Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: This market was not recorded last week September 19, 2023.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $251.99/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$251.99

48 head · 380 lb average

Value per head Derived

$958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$38.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.25

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	364	264.86	964	24
Medium and Large 2	380	251.53	955	12thin
Medium and Large 3	414	226.71	938	12thin

One grade step is worth $38.15/cwt here — about $26 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 sale48 hd

251.99

—

FL average8 barns · 687 hd

241.74

+10.25

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	1,758	121.71	2,140	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	94.09	1,139	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	79.90	731	5thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	286.27/cwt	285.00–290.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	231.56/cwt	230.00–236.00	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	203.07/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	333.26/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	221.35/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	234.06/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	247.57/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,025	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	276.67/cwt	270.00–280.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	302.45/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	264.61/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	224.07/cwt	220.00–228.00	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	273.37/cwt	270.00–275.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	260.88/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	322.42/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,067	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	266.12/cwt	262.00–268.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	245.91/cwt	242.00–250.00	819	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	104.08/cwt	100.00–108.00	833	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	112.15/cwt	110.00–114.00	996	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	121.38/cwt	118.00–124.00	965	2
Bulls	—	—	1,758	121.71/cwt	119.00–126.00	2,140	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	100.47/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,181	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	86.13/cwt	84.00–88.00	881	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	75.74/cwt	70.00–78.00	638	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	91.96/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,124	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	245.29/cwt	240.00–248.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	342.66/cwt	340.00–345.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	280.91/cwt	276.00–286.00	1,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	271.01/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,152	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	291.36/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	268.03/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	263.65/cwt	258.00–268.00	986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	249.27/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,309	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	312.47/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,141	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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 699Last week 743Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 102Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 68Year ago 84

Compared to last week: This market was not recorded last week September 19, 2023.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	286	285.00–290.00	286.27
2	—	475	232.00–236.00	234.06
5	—	414	244.00–250.00	247.57
6	—	325	270.00–280.00	276.67
7	—	374	258.00–268.00	263.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	230.00–236.00	231.56
2	—	573	200.00–206.00	203.07
4	—	423	220.00–228.00	224.07
2	—	333	242.00–250.00	245.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	220.00–224.00	221.35
3	—	287	270.00–275.00	273.37
3	—	335	262.00–268.00	266.12
3	—	373	240.00–248.00	245.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	330.00–340.00	333.26
3	—	525	246.00–256.00	249.27
2	—	365	310.00–315.00	312.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	300.00–305.00	302.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	258.00–268.00	264.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	256.00–266.00	260.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	320.00–330.00	322.42
2	—	278	340.00–345.00	342.66
2	—	433	276.00–286.00	280.91
3	—	383	290.00–294.00	291.36
2	—	473	266.00–270.00	268.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	270.00–272.00	271.01

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	—	800	100.00–108.00	104.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	888	110.00–114.00	112.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	795	118.00–124.00	121.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,758	119.00–126.00	121.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	100.00–101.00	100.47
6	—	1,222	87.00–97.00	91.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	84.00–88.00	86.13
3	—	843	70.00–78.00	75.74

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