Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.41/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$142.41

60 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$7.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.39

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	146.62	702	24
Medium and Large 2	455	139.61	636	36

One grade step is worth $7.01/cwt here — about $66 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 sale60 hd

142.41

—

FL average9 barns · 572 hd

157.80

−15.39

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	58.23	661	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	54.11	569	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,632	52.62	859	9thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	134.15/cwt	132.50–135.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	141.19/cwt	140.00–145.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	160.26/cwt	155.00–162.50	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	142.99/cwt	140.00–147.50	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	163.73/cwt	160.00–170.00	445	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.86/cwt	130.00–135.00	684	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	164.36/cwt	162.50–167.50	856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	182.44/cwt	180.00–185.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	170.37/cwt	167.50–175.00	787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	153.76/cwt	152.50–155.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	159.30/cwt	155.00–162.50	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	172.57/cwt	170.00–175.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	165.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	140.98/cwt	138.00–145.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	128.08/cwt	125.00–130.00	726	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	67.60/cwt	65.00–72.50	644	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	58.23/cwt	56.00–60.00	661	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	58.29/cwt	57.00–61.00	940	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,671	41.29/cwt	21.00–54.00	690	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	51.89/cwt	50.00–53.00	550	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	56.01/cwt	54.00–59.00	584	7

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 20, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 457Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 34Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	132.50–135.00	134.15
4	—	531	140.00–145.00	141.19
7	—	420	155.00–162.50	160.26
10	—	470	140.00–147.50	142.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	426	140.00–145.00	142.43
4	—	463	130.00–135.00	132.53
9	—	272	160.00–170.00	163.73
12	—	523	130.00–135.00	130.86
8	—	567	125.00–130.00	128.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	162.50–167.50	164.36
6	—	425	180.00–185.00	182.44
7	—	462	167.50–175.00	170.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	527	152.50–155.00	153.76
7	—	466	155.00–162.50	159.30
2	—	370	170.00–175.00	172.57
7	—	424	160.00–170.00	165.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	531	138.00–145.00	140.98

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)	3	—	953	65.00–72.50	67.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,135	56.00–60.00	58.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,613	57.00–61.00	58.29
3	—	1,671	21.00–54.00	41.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,060	50.00–53.00	51.89
7	—	1,043	54.00–59.00	56.01

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle