Sale reports / Florida / Sumter County Farmers Market / 2023-08-22

Sumter County Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Webster, Florida · Tue, Aug 22
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1421
Feeder Cattle receipts
665 head
▲ 157 vs last sale 508▲ 104 vs year ago 561 · +18.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 64▼ 19 vs year ago 116 · −16.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 58▲ 39 vs year ago 41 · +95.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers steady, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows 8.00 to 13.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $238.11/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$238.11
84 head · 399 lb average
Value per head Derived
$951
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$40
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.22
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1412243.681,00341
Medium and Large 3366233.5485424
Medium and Large 2415231.8596319thin
One grade step is worth $11.84/cwt here — about $40 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 sale84 hd
238.11
—
FL average8 barns · 617 hd
236.89
+1.22
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—Average1,560120.301,8776thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22898.031,2036thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95086.058176thin

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 PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)635$9622thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3285322.54/cwt320.00–325.009192
Steers—Medium and Large 3323302.44/cwt300.00–305.009772
Steers—Medium and Large 3367278.32/cwt275.00–280.001,0213
Steers—Medium and Large 1375309.32/cwt308.00–310.001,1603
Steers—Medium and Large 2425274.91/cwt270.00–278.001,1685
Steers—Medium and Large 3428259.96/cwt258.00–262.001,1132
Steers—Medium and Large 1465261.98/cwt260.00–264.001,2182
Steers—Medium and Large 2475255.28/cwt250.00–258.001,2133
Steers—Medium and Large 3487244.66/cwt244.00–246.001,1913
Steers—Medium and Large 3520222.04/cwt220.00–224.001,1554
Steers—Medium and Large 1524246.53/cwt242.00–250.001,2927
Steers—Medium and Large 2583228.96/cwt226.00–232.001,3352
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275274.91/cwt270.00–280.007564
Heifers—Medium and Large 3283254.20/cwt250.00–255.007196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325257.58/cwt255.00–260.0083710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325236.91/cwt234.00–240.007704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340245.97/cwt244.00–248.008362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366246.36/cwt244.00–250.009025
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370228.65/cwt228.00–230.008466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386236.97/cwt235.00–240.009155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419240.38/cwt238.00–242.001,0075
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422230.29/cwt230.00–232.009727
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428222.47/cwt220.00–226.009525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466223.26/cwt220.00–228.001,0405
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473215.97/cwt215.00–218.001,0223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478233.38/cwt230.00–236.001,1169
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525225.23/cwt220.00–236.001,1826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573215.07/cwt212.00–218.001,2322
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3272324.04/cwt320.00–325.008815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326322.76/cwt320.00–325.001,0527
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330302.42/cwt300.00–305.009982
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375277.43/cwt275.00–280.001,0404
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377287.41/cwt284.00–290.001,0847
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413262.04/cwt260.00–268.001,0824
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428252.71/cwt250.00–254.001,0823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433271.94/cwt270.00–276.001,1786
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473253.89/cwt250.00–258.001,2012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475254.04/cwt250.00–256.001,2073
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478233.99/cwt232.00–236.001,1182
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520221.36/cwt220.00–224.001,1513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583218.94/cwt216.00–222.001,2762
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,560120.30/cwt115.00–124.001,8776
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93082.63/cwt78.00–85.007684
Cows—Lean 85-90%99092.89/cwt90.00–96.009202
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09995.26/cwt90.00–99.001,0474
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,485103.57/cwt100.00–108.001,5382
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2993154.51/cwt150.00–160.001,5342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,013134.86/cwt130.00–140.001,3662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203123.29/cwt120.00–126.001,4832
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2635962.20/head950.00–975.009622

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.