Sale reports / Florida / Sumter County Farmers Market / 2020-04-07

Sumter County Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Webster, Florida · Tue, Apr 7
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1421
Feeder Cattle receipts
157 head
▼ 160 vs last sale 317▼ 268 vs year ago 425 · −63.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 70▼ 6 vs year ago 43 · −14.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 56▼ 44 vs year ago 83 · −53.0%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder steers no trend, feeder bulls slightly lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady. Replacement cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, and in high demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.71/cwt on 33 head.
Average price
$135.71
33 head · 370 lb average
Value per head Derived
$503
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$95
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$22.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.93
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2373141.2752713thin
Medium and Large 3352133.5646918thin
Medium and Large 1523118.996222thin
One grade step is worth $22.28/cwt here — about −$95 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 sale33 hd
135.71
—
FL average9 barns · 276 hd
122.79
+12.93
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—Average1,66287.991,4624thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,15860.527012thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08053.3857610
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,27833.564292thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2316154.43/cwt152.00–156.004885
Steers—Medium and Large 3316142.78/cwt142.00–144.004515
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2312133.41/cwt130.00–134.0041614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365114.96/cwt112.00–118.004204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425117.01/cwt116.00–118.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 359283.34/cwt82.00–86.004933
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3263155.68/cwt154.00–156.004096
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273162.52/cwt160.00–165.004442
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315138.52/cwt138.00–140.004364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326148.38/cwt148.00–150.004845
Bulls—Medium and Large 3363130.72/cwt128.00–136.004753
Bulls—Medium and Large 3408123.02/cwt120.00–126.005022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417134.56/cwt128.00–138.005613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475121.96/cwt118.00–124.005793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523118.99/cwt118.00–120.006222
Bulls—Medium and Large 352892.55/cwt90.00–98.004893
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53086.49/cwt86.00–87.001,3232
Bulls——1,79389.48/cwt89.00–90.001,6042
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%91347.51/cwt46.00–49.004342
Cows—Boner 80-85%96058.05/cwt57.00–59.005572
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,15860.52/cwt60.00–61.007012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17553.78/cwt50.00–56.006326
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27833.56/cwt32.00–35.004292
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-281082.25/cwt80.00–84.006662

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.