Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly lower, slaughter bulls 1.0 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.34/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$241.34

6 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,247

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$18.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.44

vs FL average

−27.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	250.65	1,303	3thin
Medium and Large 3	513	232.03	1,190	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.62/cwt here — about $113 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

241.34

—

FL average2 barns · 10 hd

243.78

−2.44

National average181 barns · 16,149 hd

268.88

−27.54

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	1,338	123.82	1,656	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	108.83	1,191	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	901	86.26	777	4thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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 2	500–550	538	289.49/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	287.94/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	297.03/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	391.71/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	232.03/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	302.45/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,143	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	262.47/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	392.45/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	309.00/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	297.98/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	346.60/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	250.65/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	326.22/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	297.49/cwt	296.00–298.00	1,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	309.48/cwt	270.00–364.00	1,328	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	317.58/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	283.93/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	341.23/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	322.06/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	265.41/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	624	200.99/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,254	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	326.94/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,059	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	293.23/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,240	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	141.73/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,261	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	132.94/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,121	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	124.71/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,372	2
Bulls	—	—	1,405	125.73/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,767	8
Bulls	—	—	1,068	116.16/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,241	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	86.26/cwt	80.00–90.00	777	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	109.17/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,210	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	98.21/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,073	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	119.12/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,288	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 Feb 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 325Year ago 411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 37Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 76Year ago 61

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly lower, slaughter bulls 1.0 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	538	288.00–290.00	289.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	390.00–395.00	391.71
6	500–550	525	294.00–300.00	297.03
5	550–600	569	280.00–290.00	287.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	340.00–345.00	341.23
3	450–500	467	320.00–326.00	322.06
3	550–600	582	260.00–268.00	265.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	325.00–330.00	326.94
6	350–400	378	300.00–305.00	302.45
7	400–450	429	270.00–364.00	309.48
3	500–550	513	230.00–236.00	232.03
4	600–650	624	200.00–204.00	200.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	315.00–320.00	317.58
4	400–450	423	280.00–288.00	283.93
2	450–500	475	260.00–265.00	262.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	325.00–330.00	326.22
6	400–450	423	290.00–300.00	293.23
3	500–550	520	250.00–252.00	250.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	390.00–395.00	392.45
3	450–500	470	340.00–350.00	346.60
2	500–550	543	308.00–310.00	309.00
2	550–600	580	296.00–300.00	297.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	533	296.00–298.00	297.49

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	—	890	140.00–144.00	141.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	843	130.00–136.00	132.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	121.00–128.00	124.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,405	121.00–130.00	125.73
2	—	1,068	113.00–119.00	116.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	901	80.00–90.00	86.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	103.00–113.00	109.17
4	—	1,093	94.00–102.00	98.21
4	—	1,081	114.00–124.00	119.12

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Sumter County Livestock Auction - Webster, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle