Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.33/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$157.33

100 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$12.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.38

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	416	162.48	676	56
Medium and Large 3	330	152.19	502	16thin
Medium and Large 2	409	149.96	613	28

One grade step is worth $12.52/cwt here — about $63 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 sale100 hd

157.33

—

FL average9 barns · 655 hd

162.71

−5.38

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,362	85.35	1,163	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	73.93	1,111	8thin

Every lot, as filed

44 lots · USDA AMS · Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	175.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	161.69/cwt	157.50–165.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	128.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	146.03/cwt	140.00–153.00	629	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	163.78/cwt	162.50–165.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	151.27/cwt	150.00–152.50	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	181.11/cwt	162.50–187.50	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	159.70/cwt	155.00–162.00	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	182.03/cwt	180.00–185.00	499	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	168.72/cwt	167.50–170.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	151.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	500	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	266	155.13/cwt	152.50–160.00	413	3
Bulls	—	—	1,390	93.41/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,298	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	83.34/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,129	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	70.58/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,045	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	75.04/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,133	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	139.95/cwt	137.50–142.50	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	171.71/cwt	170.00–175.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	179.28/cwt	175.00–185.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	194.21/cwt	190.00–200.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	172.06/cwt	170.00–175.00	895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	184.94/cwt	182.50–190.00	792	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	191.15/cwt	187.50–195.00	707	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	190.16/cwt	187.00–195.00	616	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	194.13/cwt	190.00–195.00	538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	153.81/cwt	150.00–157.50	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	176.19/cwt	175.00–180.00	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	212.55/cwt	210.00–215.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	189.90/cwt	185.00–195.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	134.97/cwt	132.50–137.50	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	184.01/cwt	180.00–185.00	495	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	154.34/cwt	150.00–157.50	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	182.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	197.38/cwt	195.00–200.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	178.74/cwt	177.50–180.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	170.94/cwt	167.50–172.50	646	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	161.47/cwt	157.50–165.00	701	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	163.68/cwt	160.00–167.50	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	136.22/cwt	135.00–137.50	725	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	92.05/cwt	87.00–97.50	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	150.25/cwt	150.00–151.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	179.80/cwt	175.00–185.00	674	6

How this sale compares

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Tue Feb 27, 2018

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 267Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	437	170.00–180.00	175.09
7	—	368	162.50–187.50	181.11
3	—	536	155.00–162.00	159.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	162.50–165.00	163.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	471	175.00–185.00	179.28
4	—	371	190.00–200.00	194.21
5	—	520	170.00–175.00	172.06
6	—	428	182.50–190.00	184.94
3	—	271	210.00–215.00	212.55
2	—	320	195.00–200.00	197.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	335	157.50–165.00	161.69
3	—	533	125.00–130.00	128.38
13	—	431	140.00–153.00	146.03
6	—	372	155.00–160.00	157.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	377	150.00–152.50	151.27
9	—	330	150.00–155.00	151.62
3	—	266	152.50–160.00	155.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	467	150.00–157.50	153.81
4	—	320	175.00–180.00	176.19
2	—	240	185.00–195.00	189.90
5	—	581	132.50–137.50	134.97
5	—	269	180.00–185.00	184.01
13	—	378	167.50–172.50	170.94
15	—	434	157.50–165.00	161.47
4	—	532	135.00–137.50	136.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	274	180.00–185.00	182.03
4	—	430	167.50–170.00	168.72
4	—	518	150.00–157.50	154.34
4	—	327	180.00–185.00	182.40
6	—	475	160.00–167.50	163.68
4	—	570	150.00–151.00	150.25
6	—	375	175.00–185.00	179.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	617	137.50–142.50	139.95
3	—	471	170.00–175.00	171.71
8	—	370	187.50–195.00	191.15
10	—	324	187.00–195.00	190.16
6	—	277	190.00–195.00	194.13
7	—	567	155.00–160.00	157.50
2	—	412	177.50–180.00	178.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	90.00–97.00	93.41
8	—	1,355	78.00–85.00	83.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	69.00–72.00	70.58
6	—	1,510	74.00–78.00	75.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	87.00–97.50	92.05

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Townsend Livestock Market

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle