Sale reports / Florida / Sumter County Farmers Market / 2023-02-07

Sumter County Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Webster, Florida · Tue, Feb 7
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1421
Feeder Cattle receipts
553 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 520▲ 115 vs year ago 438 · +26.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 114▲ 68 vs year ago 77 · +88.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 54▲ 16 vs year ago 93 · +17.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.06/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$177.06
78 head · 389 lb average
Value per head Derived
$688
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.19
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1423179.3775837
Medium and Large 2367178.0565325
Medium and Large 3344170.1758516thin
One grade step is worth $9.20/cwt here — about $174 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 sale78 hd
177.06
—
FL average8 barns · 659 hd
178.24
−1.19
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—High1,65696.821,60310
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,118100.971,1292thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12079.1288614
CowsLean 85-90%Average85562.995396thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,145$1,0022thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)870$8392thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1218307.36/cwt305.00–310.006702
Steers—Medium and Large 2223288.07/cwt286.00–290.006422
Steers—Medium and Large 2287241.63/cwt240.00–245.006933
Steers—Medium and Large 1290251.61/cwt250.00–255.007303
Steers—Medium and Large 2330232.46/cwt230.00–235.007674
Steers—Medium and Large 1334240.52/cwt236.00–242.008034
Steers—Medium and Large 2380222.53/cwt220.00–225.008462
Steers—Medium and Large 1385232.56/cwt230.00–235.008954
Steers—Medium and Large 1570178.69/cwt176.00–180.001,0193
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1266202.68/cwt200.00–210.005394
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273181.59/cwt180.00–185.004963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276191.13/cwt190.00–196.005285
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320172.75/cwt170.00–178.005536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328193.07/cwt190.00–196.006334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328182.83/cwt182.00–186.006005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373185.36/cwt184.00–188.006916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373166.90/cwt164.00–170.006234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376177.69/cwt174.00–180.006688
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422157.94/cwt154.00–160.006673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430169.35/cwt168.00–170.007283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434177.72/cwt174.00–180.007718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463162.98/cwt160.00–164.007554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482169.63/cwt168.00–172.0081812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1592161.36/cwt156.00–164.009553
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2183275.07/cwt270.00–280.005032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230262.39/cwt260.00–265.006032
Bulls—Medium and Large 3230238.48/cwt235.00–240.005493
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270234.15/cwt230.00–238.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273242.57/cwt240.00–245.006628
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278252.57/cwt250.00–255.007028
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313240.87/cwt240.00–245.007546
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320211.03/cwt210.00–212.006754
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323224.88/cwt220.00–230.007264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373214.07/cwt210.00–216.007983
Bulls—Medium and Large 3374201.29/cwt200.00–205.007534
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420203.02/cwt202.00–204.008532
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425190.98/cwt190.00–192.008122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480200.02/cwt198.00–202.009602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565175.01/cwt174.00–176.009892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588161.00/cwt160.00–162.009472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2693143.00/cwt142.00–144.009912
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40385.91/cwt83.00–89.001,2052
Bulls——1,60894.19/cwt90.00–99.001,5154
Bulls——1,831104.90/cwt101.00–109.001,9214
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84360.03/cwt59.00–61.005062
Cows—Lean 85-90%85555.44/cwt54.00–57.004742
Cows—Lean 85-90%86873.49/cwt71.00–76.006382
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04677.64/cwt72.00–82.008124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06667.14/cwt63.00–71.007164
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,118100.97/cwt96.00–106.001,1292
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20688.10/cwt83.00–93.001,0626
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2870839.44/head800.00–875.008392
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,002.18/head950.00–1,050.001,0022
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-298886.60/cwt82.00–91.008562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06378.72/cwt76.00–82.008372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10598.60/cwt95.00–102.001,0902

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.