Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.08/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$206.08

69 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$16.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.42

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	421	211.96	893	22
Medium and Large 1	451	211.54	955	23
Medium and Large 3	436	195.47	852	24

One grade step is worth $16.49/cwt here — about $41 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 sale69 hd

206.08

—

FL average5 barns · 303 hd

212.50

−6.42

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	—	Low	1,588	107.45	1,706	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,323	112.03	1,482	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,069	93.32	998	8thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1	—	376	263.74/cwt	260.00–265.00	992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	229.29/cwt	228.00–232.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	217.32/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	161.35/cwt	160.00–162.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	194.02/cwt	192.00–196.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	245.45/cwt	240.00–248.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	312.43/cwt	310.00–315.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	252.74/cwt	250.00–258.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	247.69/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,142	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	231.98/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	215.97/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	229.04/cwt	228.00–232.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	264.13/cwt	260.00–268.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	241.95/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	183.00/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	201.48/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	174.09/cwt	170.00–178.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	265.40/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	216.72/cwt	210.00–218.00	936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	229.12/cwt	228.00–230.00	839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	181.36/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	255.97/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	181.01/cwt	180.00–182.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	229.36/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	181.31/cwt	180.00–184.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	281	231.20/cwt	230.00–235.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	222.46/cwt	220.00–226.00	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	195.96/cwt	192.00–200.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	236.53/cwt	234.00–242.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	221.95/cwt	220.00–226.00	965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	229.66/cwt	228.00–232.00	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	172.70/cwt	170.00–178.00	895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	204.96/cwt	202.00–208.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	215.40/cwt	210.00–218.00	819	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	96.69/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,018	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	106.38/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,064	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	103.48/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,630	4
Bulls	—	—	1,613	115.40/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,861	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	79.82/cwt	75.00–85.00	758	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	112.03/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,482	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	92.50/cwt	87.00–96.00	993	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	103.13/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,181	3

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 384Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 73Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 41Year ago 48

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	260.00–265.00	263.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	228.00–232.00	229.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	216.00–218.00	217.32
2	—	693	150.00–152.00	151.00
2	—	515	192.00–196.00	194.02
7	—	366	228.00–230.00	229.12
3	—	565	180.00–184.00	181.36
3	—	332	234.00–242.00	236.53
3	—	435	220.00–226.00	221.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	160.00–162.00	161.35
3	—	467	180.00–184.00	181.31
4	—	281	230.00–235.00	231.20
6	—	518	170.00–178.00	172.70
2	—	415	202.00–208.00	204.96
6	—	380	210.00–218.00	215.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	170.00–178.00	174.09
6	—	432	210.00–218.00	216.72
2	—	535	180.00–182.00	181.01
5	—	376	220.00–226.00	222.46
2	—	470	192.00–200.00	195.96
5	—	328	228.00–232.00	229.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	240.00–248.00	245.45
4	—	410	228.00–232.00	229.04
6	—	320	260.00–268.00	264.13
2	—	533	200.00–203.00	201.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	310.00–315.00	312.43
7	—	461	240.00–249.00	247.69
2	—	585	212.00–220.00	215.97
2	—	693	182.00–184.00	183.00
3	—	380	260.00–268.00	265.40
3	—	418	252.00–258.00	255.97
3	—	525	228.00–232.00	229.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	250.00–258.00	252.74
2	—	465	230.00–234.00	231.98
2	—	420	240.00–244.00	241.95

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	—	1,053	93.00–100.00	96.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	102.00–112.00	106.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,575	98.00–107.00	103.48
2	—	1,613	113.00–118.00	115.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	75.00–85.00	79.82
3	—	1,073	87.00–96.00	92.50
3	—	1,145	98.00–107.00	103.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	109.00–115.00	112.03

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