–138.00	134.02
4	—	275	160.00–162.00	161.02
4	—	368	142.00–148.00	146.47
6	—	318	156.00–158.00	157.36
7	—	209	170.00–172.00	170.32
8	—	537	114.00–118.00	116.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	134.00–136.00	135.01
4	—	413	122.00–128.00	123.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	539	132.00–135.00	133.86
10	—	378	160.00–162.00	160.39
13	—	468	140.00–148.00	143.59
4	—	438	150.00–154.00	152.03
5	—	583	120.00–128.00	123.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	160.00–164.00	162.03
6	—	580	110.00–112.00	111.36
8	—	414	140.00–144.00	142.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	112.00–118.00	115.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	116.00–118.00	116.53
7	—	534	120.00–124.00	120.56
3	—	692	107.00–112.00	110.33
4	—	463	130.00–132.00	131.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	102.00–108.00	105.04
2	—	643	96.00–100.00	97.99
6	—	528	110.00–118.00	115.30
16	—	466	120.00–128.00	123.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	110.00–118.00	113.96
5	—	262	148.00–158.00	150.06
9	—	369	130.00–136.00	133.25
10	—	313	140.00–146.00	141.17
12	—	421	120.00–128.00	121.35

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	—	910	60.00–68.00	63.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	885	70.00–76.00	73.25

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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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

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