Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $266.32/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$266.32

49 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$24.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.79

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	271.62	1,134	25
Medium and Large 2	386	270.50	1,045	14thin
Medium and Large 3	430	247.19	1,062	10thin

One grade step is worth $24.43/cwt here — about $73 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 sale49 hd

266.32

—

FL average7 barns · 565 hd

258.53

+7.79

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	1,535	118.41	1,817	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,203	114.17	1,373	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	96.78	1,110	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	831	75.22	625	6thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	535	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	238.99/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	362.72/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,190	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	589	245.45/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	272.98/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	281.03/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	286.22/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	382.48/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	398.42/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	369.90/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	297.54/cwt	295.00–300.00	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	356.27/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	283.47/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	381.23/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	283.95/cwt	282.00–286.00	931	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	273.64/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,182	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	254.04/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	267.45/cwt	265.00–270.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	357.47/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	373.30/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	242.05/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	308.42/cwt	305.00–315.00	827	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	85.25/cwt	80.00–89.00	956	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	106.10/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,250	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	94.33/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,062	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	864	72.66/cwt	70.00–76.00	628	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	80.34/cwt	78.00–83.00	615	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,203	114.17/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,373	2
Bulls	—	—	1,960	125.33/cwt	122.00–129.00	2,456	2
Bulls	—	—	1,393	116.10/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,617	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	123.45/cwt	120.00–126.00	901	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	114.18/cwt	110.00–118.00	934	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	139.05/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	203.28/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,169	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	349.31/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,443	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	361.30/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,384	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	282.48/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	272.05/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	274.04/cwt	272.00–278.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	229.19/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,304	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	258.31/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	217	413.38/cwt	410.00–415.00	897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	343.20/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	278.79/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,076	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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 508Year ago 516

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 94Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 89Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	250.00–255.00	252.52
2	—	588	238.00–240.00	238.99
4	—	424	280.00–284.00	281.03
3	—	338	340.00–350.00	343.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	360.00–368.00	362.72
4	—	589	244.00–250.00	245.45
4	—	488	270.00–276.00	272.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	346.00–350.00	349.31
6	—	383	360.00–368.00	361.30
4	—	473	278.00–284.00	282.48
4	—	523	270.00–274.00	272.05
3	—	563	255.00–260.00	258.31
3	—	217	410.00–415.00	413.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	285.00–290.00	286.22
4	—	320	295.00–300.00	297.54
5	—	432	268.00–275.00	273.64
4	—	465	250.00–258.00	254.04
3	—	268	305.00–315.00	308.42
5	—	569	228.00–230.00	229.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	282.00–286.00	283.95
4	—	474	240.00–248.00	242.05
4	—	386	275.00–280.00	278.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	265.00–270.00	267.45
2	—	420	250.00–255.00	252.53
3	—	575	200.00–210.00	203.28
3	—	328	272.00–278.00	274.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	380.00–385.00	382.48
4	—	378	365.00–375.00	369.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	395.00–405.00	398.42
4	—	423	355.00–360.00	356.27
2	—	520	282.00–285.00	283.47
4	—	388	380.00–385.00	381.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	355.00–360.00	357.47
3	—	313	370.00–375.00	373.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,121	80.00–89.00	85.25
6	—	1,178	100.00–110.00	106.10
4	—	1,126	90.00–99.00	94.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	864	70.00–76.00	72.66
2	—	765	78.00–83.00	80.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	111.00–117.00	114.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,960	122.00–129.00	125.33
6	—	1,393	113.00–119.00	116.10

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	—	730	120.00–126.00	123.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	818	110.00–118.00	114.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	935	138.00–140.00	139.05

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

Slaughter Cattle

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