Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-03

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.93/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$133.93

81 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$8.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.79

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	136.22	612	34
Medium and Large 2	428	133.83	573	34
Medium and Large 3	405	128.20	520	13thin

One grade step is worth $8.02/cwt here — about $92 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 sale81 hd

133.93

—

FL average10 barns · 721 hd

152.72

−18.79

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	1,620	69.43	1,125	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	56.94	678	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	56.54	822	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	52.51	573	13

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	151.92/cwt	147.50–155.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	137.90/cwt	135.00–142.50	585	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	666	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	216	208.23/cwt	205.00–210.00	450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	151.65/cwt	150.00–152.50	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	194.81/cwt	190.00–200.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	176.04/cwt	175.00–177.50	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	171.54/cwt	170.00–175.00	799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	184.90/cwt	180.00–187.50	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	129.14/cwt	122.00–132.50	553	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	140.81/cwt	140.00–142.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	131.22/cwt	130.00–137.50	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	174.89/cwt	170.00–180.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	142.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	148.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	480	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	172.46/cwt	170.00–180.00	736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	121.27/cwt	120.00–122.50	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	122.20/cwt	120.00–125.00	572	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	151.10/cwt	150.00–152.50	710	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	120.32/cwt	115.00–125.00	509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	149.66/cwt	145.00–152.50	552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	118.02/cwt	117.00–120.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	157.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	162.43/cwt	157.50–165.00	601	3
Bulls	—	—	1,620	69.43/cwt	58.00–83.00	1,125	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	56.94/cwt	55.00–60.00	678	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	56.54/cwt	56.00–59.00	822	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	52.51/cwt	50.00–55.00	573	13

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 Apr 3, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 328Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 41Year ago 0

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)	1	—	1,075	59.00	59.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	147.50–155.00	151.92
9	—	428	122.00–132.50	129.14
6	—	530	120.00–122.50	121.27
7	—	468	120.00–125.00	122.20
8	—	369	145.00–152.50	149.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	424	135.00–142.50	137.90
8	—	522	125.00–130.00	127.56
6	—	477	130.00–137.50	131.22
2	—	225	170.00–180.00	174.89
3	—	325	155.00	155.00
3	—	575	117.00–120.00	118.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	140.00–142.00	140.81
8	—	423	115.00–125.00	120.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	216	205.00–210.00	208.23
3	—	520	150.00–152.50	151.65
4	—	270	190.00–200.00	194.81
5	—	367	175.00–177.50	176.04
5	—	466	170.00–175.00	171.54
6	—	326	180.00–187.50	184.90
8	—	427	170.00–180.00	172.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	157.50	157.50
5	—	436	140.00–145.00	142.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	145.00–150.00	148.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	470	150.00–152.50	151.10
2	—	322	155.00–160.00	157.60
3	—	370	157.50–165.00	162.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,620	58.00–83.00	69.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,191	55.00–60.00	56.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,453	56.00–59.00	56.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,091	50.00–55.00	52.51

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle