Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.14/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$152.14

65 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$126

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

$5.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.26

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	386	154.99	598	32
Medium and Large 1	485	149.38	725	33

One grade step is worth $5.61/cwt here — about −$126 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 sale65 hd

152.14

—

FL average10 barns · 934 hd

164.40

−12.26

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	—	Average	1,713	85.06	1,457	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	61.15	862	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	56.29	548	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,443	51.95	750	23

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bulls	—	—	1,713	85.06/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,457	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,512	49.41/cwt	2.00–60.00	747	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	58.40/cwt	55.00–62.00	826	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	56.29/cwt	54.00–59.00	548	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	64.66/cwt	64.00–65.00	755	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	51.52/cwt	51.00–52.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	174.49/cwt	172.50–177.50	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	161.65/cwt	160.00–162.50	703	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	66.64/cwt	65.00–68.00	933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	198.79/cwt	197.50–200.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	163.34/cwt	162.50–165.00	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	190.52/cwt	187.50–195.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	186.69/cwt	182.50–190.00	700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	130.01/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,086	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	178.29/cwt	175.00–180.00	834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	181.21/cwt	177.50–187.50	767	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	150.03/cwt	147.50–155.00	701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	178.79/cwt	175.00–182.50	599	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	168.13/cwt	162.50–170.00	886	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	141.35/cwt	138.00–146.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	168.33/cwt	167.50–170.00	805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	169.58/cwt	165.00–172.50	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	168.10/cwt	165.00–170.00	627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.80/cwt	130.00–132.50	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	141.21/cwt	137.50–145.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	126.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	784	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	156.65/cwt	155.00–160.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	176.28/cwt	175.00–177.50	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	181.37/cwt	180.00–185.00	486	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	160.03/cwt	157.50–162.50	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	164.42/cwt	160.00–167.50	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	145.44/cwt	140.00–147.50	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	164.24/cwt	157.50–167.50	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	159.47/cwt	157.50–162.50	852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	164.60/cwt	160.00–170.00	528	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	135.87/cwt	132.50–137.50	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	150.07/cwt	147.50–152.50	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	141.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	657	5

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 Mar 6, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 295Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 66Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 21Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,713	83.00–86.00	85.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,512	2.00–60.00	49.41
3	—	1,168	64.00–65.00	64.66
6	—	1,420	51.00–52.00	51.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,415	55.00–62.00	58.40
3	—	1,400	65.00–68.00	66.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	973	54.00–59.00	56.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	172.50–177.50	174.49
2	—	285	197.50–200.00	198.79
3	—	533	162.50–165.00	163.34
4	—	328	187.50–195.00	190.52
4	—	572	155.00–160.00	157.47
7	—	375	182.50–190.00	186.69
6	—	478	167.50–170.00	168.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	335	175.00–182.50	178.79
2	—	375	175.00–177.50	176.28
4	—	268	180.00–185.00	181.37
4	—	480	157.50–162.50	160.03
5	—	428	160.00–167.50	164.42
6	—	573	140.00–147.50	145.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	160.00–162.50	161.65
1	—	675	127.50	127.50
6	—	467	147.50–155.00	150.03
8	—	373	165.00–170.00	168.10
3	—	575	130.00–132.50	130.80
4	—	525	137.50–145.00	141.21
5	—	622	125.00–130.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	381	155.00–160.00	156.65
14	—	321	160.00–170.00	164.60
3	—	515	132.50–137.50	135.87
4	—	427	147.50–152.50	150.07
5	—	464	140.00–145.00	141.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	835	128.00–132.00	130.01
6	—	468	175.00–180.00	178.29
8	—	423	177.50–187.50	181.21
2	—	700	130.00–140.00	135.00
16	—	527	162.50–170.00	168.13
3	—	630	138.00–146.00	141.35
3	—	865	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	165.00–172.50	169.58
3	—	475	157.50–167.50	164.24
5	—	534	157.50–162.50	159.47

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)	1	—	1,165	85.00	85.00

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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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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Replacement Cattle