Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.87/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$159.87

34 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$8.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	163.03	674	21
Medium and Large 2	375	154.76	580	13thin

One grade step is worth $8.27/cwt here — about $93 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 sale34 hd

159.87

—

FL average10 barns · 758 hd

157.97

+1.90

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	1,555	74.24	1,154	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	55.18	625	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,579	52.99	837	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	48.50	503	12

Every lot, as filed

24 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%	—	1,038	48.50/cwt	46.00–51.00	503	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	52.99/cwt	48.00–56.00	837	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	53.24/cwt	52.00–55.00	569	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	58.41/cwt	57.00–59.00	723	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	74.24/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,154	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	62.03/cwt	57.00–66.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	182.59/cwt	180.00–185.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	159.10/cwt	145.00–170.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	355	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	161.28/cwt	160.00–162.50	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	156.33/cwt	152.50–160.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	171.02/cwt	167.50–177.50	474	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	151.44/cwt	150.00–157.00	641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	153.04/cwt	150.00–157.50	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	183.25/cwt	180.00–190.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	164.64/cwt	160.00–170.00	616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	190.13/cwt	185.00–195.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	173.77/cwt	172.50–175.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	164.09/cwt	160.00–167.50	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	156.94/cwt	152.00–160.00	738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	158.72/cwt	157.50–160.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	163.28/cwt	160.00–170.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	136.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	164.18/cwt	160.00–167.50	529	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 May 15, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 481Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 65Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,038	46.00–51.00	48.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,579	48.00–56.00	52.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,069	52.00–55.00	53.24
3	—	1,238	57.00–59.00	58.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,555	73.00–75.00	74.24

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)	2	—	1,105	57.00–66.00	62.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	180.00–185.00	182.59
5	—	374	160.00–170.00	164.64
8	—	470	152.00–160.00	156.94
6	—	416	160.00–170.00	163.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	157.50–160.00	158.72
4	—	470	135.00–140.00	136.29
7	—	322	160.00–167.50	164.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	145.00–170.00	159.10
2	—	365	172.50–175.00	173.77
3	—	476	160.00–167.50	164.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	150.00–157.50	153.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	180.00–190.00	183.25
4	—	375	185.00–195.00	190.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	160.00–162.50	161.28
2	—	470	152.50–160.00	156.33
5	—	277	167.50–177.50	171.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	150.00–157.00	151.44

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle