Sale reports / Florida / Sumter County Farmers Market / 2018-05-29

Sumter County Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Webster, Florida · Tue, May 29
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1421
Feeder Cattle receipts
385 head
▼ 191 vs last sale 576▲ 385 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 115▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 25▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were steady, slaughter bulls were slightly higher. Feeder steers slightly higher, feeder bulls were slightly higher, as were the feeder heifers. Low number of cattle following a long holiday weekend, and some severe weather over the weekend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.05/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$162.05
67 head · 318 lb average
Value per head Derived
$515
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.43
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1324170.7555337
Medium and Large 2319151.3548213thin
Medium and Large 3304151.3246017thin
One grade step is worth $19.43/cwt here — about $94 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 sale67 hd
162.05
—
FL average7 barns · 500 hd
154.62
+7.43
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,65984.241,3977thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,23360.447452thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,03255.975776thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low86046.123972thin

Every lot

49 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2211233.70/cwt232.00–234.004937
Steers—Medium and Large 1217238.23/cwt235.00–245.005173
Steers—Medium and Large 2263209.46/cwt208.00–214.005514
Steers—Medium and Large 1273235.43/cwt228.00–238.006434
Steers—Medium and Large 3273192.92/cwt190.00–196.005272
Steers—Medium and Large 1315193.94/cwt190.00–198.006112
Steers—Medium and Large 3318165.83/cwt162.00–168.005273
Steers—Medium and Large 2327179.39/cwt178.00–182.005873
Steers—Medium and Large 3365142.96/cwt140.00–146.005222
Steers—Medium and Large 1367177.93/cwt174.00–180.006533
Steers—Medium and Large 2423163.29/cwt162.00–166.006913
Steers—Medium and Large 3460136.97/cwt134.00–140.006302
Steers—Medium and Large 2467154.66/cwt154.00–156.007223
Steers—Medium and Large 1475170.81/cwt164.00–174.008113
Steers—Medium and Large 1533152.99/cwt152.00–154.008152
Steers—Medium and Large 1588149.00/cwt148.00–150.008764
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1209227.46/cwt225.00–235.004754
Heifers—Medium and Large 3240185.10/cwt180.00–190.004446
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260150.94/cwt148.00–154.003922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268162.05/cwt160.00–166.004346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1287179.18/cwt170.00–180.0051411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1311164.83/cwt160.00–168.0051313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315144.92/cwt140.00–150.004564
Heifers—Medium and Large 3356128.88/cwt120.00–130.004599
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367143.96/cwt142.00–148.005283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419152.05/cwt150.00–158.006374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425138.51/cwt132.00–142.005893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1588127.00/cwt126.00–128.007472
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1221233.06/cwt232.00–235.0051511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3230204.67/cwt200.00–210.004712
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265188.04/cwt186.00–190.004984
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315153.54/cwt150.00–160.004846
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331187.58/cwt180.00–190.006214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338168.93/cwt166.00–172.005716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366169.52/cwt168.00–174.006204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2379156.51/cwt152.00–158.005934
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383140.90/cwt138.00–144.005402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523147.10/cwt144.00–150.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575133.90/cwt130.00–138.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588121.00/cwt120.00–122.007112
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52278.50/cwt73.00–83.001,1953
Bulls——1,76188.55/cwt84.00–94.001,5594
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86046.12/cwt43.00–49.003972
Cows—Boner 80-85%98358.39/cwt57.00–59.005743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08053.54/cwt50.00–56.005783
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23360.44/cwt58.00–63.007452
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,060827.83/cwt800.00–850.008,7752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,100636.99/cwt625.00–650.007,0072
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,22559.10/cwt54.00–64.007242

This sale against other markets

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.