Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.93/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$218.93

47 head · 379 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$92

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$33.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.66

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	310	237.21	736	12thin
Medium and Large 1	396	225.18	892	15thin
Medium and Large 3	407	203.28	828	20

One grade step is worth $33.94/cwt here — about −$92 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 sale47 hd

218.93

—

FL average8 barns · 486 hd

211.27

+7.66

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	1,557	109.09	1,699	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,137	90.99	1,035	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	808	68.88	557	4thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	365	253.04/cwt	250.00–256.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	218	306.72/cwt	305.00–310.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	262.04/cwt	260.00–264.00	964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	271.28/cwt	270.00–275.00	849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	282.56/cwt	280.00–285.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	223.97/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	206.65/cwt	204.00–208.00	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	215.30/cwt	214.00–218.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	181.96/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	205.40/cwt	200.00–208.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	243.80/cwt	240.00–245.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	194.93/cwt	192.00–198.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	213.95/cwt	212.00–218.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	286	231.62/cwt	230.00–238.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	231.35/cwt	230.00–232.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	173	277.54/cwt	275.00–280.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	222.62/cwt	220.00–224.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	133.99/cwt	130.00–138.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	273.78/cwt	270.00–275.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	386	246.49/cwt	242.00–248.00	951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	239.02/cwt	238.00–240.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	237.32/cwt	236.00–238.00	997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	183	289.93/cwt	285.00–295.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	233.36/cwt	232.00–236.00	765	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	90.81/cwt	88.00–93.00	740	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	113.92/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,074	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	99.60/cwt	97.00–102.00	896	2
Bulls	—	—	1,628	105.23/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,713	4
Bulls	—	—	1,625	119.23/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,937	4
Bulls	—	—	1,280	96.54/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,236	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	98.39/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,123	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	78.51/cwt	77.00–80.00	722	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	75.03/cwt	73.00–77.00	621	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	62.72/cwt	60.00–66.00	494	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	90.22/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,089	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 May 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 467Last week 426Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 88Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 55Year ago 124

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	250.00–256.00	253.04
3	—	218	305.00–310.00	306.72
4	—	313	270.00–275.00	271.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	260.00–264.00	262.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	280.00–285.00	282.56
2	—	523	222.00–226.00	223.97
4	—	278	270.00–275.00	273.78
4	—	386	242.00–248.00	246.49
3	—	420	236.00–238.00	237.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	204.00–208.00	206.65
2	—	570	180.00–184.00	181.96
3	—	430	212.00–218.00	213.95
3	—	367	230.00–232.00	231.35
2	—	328	238.00–240.00	239.02
2	—	183	285.00–295.00	289.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	214.00–218.00	215.30
2	—	425	192.00–198.00	194.93
5	—	286	230.00–238.00	231.62
6	—	328	220.00–224.00	222.62
4	—	693	130.00–138.00	133.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	200.00–208.00	205.40
4	—	276	240.00–245.00	243.80
2	—	173	275.00–280.00	277.54
3	—	328	232.00–236.00	233.36

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	—	815	88.00–93.00	90.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	110.00–117.00	113.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	97.00–102.00	99.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,628	103.00–108.00	105.23
4	—	1,625	116.00–125.00	119.23
2	—	1,280	95.00–98.00	96.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,141	96.00–102.00	98.39
2	—	920	77.00–80.00	78.51
6	—	1,207	85.00–95.00	90.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	73.00–77.00	75.03
2	—	788	60.00–66.00	62.72

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.

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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