Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $292.33/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$292.33

58 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$31

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

$27.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.86

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	388	301.12	1,169	17thin
Medium and Large 1	420	299.62	1,257	24
Medium and Large 3	439	273.25	1,200	17thin

One grade step is worth $27.87/cwt here — about −$31 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 sale58 hd

292.33

—

FL average7 barns · 508 hd

288.47

+3.86

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	1,558	123.19	1,920	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	104.98	1,227	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	843	83.43	703	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1	—	423	293.97/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	241.27/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	318.24/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	344.96/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	193.01/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	272.06/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	326.14/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,070	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	441.89/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	372.53/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	284.35/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,191	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	348.98/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	282.94/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	244.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	299.91/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	263.16/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,253	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	392.55/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	444.89/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	276.62/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	267	428.25/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	372.58/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,390	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	343.11/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	351.61/cwt	350.00–355.00	967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	262.04/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,373	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	356.53/cwt	355.00–358.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	260.62/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	253.49/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	330.87/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,085	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	311.62/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,013	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	364.91/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	241.00/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	272.02/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	272.75/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	297.58/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,098	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	363.06/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,387	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	146.78/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,105	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	132.84/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,386	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	133.36/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,258	4
Bulls	—	—	1,604	115.37/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,851	4
Bulls	—	—	1,468	122.01/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,791	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	95.77/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,121	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	83.43/cwt	80.00–87.00	703	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	104.75/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,132	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	114.33/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,401	6

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 568Last week 554Year ago 553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 150Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 99Year ago 109

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	290.00–296.00	293.97
4	—	578	240.00–245.00	241.27
4	—	380	320.00–325.00	322.47
3	—	275	350.00–355.00	351.61
4	—	544	252.00–258.00	253.49
6	—	328	330.00–335.00	330.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	190.00–196.00	193.01
5	—	476	260.00–268.00	263.16
3	—	325	310.00–315.00	311.62
3	—	422	270.00–278.00	272.75
4	—	369	295.00–305.00	297.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	270.00–278.00	272.06
8	—	328	320.00–328.00	326.14
5	—	419	282.00–288.00	284.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	315.00–325.00	318.24
2	—	420	342.00–348.00	344.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	275	440.00–445.00	441.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	370.00–375.00	372.53
4	—	473	348.00–350.00	348.98
2	—	588	278.00–288.00	282.94
2	—	663	240.00–250.00	244.98
2	—	530	295.00–305.00	299.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	390.00–395.00	392.55
4	—	423	360.00–370.00	364.91
2	—	643	240.00–242.00	241.00
3	—	568	270.00–276.00	272.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	440.00–450.00	444.89
3	—	267	425.00–430.00	428.25
5	—	427	340.00–348.00	343.11
4	—	524	260.00–268.00	262.04
5	—	382	360.00–365.00	363.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	270.00–280.00	276.62
6	—	373	370.00–375.00	372.58
2	—	418	355.00–358.00	356.53
3	—	575	258.00–262.00	260.62

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	753	142.00–152.00	146.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,043	128.00–138.00	132.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,693	130.00–138.00	133.36
4	—	1,604	112.00–118.00	115.37
8	—	1,468	119.00–129.00	122.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,171	92.00–99.00	95.77
4	—	1,081	100.00–109.00	104.75
6	—	1,225	110.00–119.00	114.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	843	80.00–87.00	83.43

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle