Sale reports / Florida / Sumter County Farmers Market / 2019-04-16

Sumter County Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Webster, Florida · Tue, Apr 16
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1421
Feeder Cattle receipts
497 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 425▲ 10 vs year ago 487 · +2.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 43▲ 40 vs year ago 41 · +97.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 83▲ 27 vs year ago 22 · +122.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows were higher 2-3, slaughter bulls were higher 3-4. Feeder classes were unevenly steady with an upward trend. Replacement 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 $145.11/cwt on 123 head.
Average price
$145.11
123 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$187
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$15.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.65
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3310157.4948824
Medium and Large 2431143.0161737
Medium and Large 1477141.5867562
One grade step is worth $15.91/cwt here — about −$187 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 sale123 hd
145.11
—
FL average10 barns · 796 hd
147.76
−2.65
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—High1,48883.761,2466thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,24058.547266thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08552.9057412
CowsLean 85-90%Low85234.072904thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3331181.18/cwt180.00–182.006005
Steers—Medium and Large 3406175.01/cwt174.00–178.007114
Steers—Medium and Large 3471161.58/cwt160.00–164.007615
Steers—Medium and Large 1517159.37/cwt158.00–162.008243
Steers—Medium and Large 1560143.01/cwt142.00–144.008012
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3234173.52/cwt170.00–174.004068
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260176.28/cwt170.00–178.004585
Heifers—Medium and Large 3271164.61/cwt162.00–168.004465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333164.90/cwt160.00–166.005495
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363146.70/cwt142.00–148.005339
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377153.45/cwt150.00–158.005797
Heifers—Medium and Large 1389160.28/cwt160.00–164.0062314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425143.04/cwt140.00–146.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427152.56/cwt150.00–158.006519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1457146.28/cwt144.00–148.0066814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473124.15/cwt120.00–128.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477135.37/cwt130.00–138.006466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516131.73/cwt130.00–136.0068011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522121.45/cwt120.00–129.006346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1557122.68/cwt120.00–128.006839
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585114.03/cwt110.00–118.006676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1639111.99/cwt110.00–120.007165
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2224223.04/cwt215.00–225.005005
Bulls—Medium and Large 1238237.94/cwt232.00–240.005664
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265187.89/cwt185.00–190.0049810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315192.42/cwt190.00–195.006062
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328172.95/cwt168.00–176.0056713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380163.69/cwt160.00–166.006225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413172.78/cwt172.00–176.007145
Bulls—Medium and Large 3424154.74/cwt150.00–158.0065612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426165.04/cwt160.00–168.007038
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477151.93/cwt150.00–156.007253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523145.04/cwt142.00–148.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1542150.83/cwt150.00–156.008177
Bulls—Medium and Large 3638105.02/cwt100.00–110.006702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44377.12/cwt75.00–79.001,1132
Bulls——1,51087.08/cwt85.00–90.001,3154
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81837.60/cwt35.00–40.003082
Cows—Lean 85-90%88530.53/cwt28.00–33.002702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04354.08/cwt50.00–56.005644
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06858.30/cwt57.00–59.006234
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,10854.49/cwt52.00–57.006042
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14546.33/cwt43.00–49.005304
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30660.57/cwt58.00–64.007914
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 182873.18/cwt71.00–76.006062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 189891.83/cwt88.00–96.008252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1930102.78/cwt98.00–108.009562

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.