Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls unevenly steady. Feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 to 9.00 higher. replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $301.88/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$301.88

78 head · 387 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,168

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$21.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.18

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	392	313.14	1,227	28
Medium and Large 2	396	298.81	1,184	27
Medium and Large 3	369	291.78	1,078	23

One grade step is worth $21.36/cwt here — about $149 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 sale78 hd

301.88

—

FL average6 barns · 444 hd

278.70

+23.18

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	—	Low	1,651	130.20	2,150	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	105.86	1,240	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	886	84.57	749	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	84.57/cwt	80.00–89.00	749	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	94.55/cwt	90.00–99.00	993	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	114.54/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,464	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	104.72/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,199	6
Bulls	—	—	1,478	123.16/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,820	4
Bulls	—	—	1,650	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	2,318	2
Bulls	—	—	1,998	134.00/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,677	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,197	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	134.21/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	341.97/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	362.92/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,361	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	422.59/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	357.98/cwt	356.00–360.00	1,504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	341.95/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	391.73/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,301	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	382.47/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	422.56/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	254.97/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	334.81/cwt	330.00–340.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	439.92/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	361.69/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	452.34/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	265.09/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	296.65/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,299	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	289.08/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,231	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	242.96/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	323.68/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,039	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	282.02/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,340	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	333.24/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,133	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	391.57/cwt	385.00–395.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	232.71/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	348.29/cwt	345.00–350.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	303.95/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	276.45/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	312.56/cwt	310.00–315.00	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	281.51/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,025	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	266.03/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	274.03/cwt	272.00–276.00	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	236	372.54/cwt	370.00–380.00	879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	245.27/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	263.07/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	372.55/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	382.45/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	366.23/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	450.14/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	347.56/cwt	345.00–350.00	782	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	115.42/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,215	3

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 Feb 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 554Last week 675Year ago 553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 135Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 77Year ago 109

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	886	80.00–89.00	84.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	90.00–99.00	94.55
6	—	1,278	110.00–120.00	114.54
6	—	1,145	100.00–109.00	104.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,478	121.00–127.00	123.16
2	—	1,650	140.00–141.00	140.49
2	—	1,998	130.00–139.00	134.00

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)	1	—	935	128.00	128.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	130.00–138.00	134.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,053	110.00–120.00	115.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	340.00–346.00	341.97
5	—	375	360.00–365.00	362.92
2	—	275	420.00–425.00	422.59
3	—	332	385.00–395.00	391.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	356.00–360.00	357.98
2	—	378	370.00–375.00	372.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	340.00–348.00	341.95
2	—	573	260.00–266.00	263.07
4	—	368	380.00–390.00	382.45
4	—	423	365.00–370.00	366.23
2	—	268	445.00–455.00	450.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	380.00–385.00	382.47
2	—	318	420.00–425.00	422.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	435.00–445.00	439.92
3	—	418	360.00–365.00	361.69
2	—	278	450.00–455.00	452.34
2	—	570	260.00–270.00	265.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	252.00–258.00	254.97
6	—	438	296.00–300.00	296.65
2	—	568	240.00–246.00	242.96
4	—	475	280.00–284.00	282.02
6	—	340	330.00–340.00	333.24
3	—	233	385.00–395.00	391.57
3	—	268	345.00–350.00	348.29
2	—	373	320.00–325.00	322.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	330.00–340.00	334.81
7	—	426	285.00–292.00	289.08
4	—	321	320.00–325.00	323.68
3	—	575	230.00–238.00	232.71
2	—	365	300.00–308.00	303.95
2	—	468	272.00–276.00	274.03
4	—	236	370.00–380.00	372.54
3	—	522	240.00–248.00	245.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	272.00–278.00	276.45
6	—	318	310.00–315.00	312.56
7	—	364	280.00–290.00	281.51
4	—	478	260.00–268.00	266.03
2	—	225	345.00–350.00	347.56

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

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

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