Sale reports / Florida / Sumter County Farmers Market / 2019-04-02

Sumter County Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Webster, Florida · Tue, Apr 2
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1421
Feeder Cattle receipts
478 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 411▼ 45 vs year ago 523 · −8.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 88▼ 41 vs year ago 88 · −46.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 77▲ 31 vs year ago 32 · +96.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder classes were steady to strong. Replacement cows were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.78/cwt on 91 head.
Average price
$153.78
91 head · 367 lb average
Value per head Derived
$564
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$105
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$8.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.75
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2344158.4754531
Medium and Large 3333152.6450833
Medium and Large 1434149.7965027
One grade step is worth $8.68/cwt here — about −$105 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 sale91 hd
153.78
—
FL average10 barns · 853 hd
146.03
+7.75
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—Average1,44563.209134thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25644.685616thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22342.5552010
CowsLean 85-90%Low72936.252644thin

Every lot

55 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 2288212.57/cwt210.00–215.006124
Steers—Medium and Large 1312220.96/cwt215.00–225.006895
Steers—Medium and Large 2319203.32/cwt202.00–210.006496
Steers—Medium and Large 2366187.29/cwt184.00–190.0068523
Steers—Medium and Large 1406181.26/cwt180.00–190.007368
Steers—Medium and Large 2464161.47/cwt160.00–162.007494
Steers—Medium and Large 3468145.90/cwt140.00–150.006835
Steers—Medium and Large 1514158.90/cwt158.00–160.008179
Steers—Medium and Large 3673101.00/cwt100.00–102.006802
Steers—Medium and Large 1693130.99/cwt128.00–134.009082
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3229176.64/cwt175.00–180.0040514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2259172.25/cwt170.00–178.004467
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320152.98/cwt152.00–154.004902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333165.88/cwt165.00–168.005527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1356164.84/cwt158.00–166.005877
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373151.49/cwt150.00–152.0056512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374139.58/cwt138.00–140.005225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1407153.73/cwt150.00–156.006268
Heifers—Medium and Large 2409145.56/cwt142.00–148.005955
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425134.05/cwt132.00–136.005708
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466121.95/cwt120.00–128.005684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475142.21/cwt140.00–144.006757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529133.05/cwt130.00–138.007045
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2173236.32/cwt230.00–240.004098
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268193.02/cwt190.00–195.005175
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285204.07/cwt200.00–205.005825
Bulls—Medium and Large 3316183.53/cwt180.00–186.0058010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331198.99/cwt196.00–200.006594
Bulls—Medium and Large 2337193.48/cwt190.00–195.0065210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3356161.62/cwt160.00–168.005755
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362174.02/cwt172.00–178.006306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1388182.04/cwt180.00–184.007064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426172.79/cwt170.00–180.007367
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463165.93/cwt162.00–168.007683
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468141.97/cwt140.00–144.006642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2508137.00/cwt136.00–138.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532152.01/cwt150.00–156.008093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1556139.50/cwt138.00–140.007764
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573105.15/cwt100.00–110.006034
Bulls—Medium and Large 367894.48/cwt90.00–99.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690109.48/cwt107.00–112.007552
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33554.43/cwt50.00–59.007272
Bulls——1,55571.97/cwt71.00–73.001,1192
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72332.54/cwt30.00–35.002352
Cows—Lean 85-90%73539.96/cwt39.00–41.002942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06849.56/cwt47.00–52.005292
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20643.56/cwt40.00–46.005256
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23351.01/cwt50.00–52.006292
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26841.52/cwt39.00–45.005264
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42832.49/cwt31.00–34.004642
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 175878.97/cwt78.00–80.005992
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1825751.82/cwt700.00–800.006,2032
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3531,045.84/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0014,1502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 186096.85/cwt96.00–98.008332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,06871.59/cwt68.00–75.007652

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.