Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.08/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$226.08

62 head · 328 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$12.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.77

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	319	235.61	752	8thin
Medium and Large 2	332	228.55	759	16thin
Medium and Large 3	328	223.03	732	38

One grade step is worth $12.58/cwt here — about $20 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 sale62 hd

226.08

—

FL average8 barns · 402 hd

212.31

+13.77

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	1,869	114.33	2,137	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	92.30	1,045	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	835	70.88	592	2thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 2	—	220	292.39/cwt	290.00–295.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	268.26/cwt	265.00–270.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	256.06/cwt	250.00–258.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	242.06/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,024	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	260.99/cwt	260.00–262.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	235.63/cwt	232.00–238.00	992	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	242.93/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	232.94/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	262.91/cwt	260.00–265.00	852	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	254.95/cwt	250.00–258.00	928	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	230.77/cwt	226.00–232.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	223.23/cwt	220.00–224.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	233.25/cwt	230.00–235.00	623	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	250.98/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	282.43/cwt	280.00–285.00	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	191.08/cwt	188.00–194.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	251.17/cwt	250.00–255.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	235.61/cwt	235.00–240.00	752	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	214.75/cwt	210.00–218.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	224.51/cwt	220.00–228.00	739	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	204.71/cwt	200.00–208.00	864	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	274.13/cwt	270.00–275.00	748	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	282.77/cwt	280.00–285.00	775	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	227.01/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	283.26/cwt	280.00–285.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	256.89/cwt	254.00–260.00	843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	246.35/cwt	240.00–248.00	894	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	86.51/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,058	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	104.26/cwt	101.00–108.00	952	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	108.49/cwt	108.00–109.00	2,050	2
Bulls	—	—	1,848	120.17/cwt	117.00–123.00	2,221	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	90.11/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,082	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	101.17/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,133	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	948	81.16/cwt	77.00–85.00	769	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	70.88/cwt	69.00–73.00	592	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 May 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 426Last week 451Year ago 353

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 140Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 64Year ago 101

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	290.00–295.00	292.39
3	—	322	265.00–270.00	268.26
4	—	376	250.00–258.00	256.06
5	—	423	240.00–250.00	242.06
7	—	274	280.00–285.00	282.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	260.00–262.00	260.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	232.00–238.00	235.63
12	—	273	270.00–275.00	274.13
2	—	470	226.00–228.00	227.01
3	—	220	280.00–285.00	283.26
4	—	328	254.00–260.00	256.89
5	—	363	240.00–248.00	246.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	240.00–246.00	242.93
2	—	470	230.00–236.00	232.94
7	—	324	260.00–265.00	262.91
8	—	364	250.00–258.00	254.95
6	—	283	280.00–285.00	282.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	276.00	276.00
2	—	418	250.00–252.00	250.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	226.00–232.00	230.77
5	—	372	220.00–224.00	223.23
2	—	473	188.00–194.00	191.08
4	—	225	250.00–255.00	251.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	267	230.00–235.00	233.25
5	—	379	210.00–218.00	214.75
11	—	329	220.00–228.00	224.51
7	—	422	200.00–208.00	204.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	319	235.00–240.00	235.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	83.00–90.00	86.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	913	101.00–108.00	104.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,890	108.00–109.00	108.49
2	—	1,848	117.00–123.00	120.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,201	86.00–95.00	90.11
4	—	1,120	97.00–107.00	101.17
2	—	948	77.00–85.00	81.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	69.00–73.00	70.88

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

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