Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers 2.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder bulls 2.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder heifers slightly higher. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $285.52/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$285.52

63 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$240

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

$18.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.57

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	345	291.05	1,005	24
Medium and Large 2	388	289.40	1,123	22
Medium and Large 1	456	272.68	1,245	17thin

One grade step is worth $18.36/cwt here — about −$240 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 sale63 hd

285.52

—

FL average7 barns · 482 hd

281.95

+3.57

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	1,497	123.72	1,851	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	126.21	1,793	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	106.17	1,238	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	812	88.69	720	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$938	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	280.66/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,190	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	295.65/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,121	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	254.88/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,229	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	290.97/cwt	288.00–294.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	243.25/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,279	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	242.72/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	326.59/cwt	325.00–330.00	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	362.53/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	363.09/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,358	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	383.38/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,457	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	352.03/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	343.78/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,447	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	312.40/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	312.47/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	381.22/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,250	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	348.37/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	380.78/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,413	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	452.45/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	431.60/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	352.47/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	392.04/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,290	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	257.02/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,349	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	123.25/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,664	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	93.40/cwt	92.00–95.00	778	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	132.14/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,065	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	113.53/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,353	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	96.04/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,038	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	105.57/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,263	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	83.97/cwt	80.00–88.00	663	2
Bulls	—	—	1,808	127.40/cwt	124.00–131.00	2,303	2
Bulls	—	—	1,139	114.74/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,307	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	137.98/cwt	134.00–142.00	2,622	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	113.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	946	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	124.08/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,083	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	133.87/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,412	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,333	938.13/head	900.00–975.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	282.05/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,044	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	298.37/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	297.46/cwt	295.00–300.00	982	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	362.45/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,388	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	259.34/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	241.00/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	373.36/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	313.42/cwt	310.00–320.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	265.91/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,130	2

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 527Year ago 520

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 194Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 96Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	275.00–285.00	280.66
7	—	379	290.00–300.00	295.65
3	—	475	240.00–248.00	242.72
3	—	278	325.00–330.00	326.59
2	—	328	310.00–315.00	312.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	250.00–258.00	254.88
5	—	526	240.00–248.00	243.25
4	—	365	310.00–315.00	312.47
3	—	420	295.00–300.00	298.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	370	280.00–286.00	282.05
10	—	330	295.00–300.00	297.46
3	—	268	310.00–320.00	313.42
2	—	425	262.00–270.00	265.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	288.00–294.00	290.97
2	—	420	360.00–365.00	362.53
6	—	380	380.00–385.00	383.38
3	—	470	345.00–350.00	348.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	374	360.00–365.00	363.09
8	—	421	340.00–345.00	343.78
4	—	328	380.00–385.00	381.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	409	350.00–355.00	352.03
3	—	377	370.00–375.00	373.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	375.00–385.00	380.78
2	—	230	450.00–455.00	452.45
3	—	270	430.00–435.00	431.60
3	—	578	258.00–260.00	259.34
2	—	633	240.00–242.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	350.00–355.00	352.47
8	—	383	360.00–370.00	362.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	390.00–395.00	392.04
2	—	525	256.00–258.00	257.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	120.00–129.00	123.25
2	—	1,563	130.00–134.00	132.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	92.00–95.00	93.40
2	—	790	80.00–88.00	83.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,192	110.00–119.00	113.53
4	—	1,081	89.00–99.00	96.04
6	—	1,196	100.00–109.00	105.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,808	124.00–131.00	127.40
4	—	1,139	110.00–118.00	114.74
2	—	1,900	134.00–142.00	137.98

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	—	830	110.00–118.00	113.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	873	120.00–128.00	124.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	130.00–138.00	133.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,333	900.00–975.00	938.13

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Sumter County Livestock Auction - Webster, FL

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