Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.09/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$138.09

107 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$1.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.58

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	139.04	669	54
Medium and Large 2	448	137.13	614	53

One grade step is worth $1.90/cwt here — about $56 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 sale107 hd

138.09

—

FL average10 barns · 839 hd

160.68

−22.58

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	1,686	74.84	1,262	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	57.47	818	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	55.75	688	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	50.39	571	13

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1	—	523	152.44/cwt	150.00–157.50	797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	194.77/cwt	190.00–200.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	186.80/cwt	180.00–190.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	153.37/cwt	145.00–160.00	653	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	138.70/cwt	135.00–142.50	863	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	147.89/cwt	145.00–152.50	841	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	612	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	627	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	122.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	699	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	129.80/cwt	127.50–132.50	691	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	141.87/cwt	140.00–147.50	665	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	157.62/cwt	155.00–160.00	586	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	146.28/cwt	145.00–149.00	617	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	127.19/cwt	125.00–130.00	721	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	116.22/cwt	115.00–120.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	141.29/cwt	137.50–142.50	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	164.73/cwt	160.00–170.00	539	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	152.95/cwt	150.00–157.50	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	165.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	186.59/cwt	185.00–190.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	164.89/cwt	160.00–170.00	775	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	185.71/cwt	185.00–195.00	689	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	169.74/cwt	167.00–175.00	732	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	949	62.15/cwt	59.00–67.50	590	5
Bulls	—	—	1,686	74.84/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,262	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	59.42/cwt	58.00–62.00	715	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	55.17/cwt	54.00–57.00	684	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	57.47/cwt	56.00–59.00	818	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	50.39/cwt	47.00–54.00	571	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	154.98/cwt	152.50–157.50	821	2

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 27, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 328Last week 180Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	150.00–157.50	152.44
4	—	320	190.00–200.00	194.77
3	—	421	180.00–190.00	186.80
10	—	622	135.00–142.50	138.70
8	—	569	145.00–152.50	147.89
8	—	470	160.00–170.00	164.89
14	—	371	185.00–195.00	185.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	145.00–160.00	153.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	155.00	155.00
5	—	431	167.00–175.00	169.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	275	155.00–160.00	157.41
2	—	527	120.00–125.00	122.54
10	—	429	140.00–145.00	142.56
8	—	370	145.00–150.00	147.57
17	—	473	130.00–135.00	132.47
10	—	573	120.00–125.00	122.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	532	127.50–132.50	129.80
12	—	469	140.00–147.50	141.87
10	—	372	155.00–160.00	157.62
9	—	422	145.00–149.00	146.28
7	—	567	125.00–130.00	127.19
4	—	625	115.00–120.00	116.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	137.50–142.50	141.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	327	160.00–170.00	164.73
5	—	463	150.00–157.50	152.95
5	—	374	160.00–170.00	165.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	371	185.00–190.00	186.59
2	—	530	152.50–157.50	154.98

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	949	59.00–67.50	62.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,686	72.00–78.00	74.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	58.00–62.00	59.42
19	—	1,239	54.00–57.00	55.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,423	56.00–59.00	57.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,133	47.00–54.00	50.39

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle