Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers and feeder bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $229.51/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$229.51

58 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$14.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.68

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	237.54	1,135	9thin
Medium and Large 2	440	235.26	1,035	20
Medium and Large 3	464	223.06	1,036	29

One grade step is worth $14.47/cwt here — about $99 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 sale58 hd

229.51

—

FL average8 barns · 681 hd

230.20

−0.68

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	1,699	104.89	1,782	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	85.31	994	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	70.28	647	4thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	473	261.37/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,236	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	253.24/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,188	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	218.04/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,249	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	281.55/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,183	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	321.60/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	298.98/cwt	298.00–300.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	210.51/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	192.57/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,098	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	282.36/cwt	280.00–285.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	241.76/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,013	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	212.93/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,114	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	694	186.01/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	261.22/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	228.98/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,060	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	205.41/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	243.14/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,152	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	237.95/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,128	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	244.08/cwt	242.00–250.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	222.82/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,041	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	234.62/cwt	230.00–238.00	988	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	217.69/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,141	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	261.36/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,116	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	233.97/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	209.57/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,197	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	641	192.01/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,231	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	226.64/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	253.05/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,070	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	153.88/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,736	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	143.77/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,502	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	131.68/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,169	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	79.35/cwt	74.00–84.00	863	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	70.28/cwt	68.00–73.00	647	4
Bulls	—	—	1,699	104.89/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,782	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	89.29/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,086	6

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 727Year ago 518

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 164Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 141Last week 114Year ago 114

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers and feeder bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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
6	—	473	260.00–268.00	261.37
4	—	420	280.00–286.00	281.55
3	—	318	315.00–325.00	321.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	250.00–258.00	253.24
2	—	573	216.00–220.00	218.04
3	—	518	230.00–236.00	233.97
4	—	641	190.00–198.00	192.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	298.00–300.00	298.98
5	—	474	240.00–248.00	243.14
7	—	524	216.00–220.00	217.69
6	—	427	260.00–268.00	261.36
11	—	571	206.00–214.00	209.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	210.00–212.00	210.51
4	—	694	180.00–188.00	186.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	260.00–265.00	261.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	190.00–200.00	192.57
4	—	523	210.00–216.00	212.93
4	—	370	242.00–250.00	244.08
10	—	467	220.00–224.00	222.82
7	—	421	230.00–238.00	234.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	280.00–285.00	282.36
7	—	419	240.00–246.00	241.76
8	—	463	226.00–230.00	228.98
3	—	572	202.00–212.00	205.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	232.00–240.00	237.95
3	—	520	224.00–228.00	226.64
2	—	423	250.00–256.00	253.05

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	—	1,128	150.00–158.00	153.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	140.00–148.00	143.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	888	128.00–134.00	131.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	74.00–84.00	79.35
6	—	1,216	85.00–95.00	89.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	920	68.00–73.00	70.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,699	100.00–108.00	104.89

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