Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers slightly higher. Replacement cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $302.77/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$302.77

71 head · 403 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$2.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+50.88

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	400	303.50	1,215	22
Medium and Large 1	428	303.48	1,299	24
Medium and Large 3	382	301.43	1,151	25

One grade step is worth $2.06/cwt here — about $64 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 sale71 hd

302.77

—

FL average7 barns · 324 hd

251.88

+50.88

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	1,451	110.18	1,599	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,155	111.98	1,293	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	97.51	1,088	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	905	76.08	688	6thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	338	321.28/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	250.99/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,325	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	242.63/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	301.21/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,295	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	331.61/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,061	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	272.64/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	344.14/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,146	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	253.01/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	290.89/cwt	290.00–295.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	281.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	274.27/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	242.95/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	321.04/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	268.53/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	262.42/cwt	260.00–265.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	254.05/cwt	250.00–256.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	224.06/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	262.03/cwt	260.00–264.00	970	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	267.44/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	282.42/cwt	280.00–285.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	341.28/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,136	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	264	351.30/cwt	350.00–355.00	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	327.03/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,207	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	262.06/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	342.43/cwt	335.00–345.00	969	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	312.55/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,213	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	362.66/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	313.38/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	280.86/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,202	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	301.21/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,148	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	282.70/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	260.46/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,362	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	111.93/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,078	2
Bulls	—	—	1,888	120.27/cwt	116.00–125.00	2,271	2
Bulls	—	—	1,291	106.11/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,370	6
Bulls	—	—	1,473	111.24/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,639	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	93.96/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,023	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	104.31/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,234	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	84.21/cwt	80.00–88.00	813	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,293	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	81.79/cwt	78.00–86.00	673	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	73.22/cwt	70.00–77.00	693	4

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 Jan 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 545Year ago 731

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 151Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 109Year ago 132

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	320.00–325.00	321.28
3	—	483	258.00–264.00	262.06
4	—	283	335.00–345.00	342.43
6	—	428	280.00–285.00	280.86
8	—	381	300.00–305.00	301.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	250.00–254.00	250.99
4	—	430	300.00–305.00	301.21
3	—	320	330.00–335.00	331.61
3	—	470	270.00–274.00	272.64
4	—	264	350.00–355.00	351.30
4	—	388	310.00–315.00	312.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	240.00–244.00	242.63
4	—	333	340.00–345.00	341.28
5	—	369	325.00–330.00	327.03
2	—	278	360.00–365.00	362.66
3	—	433	310.00–315.00	313.38
3	—	472	278.00–285.00	282.70
4	—	523	258.00–268.00	260.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	333	340.00–350.00	344.14
2	—	583	252.00–254.00	253.01
2	—	535	265.00–272.00	268.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	320.00–325.00	321.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	263	290.00–295.00	290.89
4	—	391	272.00–275.00	274.27
4	—	473	240.00–246.00	242.95
2	—	425	265.00–270.00	267.44
4	—	320	280.00–285.00	282.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	273	280.00–285.00	281.47
6	—	370	260.00–264.00	262.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	260.00–265.00	262.42
3	—	375	250.00–256.00	254.05
4	—	468	220.00–228.00	224.06

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	—	963	110.00–114.00	111.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,888	116.00–125.00	120.27
6	—	1,291	101.00–109.00	106.11
4	—	1,473	110.00–113.00	111.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,089	89.00–98.00	93.96
6	—	1,183	99.00–109.00	104.31
2	—	965	80.00–88.00	84.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	110.00–114.00	111.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	78.00–86.00	81.79
4	—	946	70.00–77.00	73.22

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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Bulls · 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

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