Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-06-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.01/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$142.01

168 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$5.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.19

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	394	144.70	570	62
Medium and Large 1	491	140.75	691	88
Medium and Large 3	383	138.89	533	18thin

One grade step is worth $5.81/cwt here — about $38 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 sale168 hd

142.01

—

FL average10 barns · 918 hd

149.19

−7.19

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	1,510	78.54	1,186	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	57.50	803	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	57.15	679	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	51.42	515	7thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	367	193.38/cwt	190.00–197.00	710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	249.26/cwt	245.00–255.00	675	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	163.71/cwt	162.50–170.00	779	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	240.38/cwt	235.00–245.00	769	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	222.85/cwt	215.00–225.00	591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	244.46/cwt	235.00–260.00	540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	149.77/cwt	148.00–152.50	855	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	189.83/cwt	185.00–195.00	697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	154.83/cwt	150.00–160.00	666	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	156.14/cwt	152.50–160.00	820	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	142.83/cwt	140.00–147.50	906	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	175.89/cwt	172.00–180.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	151.17/cwt	147.50–155.00	710	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	770	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	137.68/cwt	135.00–140.00	783	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	265.14/cwt	260.00–270.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	166.54/cwt	162.50–170.00	704	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	247.56/cwt	240.00–255.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	154.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.87/cwt	150.00–155.00	490	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	177.64/cwt	175.00–180.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	169.87/cwt	165.00–175.00	802	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	143.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	134.91/cwt	132.00–140.00	569	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	177.59/cwt	175.00–180.00	755	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	131.88/cwt	127.50–135.00	621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	192	297.47/cwt	295.00–300.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	151.12/cwt	147.50–155.00	642	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	121.00/cwt	117.50–125.00	756	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	164.53/cwt	160.00–170.00	451	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	186.77/cwt	180.00–210.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	163.60/cwt	160.00–167.50	614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	140.58/cwt	140.00–142.50	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	138.87/cwt	135.00–142.50	651	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	141.28/cwt	140.00–142.50	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	158.92/cwt	155.00–165.00	591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	607	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	167.59/cwt	165.00–170.00	556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	148.67/cwt	145.00–152.50	699	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	154.55/cwt	150.00–160.00	660	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	175.84/cwt	172.00–180.00	659	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	78.62/cwt	75.00–85.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	698	10
Bulls	—	—	1,510	78.54/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,186	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	62.90/cwt	60.00–66.00	785	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	641	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	57.50/cwt	57.00–58.00	803	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	51.42/cwt	49.00–53.00	515	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	209.87/cwt	185.00–230.00	707	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	723	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 Jun 5, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 587Last week 143Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 15Year 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	—	367	190.00–197.00	193.38
9	—	271	245.00–255.00	249.26
12	—	476	162.50–170.00	163.71
13	—	320	235.00–245.00	240.38
6	—	432	165.00–170.00	167.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	265	215.00–225.00	222.85
6	—	525	140.00–145.00	142.57
10	—	470	145.00–152.50	148.67
11	—	427	150.00–160.00	154.55
12	—	375	172.00–180.00	175.84
10	—	337	185.00–230.00	209.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	140.00–142.50	141.28
7	—	372	155.00–165.00	158.92
6	—	332	165.00–170.00	167.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	221	235.00–260.00	244.46
7	—	571	148.00–152.50	149.77
8	—	367	185.00–195.00	189.83
10	—	525	152.50–160.00	156.14
27	—	634	140.00–147.50	142.83
2	—	262	260.00–270.00	265.14
2	—	312	240.00–255.00	247.56
14	—	472	165.00–175.00	169.87
16	—	425	175.00–180.00	177.59
2	—	192	295.00–300.00	297.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	150.00–160.00	154.83
2	—	360	150.00–160.00	154.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	172.00–180.00	175.89
8	—	470	147.50–155.00	151.17
8	—	522	145.00–150.00	147.44
11	—	569	135.00–140.00	137.68
9	—	423	162.50–170.00	166.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	325	150.00–155.00	150.87
8	—	375	145.00–150.00	147.40
10	—	471	127.50–135.00	131.88
9	—	274	160.00–170.00	164.53
5	—	518	125.00	125.00
19	—	426	140.00–145.00	142.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	322	175.00–180.00	177.64
16	—	425	147.50–155.00	151.12
27	—	625	117.50–125.00	121.00
4	—	232	180.00–210.00	186.77
10	—	375	160.00–167.50	163.60
19	—	469	135.00–142.50	138.87
10	—	527	130.00–135.00	132.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	331	140.00–150.00	143.07
8	—	422	132.00–140.00	134.91
4	—	385	140.00–142.50	140.58

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)	4	—	971	75.00–85.00	78.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,510	75.00–82.00	78.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,248	60.00–66.00	62.90
8	—	1,165	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,397	57.00–58.00	57.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,002	49.00–53.00	51.42

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

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