Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market not reported last week because of July 4th holiday observance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $275.96/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$275.96

15 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,477

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.76

vs FL average

−26.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	275.96	1,477	15thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

275.96

—

FL average6 barns · 105 hd

276.72

−0.76

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

−26.95

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	1,491	156.42	2,332	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,280	153.24	1,962	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,053	140.07	1,475	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	915	125.51	1,148	23

Every lot, as filed

28 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	200–250	223	292.02/cwt	270.00–310.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	313.14/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,033	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	317.38/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,171	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	313.32/cwt	300.00–350.00	865	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	265.06/cwt	240.00–276.00	1,246	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	229.35/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	289.33/cwt	262.00–320.00	1,218	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	265.01/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	395.59/cwt	295.00–435.00	1,262	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	317.92/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,319	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	281.43/cwt	264.00–296.00	1,449	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	340.48/cwt	330.00–350.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	231.45/cwt	228.00–235.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	333.93/cwt	285.00–420.00	908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	290.27/cwt	266.00–310.00	1,370	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	359.05/cwt	320.00–400.00	1,354	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	262.78/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,338	9
Bulls	—	—	1,455	170.34/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,478	3
Bulls	—	—	1,609	145.82/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,346	4
Bulls	—	—	1,463	156.47/cwt	149.00–162.00	2,289	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	120.11/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,131	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	129.67/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,159	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	142.07/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,485	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	159.09/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,283	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	133.49/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,442	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,203	150.31/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,808	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 Jul 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 454Year ago 629

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 155Year ago 109

Market not reported last week because of July 4th holiday observance.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	270.00–310.00	292.02
7	250–300	276	300.00–350.00	313.32
11	300–350	330	285.00–340.00	313.14
7	350–400	369	280.00–340.00	317.38
18	400–450	421	262.00–320.00	289.33
10	450–500	470	240.00–276.00	265.06
9	500–550	509	258.00–266.00	262.78
1	600–650	600	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	228.00–235.00	231.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	330.00–350.00	340.48
6	250–300	272	285.00–420.00	333.93
8	300–350	319	295.00–435.00	395.59
21	350–400	377	320.00–400.00	359.05
11	400–450	415	280.00–330.00	317.92
12	450–500	472	266.00–310.00	290.27
10	500–550	515	264.00–296.00	281.43
5	550–600	576	250.00–282.00	265.01
3	600–650	628	228.00–230.00	229.35
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	166.00–176.00	170.34
4	—	1,609	144.00–149.00	145.82
13	—	1,463	149.00–162.00	156.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	942	114.00–124.00	120.11
13	—	894	124.00–134.00	129.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,045	137.00–148.00	142.07
7	—	1,080	131.00–136.00	133.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	157.00–162.00	159.09
6	—	1,203	145.00–155.00	150.31

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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