Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.01/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$152.01

69 head · 382 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$6.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.48

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	434	153.84	668	24
Medium and Large 2	359	152.21	546	35
Medium and Large 3	336	146.91	493	10thin

One grade step is worth $6.93/cwt here — about $174 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 sale69 hd

152.01

—

FL average10 barns · 767 hd

156.49

−4.48

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	1,356	76.36	1,035	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,661	55.10	915	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	54.94	646	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	50.31	528	14

Every lot, as filed

33 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 2	—	320	153.54/cwt	150.00–160.00	491	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	170.13/cwt	165.00–175.00	646	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	50.31/cwt	48.00–54.00	528	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,661	55.10/cwt	53.00–58.00	915	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	54.94/cwt	53.00–57.00	646	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	175.66/cwt	170.00–177.50	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	141.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	152.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	641	8
Bulls	—	—	1,356	76.36/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,035	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	931	84.15/cwt	78.00–97.00	783	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	58.68/cwt	56.00–60.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	149.39/cwt	147.50–150.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	164.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	173.86/cwt	170.00–180.00	577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	157.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	665	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	148.37/cwt	145.00–150.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	171.40/cwt	167.50–175.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	178.89/cwt	175.00–182.50	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	124.67/cwt	122.00–127.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	164.89/cwt	160.00–170.00	447	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	150.17/cwt	145.00–155.00	559	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	193.64/cwt	190.00–197.50	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	178.55/cwt	177.00–180.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	181.68/cwt	180.00–185.00	496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	163.13/cwt	157.50–167.50	770	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	194.77/cwt	190.00–200.00	530	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	191.35/cwt	187.50–195.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	192.62/cwt	190.00–195.00	616	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 Apr 24, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 341Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	150.00–160.00	153.54
4	—	475	140.00–145.00	141.28
9	—	271	160.00–170.00	164.89
6	—	430	140.00–145.00	142.56
10	—	372	145.00–155.00	150.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	170.00–177.50	175.66
8	—	420	150.00–155.00	152.56
3	—	465	145.00–150.00	148.37
2	—	375	167.50–175.00	171.40
2	—	270	175.00–182.50	178.89
5	—	617	122.00–127.00	124.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	135.00	135.00
4	—	277	160.00–170.00	164.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	465	150.00–155.00	152.47
8	—	380	165.00–175.00	170.13
5	—	332	170.00–180.00	173.86
12	—	422	155.00–160.00	157.57
3	—	273	180.00–185.00	181.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	157.50–167.50	163.13
6	—	272	190.00–200.00	194.77
4	—	370	187.50–195.00	191.35
2	—	527	150.00–155.00	152.54
2	—	320	190.00–195.00	192.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	147.50–150.00	149.39
2	—	330	190.00–197.50	193.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	177.00–180.00	178.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,050	48.00–54.00	50.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,661	53.00–58.00	55.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,176	53.00–57.00	54.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,356	74.00–78.00	76.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	931	78.00–97.00	84.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,168	56.00–60.00	58.68

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle