Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-01

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.36/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$145.36

97 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$6.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.52

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	148.51	695	37
Medium and Large 2	401	144.07	578	43
Medium and Large 3	363	141.77	514	17thin

One grade step is worth $6.74/cwt here — about $181 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 sale97 hd

145.36

—

FL average10 barns · 809 hd

153.88

−8.52

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	1,594	72.90	1,162	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	56.16	886	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	56.12	668	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	49.71	514	6thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	171.53/cwt	167.50–175.00	636	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	158.09/cwt	155.00–160.00	743	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	151.31/cwt	148.00–155.00	729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	145.94/cwt	142.00–150.00	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	169.38/cwt	167.50–170.00	390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	138.88/cwt	135.00–142.50	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	165.46/cwt	157.50–167.50	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	141.45/cwt	140.00–147.50	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	152.96/cwt	150.00–155.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	139.15/cwt	135.00–142.50	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	132.87/cwt	130.00–137.50	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	146.23/cwt	145.00–150.00	639	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	156.31/cwt	155.00–160.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	121.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	144.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	543	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	148.78/cwt	145.00–150.00	472	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.02/cwt	120.00–122.50	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	180.15/cwt	175.00–182.50	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	169.47/cwt	165.00–175.00	454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	138.17/cwt	135.00–142.50	573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	157.86/cwt	155.00–160.00	583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.28/cwt	132.00–138.00	622	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	156.37/cwt	152.50–160.00	666	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	142.46/cwt	140.00–147.50	621	3
Bulls	—	—	1,922	80.44/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,546	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	57.19/cwt	57.00–58.00	686	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	55.35/cwt	54.00–56.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	136.43/cwt	135.00–142.50	729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	140.73/cwt	138.00–145.00	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	754	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	54.81/cwt	53.00–56.00	899	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	57.51/cwt	57.00–58.50	871	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	49.71/cwt	48.00–52.00	514	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	141.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	804	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	63.99/cwt	61.00–72.50	616	5
Bulls	—	—	1,485	70.39/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,045	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	169.60/cwt	165.00–172.50	722	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	190.89/cwt	190.00–195.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	156.24/cwt	155.00–157.50	816	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 May 1, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 215Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 33Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	371	167.50–175.00	171.53
8	—	470	155.00–160.00	158.09
6	—	426	165.00–172.50	169.60
6	—	319	190.00–195.00	190.89
2	—	522	155.00–157.50	156.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	148.00–155.00	151.31
7	—	369	155.00–160.00	157.86
11	—	426	152.50–160.00	156.37
6	—	526	140.00–145.00	143.29
8	—	569	140.00–145.00	141.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	436	140.00–147.50	142.46
5	—	472	138.00–145.00	140.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	142.00–150.00	145.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	230	167.50–170.00	169.38
5	—	466	150.00–155.00	152.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	372	135.00–142.50	138.88
5	—	428	130.00–137.50	132.87
8	—	317	145.00–150.00	148.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	157.50–167.50	165.46
5	—	481	140.00–147.50	141.45
3	—	566	135.00–142.50	139.15
8	—	437	145.00–150.00	146.23
5	—	625	120.00–122.50	122.02
6	—	330	175.00–182.50	180.15
5	—	534	135.00–142.50	136.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	155.00–160.00	156.31
5	—	579	120.00–125.00	121.97
11	—	376	140.00–150.00	144.43
7	—	268	165.00–175.00	169.47
7	—	415	135.00–142.50	138.17
9	—	460	132.00–138.00	135.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,922	78.00–83.00	80.44
6	—	1,485	67.00–72.00	70.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,199	57.00–58.00	57.19
7	—	1,183	54.00–56.00	55.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,641	53.00–56.00	54.81
3	—	1,515	57.00–58.50	57.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,033	48.00–52.00	49.71

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	—	962	61.00–72.50	63.99

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle