Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.77/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$145.77

86 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$9.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.59

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	147.03	547	41
Medium and Large 1	475	145.66	691	39
Medium and Large 3	375	137.95	517	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.08/cwt here — about $30 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 sale86 hd

145.77

—

FL average9 barns · 708 hd

157.36

−11.59

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	1,850	78.49	1,452	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	58.66	718	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	58.58	858	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	50.25	501	3thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	50.25/cwt	49.00–53.00	501	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	57.11/cwt	55.00–59.00	845	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	60.68/cwt	60.00–62.00	874	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	58.04/cwt	55.00–59.00	712	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	60.85/cwt	60.00–62.00	738	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	78.49/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,452	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	64.35/cwt	57.00–77.00	594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	172.96/cwt	170.00–175.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	193.35/cwt	190.00–195.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	176.75/cwt	170.00–180.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	159.58/cwt	155.00–162.50	582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	158.47/cwt	157.50–160.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	168.14/cwt	167.50–170.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	154.53/cwt	152.50–157.50	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	135.05/cwt	125.00–140.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	157.28/cwt	155.00–162.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	160.87/cwt	157.58–162.50	845	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	154.61/cwt	150.00–157.50	518	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	126.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	139.38/cwt	135.00–143.00	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	163.09/cwt	160.00–167.50	452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	162.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	130.12/cwt	120.00–135.00	876	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	150.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	556	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	158.59/cwt	155.00–162.00	587	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	172.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	571	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	149.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	559	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	122.49/cwt	120.00–127.50	571	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	241	182.43/cwt	180.00–187.50	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	137.95/cwt	136.00–140.00	517	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	160.58/cwt	157.50–162.50	758	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	168.08/cwt	165.00–172.50	729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	181.32/cwt	177.50–185.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	198.20/cwt	192.50–202.50	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	148.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	197.42/cwt	195.00–202.00	533	3

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 17, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 377Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 13Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	998	49.00–53.00	50.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,480	55.00–59.00	57.11
7	—	1,441	60.00–62.00	60.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,227	55.00–59.00	58.04
2	—	1,212	60.00–62.00	60.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,850	75.00–80.00	78.49

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)	7	—	923	57.00–77.00	64.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	170.00–175.00	172.96
3	—	358	190.00–195.00	193.35
1	—	225	220.00	220.00
9	—	525	157.58–162.50	160.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	365	155.00–162.50	159.58
5	—	428	157.50–160.00	158.47
3	—	480	155.00–162.00	157.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	281	170.00–180.00	176.75
4	—	373	167.50–170.00	168.14
6	—	572	125.00–130.00	127.45
6	—	433	152.50–157.50	154.53
3	—	611	125.00–140.00	135.05
7	—	527	125.00–130.00	126.41
6	—	322	160.00–165.00	162.56
4	—	673	120.00–135.00	130.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	335	150.00–157.50	154.61
6	—	421	135.00–143.00	139.38
5	—	277	160.00–167.50	163.09
10	—	375	145.00–150.00	149.00
9	—	466	120.00–127.50	122.49
3	—	241	180.00–187.50	182.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	136.00–140.00	137.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	150.00–155.00	150.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	370	155.00–162.00	158.59
7	—	332	170.00–180.00	172.10
6	—	435	155.00–160.00	157.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	157.50–162.50	160.58
5	—	434	165.00–172.50	168.08
4	—	377	177.50–185.00	181.32
4	—	323	192.50–202.50	198.20
3	—	566	145.00–150.00	148.29
3	—	270	195.00–202.00	197.42

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

Feeder Cattle