Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls firm to 2.00 higher. Most feeder classes 1.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.41/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$137.41

89 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.99

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	372	141.30	526	52
Medium and Large 1	522	132.16	689	32
Medium and Large 3	415	130.52	542	5thin

One grade step is worth $10.78/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale89 hd

137.41

—

FL average10 barns · 824 hd

151.40

−13.99

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	1,742	81.05	1,412	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,708	62.19	1,062	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,309	60.14	788	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	811	45.79	371	5thin

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	Medium and Large 2	—	368	162.55/cwt	160.00–170.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	169.28/cwt	167.50–175.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	178.33/cwt	175.00–180.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	219	229.71/cwt	220.00–235.00	503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	169.49/cwt	167.50–170.00	729	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	181	277.87/cwt	265.00–285.00	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	193.54/cwt	190.00–200.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	194.51/cwt	190.00–200.00	708	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	141.68/cwt	140.00–142.50	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	148.58/cwt	147.50–150.00	790	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	191.91/cwt	190.00–195.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	149.94/cwt	145.00–152.50	642	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	63.94/cwt	63.00–65.00	1,054	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	63.01/cwt	62.00–64.00	854	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	811	45.79/cwt	44.00–48.00	371	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,768	60.43/cwt	59.00–62.00	1,068	4
Bulls	—	—	1,742	81.05/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,412	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	57.85/cwt	54.00–60.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	142.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	457	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	229	197.38/cwt	190.00–200.00	452	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.50	550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	177.93/cwt	170.00–180.00	584	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	131.08/cwt	130.00–132.50	701	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	139.99/cwt	135.00–142.50	671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	137.20/cwt	135.00–140.00	589	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	130.73/cwt	125.00–140.00	693	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	182.37/cwt	180.00–190.00	511	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	154.88/cwt	150.00–160.00	666	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	150.07/cwt	147.50–152.50	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	154.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	127.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	602	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	115.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	726	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	130.52/cwt	130.00–132.50	542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	177.11/cwt	172.50–180.00	834	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	138.84/cwt	135.00–140.00	505	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	183.68/cwt	180.00–187.50	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	161.61/cwt	160.00–167.50	428	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	138.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	157.83/cwt	147.50–165.00	758	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 Apr 10, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 339Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 41Year ago 0

Slaughter cows and bulls firm to 2.00 higher. Most feeder classes 1.00-3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	160.00–170.00	162.55
4	—	229	190.00–200.00	197.38
10	—	328	170.00–180.00	177.93
7	—	535	130.00–132.50	131.08
8	—	280	180.00–190.00	182.37
10	—	430	150.00–160.00	154.88
4	—	473	147.50–152.50	150.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	167.50–175.00	169.28
5	—	610	115.00	115.00
3	—	360	175.00–180.00	178.33
4	—	219	220.00–235.00	229.71
4	—	475	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	150.00–152.50	151.02
7	—	479	135.00–142.50	139.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	430	167.50–170.00	169.49
3	—	273	190.00–200.00	193.54
7	—	532	147.50–150.00	148.58
7	—	480	147.50–165.00	157.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	181	265.00–285.00	277.87
11	—	364	190.00–200.00	194.51
5	—	330	190.00–195.00	191.91
8	—	471	172.50–180.00	177.11
4	—	413	180.00–187.50	183.68
4	—	618	140.00–145.00	142.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	140.00–142.50	141.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	145.00–152.50	149.94
4	—	570	120.00–125.00	122.46
7	—	530	125.00–140.00	130.73
4	—	370	150.00–160.00	154.86
9	—	628	115.00–120.00	115.54
3	—	477	135.00–140.00	138.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	320	140.00–150.00	142.94
11	—	429	135.00–140.00	137.20
11	—	473	125.00–130.00	127.33
9	—	364	135.00–140.00	138.84
10	—	265	160.00–167.50	161.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	130.00–132.50	130.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,648	63.00–65.00	63.94
4	—	1,768	59.00–62.00	60.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,355	62.00–64.00	63.01
5	—	1,273	54.00–60.00	57.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	811	44.00–48.00	45.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,742	79.00–82.00	81.05

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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