Sale reports / Florida / Sumter County Farmers Market / 2023-09-12

Sumter County Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Webster, Florida · Tue, Sep 12
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1421
Feeder Cattle receipts
743 head
▲ 199 vs last sale 544▲ 134 vs year ago 609 · +22.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 66▼ 158 vs year ago 260 · −60.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 66▼ 11 vs year ago 79 · −13.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers slightly higher, feeder bulls slightly higher, feeder heifers steady. Replacement cows slightly higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $239.03/cwt on 76 head.
Average price
$239.03
76 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,030
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$1
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.87
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1416247.861,03244
Medium and Large 2434233.231,01317thin
Medium and Large 3470219.721,03415thin
One grade step is worth $28.13/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale76 hd
239.03
—
FL average8 barns · 666 hd
239.90
−0.87
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—Low1,485109.011,6197thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,214104.071,26415
CowsLean 85-90%Low97185.658324thin

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)960$9642thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1425284.09/cwt280.00–288.001,2074
Steers—Medium and Large 3428266.69/cwt260.00–270.001,1413
Steers—Medium and Large 1520249.98/cwt248.00–252.001,3002
Steers—Medium and Large 1573243.07/cwt240.00–246.001,3932
Steers—Medium and Large 2643227.99/cwt226.00–232.001,4663
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1287275.62/cwt275.00–278.007915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323245.28/cwt240.00–248.007923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328252.56/cwt250.00–258.008286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334263.89/cwt260.00–270.0088110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378240.98/cwt240.00–242.009112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379252.34/cwt246.00–256.009568
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383233.97/cwt230.00–236.008963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418240.82/cwt240.00–244.001,0075
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425232.32/cwt230.00–236.009875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468235.97/cwt234.00–238.001,1046
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520215.32/cwt214.00–216.001,1203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524230.98/cwt228.00–232.001,2104
Heifers—Medium and Large 3563202.02/cwt200.00–206.001,1376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1587221.01/cwt220.00–226.001,2976
Heifers—Medium and Large 2634201.49/cwt200.00–206.001,2774
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320302.54/cwt300.00–305.009682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378282.55/cwt280.00–290.001,0684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380296.96/cwt294.00–300.001,1282
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380273.95/cwt272.00–278.001,0413
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418259.34/cwt258.00–260.001,0843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423279.29/cwt274.00–282.001,1813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433265.98/cwt264.00–270.001,1526
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478267.35/cwt266.00–268.001,2783
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483253.05/cwt250.00–254.001,2224
Bulls—Medium and Large 3521221.58/cwt220.00–224.001,1545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523244.06/cwt240.00–248.001,2762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563232.65/cwt230.00–234.001,3103
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,248100.09/cwt90.00–108.001,2493
Bulls——1,663115.70/cwt113.00–119.001,9244
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97185.65/cwt80.00–89.008324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18495.86/cwt90.00–99.001,1355
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198104.61/cwt100.00–108.001,2536
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,276113.54/cwt110.00–117.001,4494
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2960963.87/head925.00–1,000.009642
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2968113.57/cwt112.00–115.001,0992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,138121.05/cwt120.00–122.001,3782

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.