Sale reports / Florida / Sumter County Farmers Market / 2020-08-18

Sumter County Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Webster, Florida · Tue, Aug 18
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1421
Feeder Cattle receipts
765 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 731▲ 193 vs year ago 572 · +33.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 65▼ 8 vs year ago 51 · −15.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 83▼ 9 vs year ago 87 · −10.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows slightly higher, slaughter bulls no trend. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers slightly higher. All feeder classes firm. Replacement cows 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows 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 $136.65/cwt on 122 head.
Average price
$136.65
122 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$616
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.24
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1457147.6467434
Medium and Large 2466136.1663541
Medium and Large 3432129.1355847
One grade step is worth $18.51/cwt here — about $116 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 sale122 hd
136.65
—
FL average10 barns · 498 hd
131.41
+5.24
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—Low1,45682.231,1974thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,14359.516802thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05656.545978thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2313167.48/cwt165.00–168.005246
Steers—Medium and Large 1322185.31/cwt184.00–188.005973
Steers—Medium and Large 1377171.38/cwt170.00–174.006463
Steers—Medium and Large 2378162.07/cwt160.00–164.006132
Steers—Medium and Large 3378143.93/cwt142.00–148.005443
Steers—Medium and Large 2413143.73/cwt140.00–145.005948
Steers—Medium and Large 3419132.51/cwt128.00–134.005554
Steers—Medium and Large 1429153.24/cwt150.00–154.006575
Steers—Medium and Large 2463133.22/cwt128.00–135.006174
Steers—Medium and Large 3463119.54/cwt118.00–120.005539
Steers—Medium and Large 1469141.98/cwt140.00–148.006668
Steers—Medium and Large 3517113.32/cwt112.00–116.005863
Steers—Medium and Large 2521125.43/cwt121.00–126.006539
Steers—Medium and Large 1524135.26/cwt134.00–136.007098
Steers—Medium and Large 1575125.66/cwt124.00–132.0072315
Steers—Medium and Large 2577118.60/cwt114.00–120.0068413
Steers—Medium and Large 3590108.24/cwt100.00–110.0063911
Steers—Medium and Large 369295.99/cwt90.00–99.006643
Steers—Medium and Large 1694112.24/cwt110.00–119.007794
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3267154.05/cwt150.00–156.004113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323146.76/cwt142.00–148.0047410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368132.71/cwt130.00–138.004886
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420131.66/cwt130.00–134.005535
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420122.84/cwt120.00–128.0051611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466123.10/cwt122.00–126.0057411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466116.83/cwt114.00–119.005449
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520116.68/cwt115.00–121.0060711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529123.65/cwt122.00–130.006545
Heifers—Medium and Large 3532108.74/cwt108.00–112.0057811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580116.72/cwt112.00–120.006775
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3267169.30/cwt168.00–170.004523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2272182.60/cwt180.00–188.004976
Bulls—Medium and Large 3314152.29/cwt151.00–156.004788
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315168.95/cwt166.00–170.005324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1339181.11/cwt180.00–188.006147
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369154.78/cwt154.00–156.0057113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375146.08/cwt144.00–148.005482
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378133.03/cwt132.00–134.005034
Bulls—Medium and Large 3416129.21/cwt128.00–130.0053813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419138.04/cwt137.00–142.005785
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423147.18/cwt144.00–152.006235
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468127.51/cwt126.00–129.005974
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473119.02/cwt118.00–120.005634
Bulls—Medium and Large 3526114.16/cwt112.00–115.006007
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528121.64/cwt119.00–122.006428
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565106.98/cwt105.00–109.006048
Bulls—Medium and Large 2589113.58/cwt110.00–116.0066910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2693104.99/cwt102.00–108.007282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1694111.55/cwt111.00–116.007749
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35373.45/cwt73.00–74.009942
Bulls——1,55891.00/cwt88.00–94.001,4182
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%93855.09/cwt52.00–58.005172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01545.30/cwt41.00–50.004602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13562.88/cwt59.00–65.007144
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,14359.51/cwt59.00–60.006802
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,008117.14/cwt112.00–122.001,1812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,02884.20/cwt80.00–88.008662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03094.98/cwt90.00–100.009782
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,060933.49/cwt875.00–975.009,8952

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.