Sale reports / Florida / Sumter County Farmers Market / 2020-05-05

Sumter County Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Webster, Florida · Tue, May 5
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1421
Feeder Cattle receipts
291 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 179▼ 123 vs year ago 414 · −29.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 37▼ 42 vs year ago 92 · −45.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 39▼ 64 vs year ago 123 · −52.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers slightly higher, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Feeder classes firm. Replacement cows steady, 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 $134.98/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$134.98
77 head · 417 lb average
Value per head Derived
$563
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.88
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1389151.1958827
Medium and Large 2453126.4957231
Medium and Large 3400125.8050319thin
One grade step is worth $25.39/cwt here — about $85 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 sale77 hd
134.98
—
FL average9 barns · 379 hd
135.87
−0.88
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—High1,67283.851,4024thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,07455.1659210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,11854.506092thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08541.994562thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1330166.06/cwt162.00–170.005482
Steers—Medium and Large 1387157.45/cwt152.00–160.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 2465124.04/cwt120.00–128.005772
Steers—Medium and Large 2517114.78/cwt110.00–118.005935
Steers—Medium and Large 1534125.96/cwt120.00–128.006738
Steers—Medium and Large 1578112.96/cwt110.00–116.006534
Steers—Medium and Large 269398.01/cwt96.00–100.006792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3208152.47/cwt150.00–155.003172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215162.62/cwt160.00–165.003502
Heifers—Medium and Large 3258142.74/cwt140.00–148.003683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2308142.02/cwt140.00–144.004372
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333133.85/cwt130.00–138.004462
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363122.33/cwt120.00–128.004447
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410115.33/cwt110.00–118.004733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412134.69/cwt132.00–136.005553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425123.45/cwt122.00–128.005254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463122.03/cwt120.00–126.005656
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473115.68/cwt110.00–118.005477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518114.96/cwt112.00–118.005954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518103.10/cwt100.00–109.005343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1584103.94/cwt102.00–110.006074
Heifers—Medium and Large 258793.22/cwt90.00–98.005475
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225182.33/cwt180.00–185.004104
Bulls—Medium and Large 2228174.10/cwt172.00–175.003973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2283161.46/cwt160.00–166.004574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321162.36/cwt160.00–166.005215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328155.92/cwt154.00–158.005112
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330142.06/cwt140.00–144.004694
Bulls—Medium and Large 3359130.49/cwt130.00–132.004684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1384155.65/cwt150.00–158.005987
Bulls—Medium and Large 3409123.25/cwt120.00–128.005045
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410131.98/cwt130.00–134.005412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438143.93/cwt140.00–148.006306
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465113.96/cwt110.00–118.005306
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473121.46/cwt120.00–124.005758
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513121.99/cwt120.00–126.006263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520112.62/cwt110.00–118.005863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570111.01/cwt110.00–112.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2586101.17/cwt100.00–106.005935
Bulls—Medium and Large 261690.50/cwt90.00–92.005574
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38878.94/cwt78.00–80.001,0962
Bulls——1,95588.77/cwt87.00–91.001,7352
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00047.82/cwt46.00–50.004782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07455.00/cwt52.00–57.005914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08541.99/cwt40.00–44.004562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11058.98/cwt58.00–60.006554
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,11854.50/cwt54.00–55.006092
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-296584.23/cwt80.00–88.008132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13874.18/cwt70.00–78.008442

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.