Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-06-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.64/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$134.64

65 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$169

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

$14.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.58

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	363	140.51	511	37
Medium and Large 3	422	128.01	540	10thin
Medium and Large 1	538	126.27	680	18thin

One grade step is worth $14.24/cwt here — about −$169 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 sale65 hd

134.64

—

FL average10 barns · 1,024 hd

138.23

−3.58

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	1,252	60.17	753	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	59.27	855	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	50.73	538	18

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	50.73/cwt	48.00–55.00	538	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	59.27/cwt	58.00–62.00	855	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	60.17/cwt	59.00–62.00	753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	148.79/cwt	145.00–150.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.91/cwt	147.50–155.00	706	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	130.79/cwt	127.50–132.50	740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	126.66/cwt	125.00–127.50	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	129.97/cwt	127.50–132.50	799	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	78.88/cwt	75.00–82.50	822	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	160.23/cwt	157.50–165.00	598	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	961	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	118.76/cwt	117.00–121.00	562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	139.44/cwt	137.50–142.50	519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	163.23/cwt	145.00–190.00	454	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	119.24/cwt	116.00–122.50	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	128.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	540	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	134.92/cwt	132.50–137.50	445	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	169.69/cwt	167.00–172.50	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	507	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	163.35/cwt	160.00–165.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	121.15/cwt	117.50–125.00	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	140.95/cwt	137.50–147.50	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.84/cwt	140.00–147.50	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	130.44/cwt	129.00–135.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	121.70/cwt	117.00–125.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	123.03/cwt	120.00–127.50	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	161.67/cwt	157.00–165.00	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	138.78/cwt	137.50–140.00	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	160.72/cwt	155.00–165.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	234.77/cwt	230.00–240.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	168.01/cwt	167.50–170.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	161.21/cwt	160.00–162.50	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	198.34/cwt	195.00–200.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	134.22/cwt	132.50–136.00	711	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 26, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 290Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 33Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,060	48.00–55.00	50.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,442	58.00–62.00	59.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,252	59.00–62.00	60.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	145.00–150.00	148.79
9	—	468	147.50–155.00	150.91
6	—	566	127.50–132.50	130.79
3	—	706	125.00–127.50	126.66
3	—	615	127.50–132.50	129.97
9	—	788	122.00	122.00
8	—	950	115.00	115.00
2	—	367	167.00–172.50	169.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	157.50–165.00	160.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	473	117.00–121.00	118.76
6	—	430	130.00–135.00	132.56
5	—	372	137.50–142.50	139.44
11	—	278	145.00–190.00	163.23
8	—	330	132.50–137.50	134.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	667	110.00–112.00	110.98
2	—	642	116.00–122.50	119.24
6	—	575	117.50–125.00	121.15
4	—	428	137.50–147.50	140.95
4	—	478	129.00–135.00	130.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	422	120.00–130.00	128.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	260	190.00–200.00	195.00
6	—	430	140.00–147.50	143.84
5	—	572	117.00–125.00	121.70
5	—	534	120.00–127.50	123.03
5	—	370	157.00–165.00	161.67
6	—	470	137.50–140.00	138.78
3	—	330	155.00–165.00	160.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	160.00–165.00	163.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	272	230.00–240.00	234.77
5	—	386	167.50–170.00	168.01
4	—	417	160.00–162.50	161.21
3	—	316	195.00–200.00	198.34
2	—	530	132.50–136.00	134.22

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)	12	—	1,042	75.00–82.50	78.88

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

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Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

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