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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend. Sumter County Farmers Market was closed last Tuesday due to the approaching hurricane.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $234.38/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$234.38

59 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$27.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.78

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	242.61	1,056	24
Medium and Large 2	417	236.53	986	22
Medium and Large 3	458	215.54	988	13thin

One grade step is worth $27.07/cwt here — about $69 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 sale59 hd

234.38

—

FL average3 barns · 216 hd

238.16

−3.78

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	1,541	125.55	1,934	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	102.59	1,252	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	83.97	859	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	293.53/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,242	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	313.71/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,158	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	226.06/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	277.02/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	681	200.34/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,364	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	235.48/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	329.89/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,082	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	314	296.24/cwt	295.00–300.00	930	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	225.36/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,278	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	312.58/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	272.79/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,159	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	257.92/cwt	254.00–266.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	323.53/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,081	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	241.70/cwt	240.00–245.00	926	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	258.71/cwt	256.00–260.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	228.51/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,229	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	235.98/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	250.32/cwt	246.00–252.00	956	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	216.59/cwt	210.00–220.00	996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	231.30/cwt	230.00–234.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	253.40/cwt	250.00–255.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	273.22/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,046	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	330.13/cwt	325.00–335.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	242.95/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	323.27/cwt	320.00–325.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	234.97/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	262.56/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,103	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	225.97/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,204	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	132.60/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,154	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	123.08/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,120	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	108.85/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,043	2
Bulls	—	—	1,593	119.37/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,902	4
Bulls	—	—	1,488	131.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,960	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,727	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	95.99/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,073	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	104.24/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,215	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	83.97/cwt	80.00–88.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	223.27/cwt	220.00–228.00	951	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	242.06/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,024	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	217.98/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	225.98/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	236.07/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	241.66/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,257	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	171.02/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	224.01/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	273.05/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,278	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 Sep 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 544Last week 665Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 97Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 80Year ago 50

Compared to last week: No trend. Sumter County Farmers Market was closed last Tuesday due to the approaching hurricane.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	286.00–295.00	293.53
4	—	369	310.00–315.00	313.71
4	—	593	234.00–240.00	235.48
6	—	328	325.00–335.00	329.89
5	—	520	240.00–248.00	241.66
2	—	693	220.00–228.00	224.01
2	—	468	270.00–276.00	273.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	222.00–228.00	226.06
2	—	423	276.00–278.00	277.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	681	200.00–202.00	200.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	226.00	226.00
3	—	325	256.00–260.00	258.71
4	—	538	228.00–230.00	228.51
4	—	485	234.00–238.00	235.98
7	—	382	246.00–252.00	250.32
5	—	423	240.00–245.00	242.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	383	240.00–245.00	241.70
3	—	328	250.00–255.00	253.40
4	—	520	216.00–220.00	217.98
2	—	470	224.00–228.00	225.98
4	—	430	230.00–238.00	236.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	210.00–220.00	216.59
3	—	380	230.00–234.00	231.30
5	—	426	220.00–228.00	223.27
2	—	653	166.00–176.00	171.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	314	295.00–300.00	296.24
3	—	383	270.00–280.00	273.22
3	—	275	320.00–325.00	323.27
2	—	485	232.00–238.00	234.97
4	—	533	220.00–228.00	225.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	220.00–228.00	225.36
6	—	425	270.00–278.00	272.79
3	—	480	254.00–266.00	257.92
7	—	334	320.00–325.00	323.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	310.00–315.00	312.58
2	—	288	325.00–335.00	330.13
2	—	468	240.00–246.00	242.95
4	—	420	260.00–265.00	262.56

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	130.00–136.00	132.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	910	120.00–126.00	123.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	958	108.00–110.00	108.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,593	116.00–125.00	119.37
4	—	1,488	130.00–135.00	131.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	112.00–113.00	112.51
4	—	1,118	90.00–99.00	95.99
4	—	1,166	102.00–107.00	104.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	80.00–88.00	83.97

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