Sale reports / Florida / Sumter County Farmers Market / 2022-03-08

Sumter County Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Webster, Florida · Tue, Mar 8
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1421
Feeder Cattle receipts
432 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 458▼ 23 vs year ago 455 · −5.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 78▲ 21 vs year ago 76 · +27.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 90▼ 4 vs year ago 74 · −5.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers unevenly steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.17/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$157.17
119 head · 371 lb average
Value per head Derived
$583
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.77
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1383168.5064543
Medium and Large 2383151.8558243
Medium and Large 3340149.3550833
One grade step is worth $19.15/cwt here — about $136 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 sale119 hd
157.17
—
FL average9 barns · 717 hd
147.41
+9.77
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—Average1,575113.211,7836thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,28598.551,2668thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,00977.217798thin

Every lot

53 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 1213245.06/cwt240.00–250.005222
Steers—Medium and Large 2218229.06/cwt228.00–230.004992
Steers—Medium and Large 1380194.92/cwt192.00–198.007412
Steers—Medium and Large 2570144.97/cwt142.00–148.008262
Steers—Medium and Large 2633119.99/cwt118.00–122.007602
Steers—Medium and Large 3693104.65/cwt102.00–110.007253
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1182254.07/cwt250.00–260.004625
Heifers—Medium and Large 3222173.24/cwt170.00–174.003855
Heifers—Medium and Large 3269164.68/cwt160.00–168.004437
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275172.49/cwt170.00–178.0047410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324149.67/cwt148.00–152.004857
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326162.07/cwt159.00–164.005288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330168.61/cwt166.00–176.0055611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3366142.36/cwt140.00–146.005215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374157.36/cwt150.00–158.0058912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377163.09/cwt162.00–164.006159
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423142.95/cwt140.00–146.006054
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423135.35/cwt134.00–136.005733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431157.66/cwt152.00–160.0068010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478124.03/cwt122.00–126.005936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480144.04/cwt140.00–146.006913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528120.39/cwt120.00–122.006365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533131.35/cwt130.00–134.007003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576111.50/cwt110.00–112.006424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583124.94/cwt122.00–128.007282
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1192261.61/cwt255.00–265.005023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1218231.72/cwt230.00–235.005053
Bulls—Medium and Large 3223213.28/cwt210.00–215.004763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2267211.40/cwt210.00–214.005646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320213.05/cwt210.00–216.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 3324193.14/cwt190.00–198.006268
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365175.04/cwt172.00–178.006394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370193.95/cwt192.00–196.007182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380184.03/cwt182.00–186.006992
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423165.29/cwt160.00–168.006999
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431170.95/cwt170.00–176.007376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465171.98/cwt170.00–174.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468166.03/cwt160.00–168.007774
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473156.98/cwt156.00–158.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523154.48/cwt150.00–156.008084
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568132.02/cwt130.00–136.007503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570152.98/cwt152.00–154.008722
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,275101.60/cwt98.00–105.001,2952
Bulls——1,725119.02/cwt115.00–124.002,0534
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%92574.45/cwt70.00–79.006892
Cows—Boner 80-85%93363.95/cwt60.00–68.005972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08885.21/cwt81.00–89.009274
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27094.68/cwt90.00–97.001,2024
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,299102.41/cwt98.00–105.001,3304
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-386373.34/cwt72.00–75.006332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-290097.04/cwt93.00–100.008732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03381.17/cwt78.00–84.008382
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3803738.32/cwt700.00–775.005,9292

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.