Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-06-12

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.68/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$163.68

82 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$26.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.02

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	167.72	738	60
Medium and Large 2	414	156.11	646	17thin
Medium and Large 3	429	140.94	605	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.78/cwt here — about $133 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 sale82 hd

163.68

—

FL average10 barns · 802 hd

170.70

−7.02

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	—	High	1,789	82.75	1,480	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	57.16	726	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	47.15	489	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	134.32/cwt	132.50–140.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	138.85/cwt	138.00–142.50	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	122.41/cwt	120.00–127.50	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	129.58/cwt	127.00–135.00	561	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	47.15/cwt	46.00–51.00	489	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	60.18/cwt	59.00–63.00	809	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	54.65/cwt	52.00–57.00	661	6
Bulls	—	—	1,811	87.44/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,584	3
Bulls	—	—	1,776	79.93/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,420	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	162.51/cwt	157.50–167.50	704	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	143.46/cwt	142.50–147.50	922	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	73.50/cwt	67.50–80.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	148.28/cwt	145.00–150.00	783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	157.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	272.43/cwt	270.00–275.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	142.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	161.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	140.94/cwt	140.00–142.50	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	156.00/cwt	150.00–165.00	657	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	149.95/cwt	147.50–152.50	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	171.25/cwt	165.00–175.00	646	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	124.65/cwt	122.00–127.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	144.46/cwt	142.50–147.50	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	229.89/cwt	225.00–235.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	158.81/cwt	155.00–165.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	155.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	512	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	126.51/cwt	125.00–132.50	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	188	263.19/cwt	245.00–275.00	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	184.59/cwt	180.00–190.00	598	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	326	139.13/cwt	137.50–140.00	454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	144.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	146.62/cwt	145.00–147.50	481	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	145.77/cwt	145.00–152.50	555	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	171.17/cwt	165.00–175.00	560	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	158.09/cwt	155.00–162.50	591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	141.64/cwt	140.00–142.50	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	155.43/cwt	150.00–160.00	671	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	189	262.62/cwt	255.00–275.00	496	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	149.30/cwt	147.50–155.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	239.54/cwt	230.00–250.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	140.02/cwt	137.50–142.50	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	216	243.23/cwt	240.00–245.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	682	136.47/cwt	135.00–138.00	931	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 Jun 12, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 587Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	132.50–140.00	134.32
5	—	433	140.00–145.00	142.94
5	—	274	160.00–165.00	161.56
3	—	571	122.00–127.00	124.65
12	—	329	150.00–160.00	155.63
5	—	521	125.00–132.50	126.51
3	—	188	245.00–275.00	263.19
9	—	381	145.00–152.50	145.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	138.00–142.50	138.85
3	—	476	120.00–127.50	122.41
3	—	433	127.00–135.00	129.58
6	—	328	145.00–147.50	146.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	125.00–130.00	127.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	433	157.50–167.50	162.51
5	—	643	142.50–147.50	143.46
6	—	528	145.00–150.00	148.28
6	—	466	155.00–160.00	157.38
2	—	180	270.00–275.00	272.43
22	—	377	165.00–175.00	171.25
5	—	572	142.50–147.50	144.46
3	—	315	225.00–235.00	229.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	140.00–142.50	140.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	150.00–165.00	156.00
2	—	470	147.50–152.50	149.95
5	—	378	155.00–165.00	158.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	324	180.00–190.00	184.59
6	—	375	170.00–175.00	172.43
10	—	432	150.00–160.00	155.43
5	—	189	255.00–275.00	262.62
4	—	478	147.50–155.00	149.30
4	—	272	230.00–250.00	239.54
3	—	635	137.50–142.50	140.02
3	—	216	240.00–245.00	243.23
2	—	682	135.00–138.00	136.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	326	137.50–140.00	139.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	140.00–150.00	144.86
4	—	530	135.00–140.00	137.45
11	—	327	165.00–175.00	171.17
7	—	374	155.00–162.50	158.09
3	—	468	140.00–142.50	141.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,037	46.00–51.00	47.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,344	59.00–63.00	60.18
6	—	1,210	52.00–57.00	54.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,811	86.00–89.00	87.44
5	—	1,776	78.00–83.00	79.93

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)	3	—	1,036	67.50–80.00	73.50

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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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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Replacement Cattle