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 2 comparable sales and sits −22.73 against this barn's trailing median of $191.48.

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.

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 median2 sales

191.48

−22.73

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Townsend Livestock Market

Bulls · 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