Sale reports / Florida / Sumter County Farmers Market / 2019-01-15

Sumter County Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Webster, Florida · Tue, Jan 15
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1421
Feeder Cattle receipts
744 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 821▲ 744 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 44▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 79▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were slightly lower 1-2, and slaughter bulls were slightly lower 1-2. Feeder steers were unevenly steady, feeder bulls were slightly lower, and feeder heifers were unevenly stead. Replacement bred cows were higher 1-3 and in high demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.79/cwt on 134 head.
Average price
$140.79
134 head · 385 lb average
Value per head Derived
$542
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$13
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$19.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.12
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2351149.8252645
Medium and Large 1413144.9459837
Medium and Large 3395130.0351352
One grade step is worth $19.79/cwt here — about $13 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 sale134 hd
140.79
—
FL average10 barns · 1,074 hd
142.92
−2.12
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—Low1,44561.438888thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,21040.484902thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08337.464058thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average87428.122466thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2278193.98/cwt190.00–195.005399
Steers—Medium and Large 3318171.54/cwt170.00–176.005454
Steers—Medium and Large 2356171.01/cwt170.00–174.006094
Steers—Medium and Large 3368165.59/cwt163.00–168.006094
Steers—Medium and Large 3433150.99/cwt150.00–152.006542
Steers—Medium and Large 2456149.50/cwt148.00–150.006824
Steers—Medium and Large 3509135.15/cwt130.00–136.006887
Steers—Medium and Large 1523150.98/cwt150.00–152.007902
Steers—Medium and Large 363097.02/cwt94.00–100.006112
Steers—Medium and Large 2691108.50/cwt108.00–110.007504
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1208204.94/cwt200.00–210.004262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2208187.47/cwt185.00–190.003902
Heifers—Medium and Large 3208179.01/cwt178.00–180.003722
Heifers—Medium and Large 3257152.70/cwt150.00–158.003923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276163.94/cwt160.00–168.0045213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1306160.59/cwt160.00–164.004917
Heifers—Medium and Large 3309146.02/cwt140.00–148.004518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330153.14/cwt150.00–156.0050514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358150.70/cwt150.00–154.005406
Heifers—Medium and Large 3366132.59/cwt130.00–138.0048516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2389140.50/cwt140.00–142.005474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420141.37/cwt140.00–144.0059412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422136.64/cwt130.00–138.005776
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423124.91/cwt120.00–128.005288
Heifers—Medium and Large 3464118.78/cwt118.00–120.005518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468124.66/cwt124.00–126.005833
Heifers—Medium and Large 3506110.81/cwt110.00–114.005615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521126.03/cwt122.00–127.006575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562111.98/cwt110.00–116.006293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585119.61/cwt118.00–120.007005
Heifers—Medium and Large 368876.01/cwt72.00–80.005232
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3223184.15/cwt182.00–188.004113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2238197.53/cwt195.00–200.004706
Bulls—Medium and Large 3266173.52/cwt172.00–174.004624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2283182.61/cwt180.00–185.005174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313183.52/cwt180.00–184.005749
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318172.72/cwt170.00–178.005496
Bulls—Medium and Large 3339160.99/cwt160.00–168.005468
Bulls—Medium and Large 3362153.58/cwt150.00–158.0055616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363164.58/cwt164.00–166.005977
Bulls—Medium and Large 1406160.81/cwt160.00–164.006535
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424155.40/cwt154.00–156.006597
Bulls—Medium and Large 3439140.84/cwt140.00–146.006187
Bulls—Medium and Large 3457136.66/cwt134.00–138.006256
Bulls—Medium and Large 2461142.42/cwt140.00–144.006575
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523128.68/cwt128.00–130.006733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568128.56/cwt128.00–132.007307
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570121.98/cwt120.00–124.006954
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573114.90/cwt110.00–118.006585
Bulls—Medium and Large 2653105.99/cwt105.00–108.006923
Bulls—Medium and Large 365394.02/cwt90.00–98.006142
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,08050.47/cwt50.00–51.005452
Bulls——1,42361.88/cwt57.00–65.008814
Bulls——1,85371.50/cwt70.00–73.001,3252
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78532.73/cwt30.00–36.002572
Cows—Lean 85-90%91925.81/cwt20.00–29.002374
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06033.91/cwt30.00–36.003594
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10541.00/cwt39.00–43.004534
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21040.48/cwt40.00–41.004902
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 158864.72/cwt60.00–70.003812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 178880.00/cwt80.00–80.006302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 187884.84/cwt82.00–88.007452
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1930778.90/cwt750.00–800.007,2442

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.