Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder steady. Replacement cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $242.77/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$242.77

51 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$164

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$41.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.36

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	382	262.87	1,004	17thin
Medium and Large 3	397	242.75	963	18thin
Medium and Large 2	527	221.44	1,167	16thin

One grade step is worth $41.43/cwt here — about −$164 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 sale51 hd

242.77

—

FL average8 barns · 682 hd

236.41

+6.36

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	1,481	115.07	1,704	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	90.53	1,078	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	69.61	707	2thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	433	281.96/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,221	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	252.97/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	260.97/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,253	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	242.04/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	301.29/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,112	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	257.19/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	252.04/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	299.32/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,278	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	194.81/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,235	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	266.29/cwt	265.00–270.00	983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	228.02/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	213.04/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	252.96/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	272.69/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	258.31/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	237.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	992	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	282.61/cwt	280.00–285.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	288.11/cwt	285.00–290.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	201.30/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	248.82/cwt	248.00–252.00	938	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	222.46/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	317.42/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	268.52/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,130	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	237.63/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,107	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	248.65/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	257.45/cwt	255.00–260.00	947	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	113.23/cwt	108.00–118.00	991	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	134.16/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,308	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	124.72/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,147	2
Bulls	—	—	1,483	115.44/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,712	4
Bulls	—	—	1,628	122.52/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,995	2
Bulls	—	—	1,330	106.87/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,421	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	90.68/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,066	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	97.29/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,254	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	83.54/cwt	79.00–86.00	930	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	69.61/cwt	65.00–75.00	707	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 Oct 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 657Last week 639Year ago 594

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 103Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 130Last week 81Year ago 112

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder steady. Replacement cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	280.00–290.00	281.96
4	—	480	260.00–264.00	260.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	250.00–256.00	252.97
4	—	421	268.00–270.00	268.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	238.00–246.00	242.04
4	—	369	300.00–305.00	301.29
4	—	431	255.00–264.00	257.19
5	—	523	220.00–226.00	222.46
2	—	325	315.00–320.00	317.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	250.00–256.00	252.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	296.00–300.00	299.32
2	—	523	250.00–256.00	252.96
3	—	477	270.00–274.00	272.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	634	190.00–196.00	194.81
2	—	475	226.00–230.00	228.02
4	—	568	210.00–216.00	213.04
3	—	435	248.00–250.00	248.65
2	—	368	255.00–260.00	257.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	265.00–270.00	266.29
3	—	428	255.00–260.00	258.31
5	—	280	285.00–290.00	288.11
5	—	466	236.00–240.00	237.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	230.00–240.00	237.96
4	—	220	280.00–285.00	282.61
4	—	573	200.00–205.00	201.30
5	—	377	248.00–252.00	248.82

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	—	875	108.00–118.00	113.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	130.00–138.00	134.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	120.00–128.00	124.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	113.00–118.00	115.44
2	—	1,628	122.00–123.00	122.52
2	—	1,330	105.00–109.00	106.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,176	87.00–95.00	90.68
4	—	1,289	96.00–99.00	97.29
4	—	1,113	79.00–86.00	83.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	65.00–75.00	69.61

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