Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 7.00 to 8.00 lower. feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 5.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $228.29/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$228.29

55 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$13.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.54

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	403	233.90	942	17thin
Medium and Large 1	471	230.26	1,085	21
Medium and Large 3	418	220.24	921	17thin

One grade step is worth $13.66/cwt here — about $21 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 sale55 hd

228.29

—

FL average8 barns · 739 hd

229.83

−1.54

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	1,259	104.21	1,312	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	108.56	1,250	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	84.37	798	4thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	420	278.07/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,168	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	221.28/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,148	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	321.72/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,062	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	231.51/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,229	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	262.05/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	262	323.38/cwt	320.00–330.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	331.80/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	283.93/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	251.02/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	282.81/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	243.94/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	222.03/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	248.64/cwt	246.00–250.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	245.30/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	221.98/cwt	220.00–224.00	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	230.99/cwt	230.00–232.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	211.36/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,205	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	238.92/cwt	238.00–242.00	891	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	239.28/cwt	236.00–242.00	998	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	233.06/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	248.03/cwt	246.00–250.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	230.35/cwt	230.00–232.00	836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	210.59/cwt	210.00–214.00	983	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	337.59/cwt	335.00–340.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	280.98/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	222.65/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	270.54/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,166	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	242.05/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,123	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	301.62/cwt	300.00–305.00	980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	312.56/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	230.66/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	211.98/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,092	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	111.26/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,118	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	132.80/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,401	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	126.44/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,359	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	105.01/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,122	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	114.32/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,406	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	94.81/cwt	91.00–98.00	946	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	84.37/cwt	80.00–89.00	798	4
Bulls	—	—	1,259	104.21/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,312	4

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 Aug 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 553Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 137Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 62Year ago 60

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 7.00 to 8.00 lower. feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 5.00 to 9.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	275.00–284.00	278.07
3	—	330	320.00–325.00	321.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	220.00–225.00	221.28
2	—	425	260.00–264.00	262.05
3	—	262	320.00–330.00	323.38
4	—	373	280.00–284.00	280.98
3	—	325	300.00–305.00	301.62
3	—	472	230.00–232.00	230.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	230.00–232.00	231.51
2	—	270	335.00–340.00	337.59
4	—	431	266.00–272.00	270.54
4	—	464	240.00–248.00	242.05
2	—	323	310.00–315.00	312.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	325.00–335.00	331.80
2	—	423	280.00–288.00	283.93
3	—	518	240.00–248.00	245.30
2	—	578	230.00–236.00	233.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	250.00–252.00	251.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	280.00–288.00	282.81
4	—	478	240.00–248.00	243.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	220.00–224.00	222.03
2	—	420	230.00–232.00	230.99
9	—	373	238.00–242.00	238.92
2	—	330	246.00–250.00	248.03
2	—	515	210.00–214.00	211.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	246.00–250.00	248.64
6	—	570	210.00–214.00	211.36
9	—	417	236.00–242.00	239.28
3	—	533	220.00–224.00	222.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	220.00–224.00	221.98
6	—	363	230.00–232.00	230.35
7	—	467	210.00–214.00	210.59

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	—	1,005	109.00–113.00	111.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	130.00–136.00	132.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	125.00–128.00	126.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	101.00–109.00	105.01
6	—	1,230	110.00–119.00	114.32
2	—	998	91.00–98.00	94.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	946	80.00–89.00	84.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,259	101.00–109.00	104.21

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