Sale reports / Florida / Sumter County Farmers Market / 2018-12-04

Sumter County Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Webster, Florida · Tue, Dec 4
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1421
Feeder Cattle receipts
716 head
▼ 516 vs last sale 1,232▲ 716 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 97▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 70▲ 86 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 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder steers were unevenly steady, bulls slightly higher, and feeder heifers were steady. Replacement cows were in high demand and steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $147.91/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$147.91
82 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$84
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$11.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.74
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2415154.3164029
Medium and Large 3418145.0560735
Medium and Large 1506143.1572418thin
One grade step is worth $11.16/cwt here — about −$84 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 sale82 hd
147.91
—
FL average10 barns · 529 hd
145.17
+2.74
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—Low1,53965.331,00510
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,22739.504846thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13137.7042612
CowsLean 85-90%Low76527.822134thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3260174.08/cwt170.00–178.004534
Steers—Medium and Large 1265200.51/cwt200.00–201.005312
Steers—Medium and Large 2265186.56/cwt185.00–188.004942
Steers—Medium and Large 2323181.36/cwt180.00–184.005863
Steers—Medium and Large 1384181.63/cwt180.00–182.006975
Steers—Medium and Large 2423158.97/cwt158.00–160.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1456159.50/cwt158.00–160.007274
Steers—Medium and Large 3506121.61/cwt120.00–128.006155
Steers—Medium and Large 2521135.55/cwt135.00–136.0070613
Steers—Medium and Large 1543143.00/cwt142.00–144.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 2558124.69/cwt118.00–128.006963
Steers—Medium and Large 1580134.07/cwt130.00–138.007782
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3208172.47/cwt170.00–175.003592
Heifers—Medium and Large 3319142.29/cwt140.00–148.0045410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358141.01/cwt140.00–142.005052
Heifers—Medium and Large 3384133.48/cwt130.00–138.005137
Heifers—Medium and Large 2407132.69/cwt130.00–138.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 3412122.95/cwt120.00–128.0050714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3459109.01/cwt104.00–110.0050012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473128.24/cwt128.00–130.006078
Heifers—Medium and Large 2506117.10/cwt114.00–118.005939
Heifers—Medium and Large 352295.98/cwt90.00–100.005015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578112.97/cwt112.00–114.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578108.06/cwt106.00–110.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 269390.99/cwt88.00–94.006312
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270185.38/cwt184.00–188.005016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2309176.32/cwt170.00–178.005455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320181.61/cwt180.00–185.005813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3327166.63/cwt160.00–168.005456
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363161.59/cwt160.00–166.005878
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388150.87/cwt150.00–154.005859
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417165.31/cwt164.00–166.006893
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428143.47/cwt142.00–146.0061413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458151.01/cwt150.00–152.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468136.05/cwt134.00–138.006374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477140.66/cwt140.00–142.006713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560131.96/cwt128.00–134.007393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2582124.09/cwt120.00–126.007223
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585103.33/cwt100.00–110.006043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614119.71/cwt119.00–124.007357
Bulls—Medium and Large 269498.51/cwt94.00–100.006844
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45552.51/cwt50.00–55.007642
Bulls——1,53563.80/cwt61.00–68.009794
Bulls——1,58573.26/cwt70.00–77.001,1614
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76033.08/cwt30.00–36.002512
Cows—Lean 85-90%77022.56/cwt20.00–25.001742
Cows—Boner 80-85%93832.07/cwt30.00–34.003012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12642.08/cwt40.00–44.004744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,14337.34/cwt34.00–40.004273
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19836.66/cwt35.00–39.004396
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31041.65/cwt40.00–43.005463
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 169872.22/cwt70.00–74.005042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 185386.16/cwt82.00–92.007352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,18857.69/cwt53.00–63.006852
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 174885.62/cwt80.00–90.006402
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,070750.12/cwt725.00–775.008,0262

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.