Name: Sumter County Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $258.89/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$258.89

28 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,377

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.79

vs FL average

−32.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	258.89	1,377	28

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 sale28 hd

258.89

—

FL average7 barns · 164 hd

269.68

−10.79

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−32.20

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	1,345	154.83	2,082	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,341	146.95	1,970	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	141.50	1,604	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	127.84	1,183	18

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	231.00/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	306.99/cwt	260.00–340.00	860	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	270.91/cwt	264.00–280.00	1,287	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	298.06/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,252	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	262.80/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,367	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	259.86/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,216	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	273.03/cwt	246.00–300.00	1,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	406.73/cwt	370.00–425.00	948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	229.58/cwt	212.00–240.00	1,437	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	385.38/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,202	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	398.09/cwt	360.00–435.00	1,099	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	339.75/cwt	320.00–365.00	931	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	309.77/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,007	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	292.15/cwt	276.00–315.00	1,093	9
Bulls	—	—	1,259	146.49/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,844	6
Bulls	—	—	1,236	156.31/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,932	5
Bulls	—	—	1,697	169.04/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,869	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	143.46/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,889	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	130.33/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,226	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	121.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,074	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	139.36/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,526	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	146.48/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,791	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	152.34/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,098	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	237	343.27/cwt	340.00–345.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	234.39/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	255.70/cwt	248.00–266.00	1,312	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	244.90/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	280.96/cwt	265.00–300.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	269.24/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,179	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	247.14/cwt	230.00–264.00	1,404	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	321.86/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,062	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	309.73/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,186	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	347.32/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,285	9

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 598Last week 430Year ago 814

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 123Year ago 81

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	233	370.00–425.00	406.73
8	250–300	276	360.00–435.00	398.09
7	300–350	312	360.00–415.00	385.38
9	350–400	370	335.00–380.00	347.32
21	400–450	420	280.00–340.00	298.06
10	450–500	475	264.00–280.00	270.91
21	500–550	520	240.00–280.00	262.80
7	550–600	568	230.00–264.00	247.14
6	600–650	626	212.00–240.00	229.58
2	650–700	665	220.00–242.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	280	260.00–340.00	306.99
7	300–350	330	300.00–330.00	321.86
8	350–400	383	280.00–325.00	309.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	340.00–345.00	343.27
8	250–300	274	320.00–365.00	339.75
8	300–350	325	280.00–340.00	309.77
9	350–400	374	276.00–315.00	292.15
9	400–450	438	260.00–288.00	269.24
15	450–500	468	230.00–275.00	259.86
7	500–550	513	248.00–266.00	255.70
3	550–600	573	225.00–248.00	234.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	265.00–300.00	280.96
4	350–400	383	246.00–300.00	273.03
4	400–450	415	236.00–250.00	244.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,259	142.00–149.00	146.49
5	—	1,236	152.00–162.00	156.31
3	—	1,697	165.00–177.00	169.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,317	138.00–147.00	143.46
11	—	1,377	148.00–157.00	152.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	941	127.00–133.00	130.33
5	—	885	120.00–125.00	121.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,095	135.00–144.00	139.36
6	—	1,223	145.00–149.00	146.48

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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