Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: This market was not reported last week, there is no trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $297.39/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$297.39

48 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,320

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$50.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.96

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	428	313.40	1,340	22
Medium and Large 2	446	288.96	1,289	21
Medium and Large 3	504	262.41	1,323	5thin

One grade step is worth $50.99/cwt here — about $17 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

297.39

—

FL average8 barns · 460 hd

279.43

+17.96

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	—	High	1,654	109.86	1,817	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,121	89.49	1,003	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	879	78.94	694	6thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2	—	569	202.04/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	256.28/cwt	255.00–260.00	943	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	235.96/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,239	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	303.78/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,294	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	331.92/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,245	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	264.09/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,241	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	251.35/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	327.21/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	272.97/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	259.97/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	341.55/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,305	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	373.04/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,235	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	183	320.07/cwt	315.00–325.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	250.04/cwt	244.00–252.00	945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	223.52/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	242.63/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	291.17/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,229	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	234.06/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	194.05/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	318.73/cwt	315.00–325.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	281.72/cwt	280.00–285.00	902	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	87.43/cwt	85.00–90.00	728	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	80.86/cwt	75.00–84.00	826	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	763	77.44/cwt	75.00–80.00	591	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	71.95/cwt	71.00–73.00	748	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	96.05/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,079	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	90.86/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,078	6
Bulls	—	—	1,860	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	2,213	2
Bulls	—	—	1,560	113.48/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,770	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	103.48/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,654	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	108.02/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,089	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	95.42/cwt	92.00–100.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	320.90/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,174	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	222.03/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,061	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	231.21/cwt	230.00–235.00	983	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	231.94/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	373.39/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,027	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	244.05/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	272.54/cwt	270.00–275.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	304.93/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	363.38/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	307.45/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,162	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	281.63/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,214	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	319.92/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	351.21/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,180	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	223.26/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	363.72/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,157	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	238.98/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	248.70/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	301.96/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,280	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 Dec 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 519Last week 541Year ago 789

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 96Year ago 199

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 106Year ago 69

Compared to last week: This market was not reported last week, there is no trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	200.00–208.00	202.04
4	—	368	255.00–260.00	256.28
2	—	183	315.00–325.00	320.07
2	—	523	222.00–225.00	223.52
3	—	432	240.00–248.00	242.63
2	—	315	270.00–275.00	272.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	250.00–254.00	251.35
5	—	225	315.00–325.00	318.73
3	—	320	280.00–285.00	281.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	244.00–252.00	250.04
2	—	568	190.00–198.00	194.05
4	—	478	220.00–228.00	222.03
4	—	425	230.00–235.00	231.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	232.00–238.00	235.96
5	—	366	315.00–325.00	320.90
4	—	336	350.00–355.00	351.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	300.00–305.00	303.78
4	—	375	330.00–338.00	331.92
3	—	577	230.00–236.00	231.94
3	—	275	370.00–375.00	373.39
2	—	523	242.00–246.00	244.05
4	—	318	360.00–365.00	363.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	305.00–310.00	307.45
5	—	431	278.00–284.00	281.63
2	—	325	315.00–325.00	319.92
5	—	521	220.00–228.00	223.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	260.00–268.00	264.09
3	—	368	322.00–330.00	327.21
5	—	422	290.00–296.00	291.17
3	—	335	360.00–365.00	363.38
4	—	583	238.00–240.00	238.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	270.00–276.00	272.97
2	—	518	258.00–262.00	259.97
5	—	382	340.00–348.00	341.55
5	—	331	370.00–375.00	373.04
3	—	582	246.00–250.00	248.70
5	—	424	300.00–305.00	301.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	230.00–236.00	234.06
2	—	380	300.00–310.00	304.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	85.00–90.00	87.43
2	—	763	75.00–80.00	77.44
2	—	1,040	71.00–73.00	71.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,021	75.00–84.00	80.86
4	—	1,123	95.00–97.00	96.05
6	—	1,186	85.00–94.00	90.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	118.00–120.00	119.00
2	—	1,560	110.00–117.00	113.48
4	—	1,598	100.00–106.00	103.48

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	106.00–110.00	108.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	92.00–100.00	95.42

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle