Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-06-19

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $168.76/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −22.04 against this barn's trailing median of $190.80.

Average price

$168.76

67 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$266

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

$3.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.98

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	273	171.59	468	3thin
Medium and Large 2	353	168.72	596	20
Medium and Large 1	435	168.58	734	44

One grade step is worth $3.01/cwt here — about −$266 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $193.60, low $186.07, median $190.80 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale67 hd

168.76

—

FL average9 barns · 549 hd

149.78

+18.98

This barn, trailing median4 sales

190.80

−22.04

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	1,398	64.01	895	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,659	63.88	1,060	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	54.06	640	15

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	426	163.20/cwt	160.00–170.00	695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	183.53/cwt	180.00–190.00	505	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	196.30/cwt	195.00–205.00	667	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	171.59/cwt	170.00–175.00	468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	180.12/cwt	175.00–185.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	162.40/cwt	160.00–165.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	155.85/cwt	152.00–160.00	517	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	147.06/cwt	145.00–147.50	647	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.53/cwt	137.50–145.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	174.80/cwt	170.00–180.00	656	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	131.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	198.16/cwt	195.00–205.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	126.66/cwt	125.00–127.50	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	125.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	121.65/cwt	120.00–122.50	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	151.78/cwt	147.50–157.50	559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	156.92/cwt	152.50–160.00	425	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	182.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	684	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	89.00/cwt	85.00–95.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	161.17/cwt	157.50–165.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	139.96/cwt	135.00–142.50	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	136.24/cwt	135.00–137.50	872	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	64.01/cwt	63.00–65.00	895	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,659	63.88/cwt	62.00–65.00	1,060	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	54.06/cwt	54.00–55.00	640	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	228.60/cwt	225.00–235.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	157.43/cwt	155.00–162.50	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	121.29/cwt	120.00–122.50	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	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 19, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 372Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 34Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	160.00–170.00	163.20
7	—	340	195.00–205.00	196.30
6	—	525	137.50–145.00	139.53
12	—	375	170.00–180.00	174.80
4	—	276	225.00–235.00	228.60
3	—	478	155.00–162.50	157.43
2	—	722	110.00	110.00
2	—	670	120.00–122.50	121.29
2	—	625	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	275	180.00–190.00	183.53
4	—	322	175.00–185.00	180.12
6	—	375	160.00–165.00	162.40
3	—	533	130.00–135.00	131.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	170.00–175.00	171.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	332	152.00–160.00	155.85
7	—	271	152.50–160.00	156.92
5	—	373	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	440	145.00–147.50	147.06
3	—	606	120.00–130.00	125.77
3	—	675	120.00–122.50	121.65
9	—	368	147.50–157.50	151.78
2	—	337	157.50–165.00	161.17
4	—	467	135.00–142.50	139.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	321	195.00–205.00	198.16
3	—	723	125.00–127.50	126.66
6	—	375	180.00–185.00	182.40
2	—	640	135.00–137.50	136.24

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	970	85.00–95.00	89.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,398	63.00–65.00	64.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,659	62.00–65.00	63.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,183	54.00–55.00	54.06

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle