Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: This market was closed last week to observe the Thanksgiving Holiday. No trends reported.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.86/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$221.86

52 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,099

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$23.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.60

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	238.17	1,160	6thin
Medium and Large 2	470	233.53	1,097	13thin
Medium and Large 3	507	214.30	1,086	33

One grade step is worth $23.87/cwt here — about $74 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 sale52 hd

221.86

—

FL average7 barns · 545 hd

229.46

−7.60

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	1,598	116.58	1,863	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	89.34	1,077	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	800	74.52	596	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 3	—	575	215.03/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,236	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	241.02/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,128	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	226.70/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	264.54/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,138	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	233.74/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,199	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	234.97/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	246.64/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	271.01/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	252.03/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	171.20/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,082	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	251.27/cwt	248.00–258.00	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	261.02/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	208.02/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	212.76/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,138	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	254.49/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	214.97/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	195.98/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	245.05/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	232.70/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	327.46/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	220.98/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	231.69/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,012	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	221.57/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,048	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	267	323.50/cwt	320.00–330.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	302.58/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	261.64/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	278.31/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,205	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	193.99/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	252.01/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,177	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	221.94/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	317.54/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,016	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	132.09/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,417	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	124.05/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,188	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	111.87/cwt	110.00–114.00	937	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	116.58/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,863	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	78.55/cwt	77.00–80.00	644	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	70.48/cwt	67.00–74.00	550	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	97.55/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,238	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	82.81/cwt	75.00–94.00	910	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	89.31/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,126	5

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 Nov 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 672Year ago 776

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 77Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 72Year ago 145

Compared to last week: This market was closed last week to observe the Thanksgiving Holiday. No trends reported.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	212.00–218.00	215.03
4	—	468	240.00–244.00	241.02
3	—	528	224.00–228.00	226.70
3	—	430	262.00–270.00	264.54
3	—	267	320.00–330.00	323.50
2	—	633	192.00–196.00	193.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	513	232.00–238.00	233.74
2	—	373	300.00–305.00	302.58
3	—	433	275.00–280.00	278.31
3	—	467	250.00–256.00	252.01
4	—	584	220.00–228.00	221.94
2	—	320	315.00–320.00	317.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	232.00–238.00	234.97
2	—	320	325.00–330.00	327.46
3	—	467	260.00–265.00	261.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	240.00–248.00	246.64
2	—	565	206.00–210.00	208.02
3	—	478	230.00–238.00	232.70
2	—	520	220.00–222.00	220.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	632	170.00–172.00	171.20
3	—	372	248.00–258.00	251.27
11	—	535	210.00–216.00	212.76
2	—	570	194.00–198.00	195.98
7	—	437	230.00–236.00	231.69
5	—	473	220.00–228.00	221.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	254.00–255.00	254.49
2	—	565	212.00–218.00	214.97
2	—	473	242.00–248.00	245.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	270.00–272.00	271.01
2	—	518	250.00–254.00	252.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	260.00–264.00	261.02

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	—	1,073	130.00–134.00	132.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	958	122.00–126.00	124.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	838	110.00–114.00	111.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,598	113.00–119.00	116.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	77.00–80.00	78.55
2	—	780	67.00–74.00	70.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,269	95.00–100.00	97.55
5	—	1,099	75.00–94.00	82.81
5	—	1,261	84.00–94.00	89.31

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