Sale reports / Florida / Sumter County Farmers Market / 2024-07-09

Sumter County Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Webster, Florida · Tue, Jul 9
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1421
Feeder Cattle receipts
430 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 454▼ 199 vs year ago 629 · −31.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 155▲ 14 vs year ago 109 · +12.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market not reported last week because of July 4th holiday observance.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $275.96/cwt on 15 head.
Average price
$275.96
15 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,477
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−0.76
vs FL average
−26.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535275.961,47715thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale15 hd
275.96
—
FL average6 barns · 105 hd
276.72
−0.76
National average160 barns · 9,699 hd
302.91
−26.95
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—High1,491156.422,33220
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,280153.241,9629thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,053140.071,47530
CowsLean 85-90%Low915125.511,14823

Every lot

28 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1210340.48/cwt330.00–350.007152
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1272333.93/cwt285.00–420.009086
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319395.59/cwt295.00–435.001,2628
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377359.05/cwt320.00–400.001,35421
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415317.92/cwt280.00–330.001,31911
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472290.27/cwt266.00–310.001,37012
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515281.43/cwt264.00–296.001,44910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576265.01/cwt250.00–282.001,5265
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628229.35/cwt228.00–230.001,4403
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223292.02/cwt270.00–310.006512
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276313.32/cwt300.00–350.008657
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330313.14/cwt285.00–340.001,03311
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335231.45/cwt228.00–235.007752
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369317.38/cwt280.00–340.001,1717
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421289.33/cwt262.00–320.001,21818
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470265.06/cwt240.00–276.001,24610
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1509262.78/cwt258.00–266.001,3389
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,455170.34/cwt166.00–176.002,4783
Bulls——1,463156.47/cwt149.00–162.002,28913
Bulls——1,609145.82/cwt144.00–149.002,3464
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%894129.67/cwt124.00–134.001,15913
Cows—Lean 85-90%942120.11/cwt114.00–124.001,13110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,045142.07/cwt137.00–148.001,48523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,080133.49/cwt131.00–136.001,4427
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,203150.31/cwt145.00–155.001,8086
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435159.09/cwt157.00–162.002,2833

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.