Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.92/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$162.92

43 head · 377 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$12.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.30

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	379	166.89	632	29
Medium and Large 2	373	154.70	577	14thin

One grade step is worth $12.19/cwt here — about $55 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 sale43 hd

162.92

—

FL average7 barns · 500 hd

154.62

+8.30

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	58.29	655	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	57.56	797	17

Every lot, as filed

21 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	—	370	172.39/cwt	167.00–177.50	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	212.34/cwt	207.50–215.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	167.36/cwt	165.00–170.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	177.53/cwt	175.00–180.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	176.20/cwt	175.00–177.50	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	176.22/cwt	175.00–177.50	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	208.70/cwt	207.50–212.50	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	175.04/cwt	172.50–177.50	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	156.20/cwt	155.00–165.00	690	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	850	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	55.12/cwt	54.00–57.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	169.16/cwt	165.00–172.50	634	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	145.08/cwt	140.00–147.50	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	593	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	59.87/cwt	58.00–65.00	680	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	54.69/cwt	53.00–56.00	855	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	59.13/cwt	58.00–61.00	762	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	174.39/cwt	170.00–177.50	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	157.21/cwt	155.00–160.00	579	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 29, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 358Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	167.00–177.50	172.39
3	—	268	207.50–215.00	212.34
4	—	422	165.00–170.00	167.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	372	160.00–165.00	162.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	175.00–180.00	177.53
2	—	420	175.00–177.50	176.22
4	—	318	207.50–212.50	208.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	322	175.00–177.50	176.20
4	—	365	160.00–165.00	162.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	172.50–177.50	175.04
8	—	442	155.00–165.00	156.20
14	—	375	165.00–172.50	169.16
5	—	328	170.00–177.50	174.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	140.00–147.50	145.08
4	—	340	155.00–160.00	157.54
7	—	368	155.00–160.00	157.21

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,099	54.00–57.00	55.12
14	—	1,135	58.00–65.00	59.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,563	53.00–56.00	54.69
11	—	1,288	58.00–61.00	59.13

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle