Sale reports / Florida / Sumter County Farmers Market / 2021-03-23

Sumter County Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Webster, Florida · Tue, Mar 23
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1421
Feeder Cattle receipts
356 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 392▲ 170 vs year ago 186 · +91.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 91▼ 17 vs year ago 76 · −22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 45▲ 15 vs year ago 37 · +40.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls slightly higher. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers slightly lower. All feeder classes firm. Replacement cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows 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 $141.58/cwt on 71 head.
Average price
$141.58
71 head · 401 lb average
Value per head Derived
$567
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.95
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1426148.7563425
Medium and Large 2400138.9055622
Medium and Large 3374136.5751124
One grade step is worth $12.18/cwt here — about $123 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 sale71 hd
141.58
—
FL average10 barns · 834 hd
139.63
+1.95
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—Average1,72483.871,4468thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18257.2067610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50056.028402thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2321176.36/cwt174.00–178.005665
Steers—Medium and Large 2367166.69/cwt164.00–168.006123
Steers—Medium and Large 2413156.02/cwt152.00–158.006443
Steers—Medium and Large 1423170.04/cwt168.00–172.007192
Steers—Medium and Large 3520126.04/cwt124.00–128.006552
Steers—Medium and Large 1691117.99/cwt112.00–120.008154
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1218201.76/cwt200.00–210.004406
Heifers—Medium and Large 3271165.35/cwt162.00–168.004487
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319156.87/cwt154.00–158.005007
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325143.42/cwt138.00–146.004666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371141.15/cwt138.00–146.005245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380153.08/cwt150.00–156.005824
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413125.99/cwt124.00–128.005204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428135.21/cwt132.00–136.005795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433141.31/cwt140.00–148.006126
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465115.94/cwt110.00–119.005393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470131.96/cwt130.00–134.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472121.97/cwt120.00–126.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523101.97/cwt100.00–108.005334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1538127.00/cwt126.00–128.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580104.97/cwt104.00–106.006092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585111.01/cwt110.00–112.006492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683102.65/cwt100.00–108.007013
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1213227.53/cwt225.00–230.004852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223209.12/cwt205.00–210.004666
Bulls—Medium and Large 1263196.04/cwt192.00–200.005162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3313175.66/cwt170.00–178.005507
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365160.96/cwt158.00–164.005882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371168.19/cwt168.00–170.0062411
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423152.04/cwt150.00–154.006434
Bulls—Medium and Large 3466130.37/cwt128.00–132.006085
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478147.02/cwt146.00–148.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522112.79/cwt110.00–118.005893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527135.32/cwt134.00–138.007136
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573102.93/cwt100.00–106.005902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580113.90/cwt110.00–118.006612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1588127.33/cwt126.00–130.007493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673111.99/cwt110.00–114.007542
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59375.45/cwt74.00–77.001,2022
Bulls——1,61084.09/cwt83.00–85.001,3544
Bulls——2,08391.84/cwt90.00–94.001,9132
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10960.82/cwt59.00–63.006744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23154.78/cwt50.00–58.006746
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50056.02/cwt55.00–57.008402
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-266589.86/cwt88.00–92.005982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-269079.20/cwt76.00–82.005462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-376370.15/cwt69.00–71.005352

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.