Sale reports / Florida / Sumter County Farmers Market / 2024-07-16

Sumter County Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Webster, Florida · Tue, Jul 16
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1421
← Jul 9Jul 16latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
598 head
▲ 168 vs last sale 430▼ 216 vs year ago 814 · −26.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 123▲ 17 vs year ago 81 · +21.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $258.89/cwt on 28 head.
Average price
$258.89
28 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,377
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−10.79
vs FL average
−32.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532258.891,37728
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 sale28 hd
258.89
—
FL average7 barns · 164 hd
269.68
−10.79
National average156 barns · 5,844 hd
291.09
−32.20
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—Low1,345154.832,08214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,341146.951,97028
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,133141.501,60420
CowsLean 85-90%Average925127.841,18318

Every lot

33 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1233406.73/cwt370.00–425.009486
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1276398.09/cwt360.00–435.001,0998
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280306.99/cwt260.00–340.0086012
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1312385.38/cwt360.00–415.001,2027
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330321.86/cwt300.00–330.001,0627
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370347.32/cwt335.00–380.001,2859
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383309.73/cwt280.00–325.001,1868
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420298.06/cwt280.00–340.001,25221
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475270.91/cwt264.00–280.001,28710
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520262.80/cwt240.00–280.001,36721
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568247.14/cwt230.00–264.001,4047
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626229.58/cwt212.00–240.001,4376
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665231.00/cwt220.00–242.001,5362
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1237343.27/cwt340.00–345.008143
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274339.75/cwt320.00–365.009318
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277280.96/cwt265.00–300.007785
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325309.77/cwt280.00–340.001,0078
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374292.15/cwt276.00–315.001,0939
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383273.03/cwt246.00–300.001,0464
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415244.90/cwt236.00–250.001,0164
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1438269.24/cwt260.00–288.001,1799
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468259.86/cwt230.00–275.001,21615
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513255.70/cwt248.00–266.001,3127
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573234.39/cwt225.00–248.001,3433
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,236156.31/cwt152.00–162.001,9325
Bulls——1,259146.49/cwt142.00–149.001,8446
Bulls——1,697169.04/cwt165.00–177.002,8693
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%885121.38/cwt120.00–125.001,0745
Cows—Lean 85-90%941130.33/cwt127.00–133.001,22613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,095139.36/cwt135.00–144.001,52614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223146.48/cwt145.00–149.001,7916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,317143.46/cwt138.00–147.001,88917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,377152.34/cwt148.00–157.002,09811

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.