Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady in limited test. Feeder classes steady to firm. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.82/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$146.82

217 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$18.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.56

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	152.27	670	122
Medium and Large 2	422	141.85	599	72
Medium and Large 3	420	133.46	560	23

One grade step is worth $18.81/cwt here — about $110 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 sale217 hd

146.82

—

FL average10 barns · 1,043 hd

155.38

−8.56

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	1,725	80.52	1,389	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	54.07	659	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	51.58	798	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	946	48.93	463	7thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 3	—	528	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	700	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	151.62/cwt	147.50–155.00	720	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	150.09/cwt	147.50–152.50	638	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.76/cwt	140.00–152.00	539	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	132.49/cwt	130.00–137.50	701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	130.86/cwt	130.00–132.50	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	138.86/cwt	135.00–142.50	587	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	162.45/cwt	157.00–165.00	612	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	182.86/cwt	177.50–187.50	682	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	194.88/cwt	190.00–197.50	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	141.99/cwt	140.00–147.50	755	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	179.97/cwt	177.50–185.00	596	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	657	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	154.18/cwt	150.00–157.50	513	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	159.92/cwt	157.50–162.50	758	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	139.69/cwt	137.50–142.00	517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	131.48/cwt	127.50–135.00	554	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	154.19/cwt	152.50–155.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	166.56/cwt	165.00–170.00	778	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	173.96/cwt	170.00–177.50	755	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	160.17/cwt	157.50–167.50	613	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	144.45/cwt	140.00–147.50	680	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	188.21/cwt	180.00–195.00	589	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	133.76/cwt	132.50–135.00	967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	160.04/cwt	157.50–162.50	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	164.31/cwt	160.00–165.00	695	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	171.38/cwt	167.50–175.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	146.25/cwt	145.00–147.50	940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	141.17/cwt	137.50–145.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	148.73/cwt	147.50–150.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	162.22/cwt	160.00–165.00	777	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	172.91/cwt	170.00–175.00	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	187.38/cwt	185.00–190.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.50	822	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	180.00/cwt	175.00–185.00	504	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	151.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	560	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	179.89/cwt	177.50–185.00	678	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	160.58/cwt	157.50–165.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	169.57/cwt	167.50–177.50	565	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,033	111.49/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,152	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	63.08/cwt	59.00–65.00	722	4
Bulls	—	—	1,725	80.52/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,389	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	51.58/cwt	48.00–54.00	798	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	48.93/cwt	48.00–50.00	463	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	57.14/cwt	56.00–59.00	704	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	52.54/cwt	47.00–55.00	637	6

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 8, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 481Last week 340Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 22Year ago 0

Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady in limited test. Feeder classes steady to firm. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	130.00–135.00	132.54
8	—	370	150.00–155.00	151.30
4	—	278	165.00–170.00	167.43
5	—	568	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	187.50	187.50
3	—	610	125.00–130.00	127.49
10	—	479	160.00–165.00	162.22
7	—	431	170.00–175.00	172.91
2	—	268	185.00–190.00	187.38
9	—	377	177.50–185.00	179.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	475	147.50–155.00	151.62
9	—	377	157.00–165.00	162.45
2	—	573	137.50–145.00	141.17
2	—	530	147.50–150.00	148.73
6	—	280	175.00–185.00	180.00
4	—	423	157.50–165.00	160.58
5	—	333	167.50–177.50	169.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	425	147.50–152.50	150.09
4	—	269	190.00–197.50	194.88
11	—	532	140.00–147.50	141.99
9	—	331	177.50–185.00	179.97
25	—	383	157.50–167.50	160.17
38	—	471	140.00–147.50	144.45
2	—	733	105.00–110.00	107.49
5	—	583	140.00–142.50	141.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	370	140.00–152.00	145.76
9	—	529	130.00–137.50	132.49
20	—	423	135.00–142.50	138.86
16	—	478	135.00–140.00	137.43
13	—	333	150.00–157.50	154.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	130.00–132.50	130.86
6	—	370	137.50–142.00	139.69
11	—	421	127.50–135.00	131.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	373	177.50–187.50	182.86
24	—	467	165.00–170.00	166.56
2	—	673	139.00–140.00	139.51
13	—	434	170.00–177.50	173.96
10	—	313	180.00–195.00	188.21
2	—	723	132.50–135.00	133.76
6	—	518	157.50–162.50	160.04
2	—	643	145.00–147.50	146.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	474	157.50–162.50	159.92
3	—	523	152.50–155.00	154.19
7	—	423	160.00–165.00	164.31
2	—	373	167.50–175.00	171.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	100.00–120.00	111.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,145	59.00–65.00	63.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,725	79.00–81.00	80.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,548	48.00–54.00	51.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	946	48.00–50.00	48.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,232	56.00–59.00	57.14
6	—	1,213	47.00–55.00	52.54

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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Townsend Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle