Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-07-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.80/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$131.80

177 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$1.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	131.92	688	109
Medium and Large 2	434	131.69	572	63
Medium and Large 3	377	130.48	492	5thin

One grade step is worth $1.44/cwt here — about $196 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 sale177 hd

131.80

—

FL average10 barns · 1,053 hd

134.47

−2.67

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	1,751	82.52	1,445	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	59.41	741	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,589	59.39	944	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	53.00	533	12

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	572	135.03/cwt	132.50–137.50	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	226	232.54/cwt	225.00–240.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	191.87/cwt	187.50–195.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	171.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	155.06/cwt	150.00–157.50	651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.80/cwt	145.00–150.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	142.92/cwt	140.00–145.00	667	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	174.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	571	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	149.02/cwt	147.50–150.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	139.71/cwt	135.00–142.50	517	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	152.40/cwt	150.00–157.50	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	701	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	116.23/cwt	112.50–120.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	604	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	279	234.49/cwt	230.00–240.00	654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	153.23/cwt	147.50–155.00	429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	647	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	114.37/cwt	110.00–116.00	710	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	145.02/cwt	142.50–150.00	554	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	672	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	122.26/cwt	120.00–127.50	701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	134.99/cwt	132.50–147.50	555	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	533	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	57.25/cwt	55.00–60.00	900	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	63.68/cwt	63.00–64.00	1,034	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	61.43/cwt	59.00–62.00	775	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	55.61/cwt	53.00–58.00	678	8
Bulls	—	—	1,751	82.52/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,445	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	151.34/cwt	147.50–155.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	163.18/cwt	160.00–170.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	955	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	107.48/cwt	100.00–115.00	992	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	155.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	711	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	129.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	870	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	133.68/cwt	130.00–137.50	709	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	145.36/cwt	142.00–150.00	677	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	123.85/cwt	120.00–127.50	585	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	127.32/cwt	123.00–130.00	910	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	130.72/cwt	125.00–135.00	750	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	130.48/cwt	130.00–132.50	492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	140.04/cwt	137.50–142.50	800	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	145.01/cwt	142.50–147.50	760	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.93/cwt	127.50–137.50	816	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	625	142.42/cwt	140.00–147.50	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	525	149.62/cwt	145.00–155.00	786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	578	151.26/cwt	147.50–155.00	874	4

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 Jul 17, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 578Last week 681Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	572	132.50–137.50	135.03
4	—	226	225.00–240.00	232.54
5	—	326	187.50–195.00	191.87
5	—	392	170.00–180.00	171.94
6	—	420	150.00–157.50	155.06
6	—	475	145.00–150.00	145.80
9	—	279	230.00–240.00	234.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	467	140.00–145.00	142.92
8	—	327	170.00–180.00	174.73
8	—	424	147.50–150.00	149.02
16	—	372	160.00–165.00	162.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	370	135.00–142.50	139.71
3	—	323	150.00–157.50	152.40
4	—	280	147.50–155.00	153.23
8	—	522	120.00–125.00	122.56
8	—	575	110.00–115.00	112.48
11	—	411	132.50–147.50	134.99
12	—	472	120.00–127.50	123.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	701	130.00–131.00	130.33
3	—	625	140.00–147.50	142.42
7	—	525	145.00–155.00	149.62
4	—	578	147.50–155.00	151.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	112.50–120.00	116.23
13	—	621	110.00–116.00	114.37
14	—	382	142.50–150.00	145.02
16	—	527	125.00–130.00	127.42
6	—	426	140.00–145.00	142.43
9	—	573	120.00–127.50	122.26
3	—	711	110.00–115.00	113.31
28	—	470	130.00–135.00	132.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	130.00–132.50	130.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	147.50–155.00	151.34
16	—	530	130.00–137.50	133.68
15	—	466	142.00–150.00	145.36
12	—	574	125.00–135.00	130.72
3	—	376	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	160.00–170.00	163.18
2	—	780	120.00–125.00	122.45
16	—	458	150.00–160.00	155.31
12	—	671	125.00–135.00	129.69
11	—	715	123.00–130.00	127.32
28	—	571	137.50–142.50	140.04
23	—	524	142.50–147.50	145.01
16	—	623	127.50–137.50	130.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,005	53.00	53.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,572	55.00–60.00	57.25
3	—	1,623	63.00–64.00	63.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,262	59.00–62.00	61.43
8	—	1,220	53.00–58.00	55.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,751	80.00–84.00	82.52

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)	25	—	923	100.00–115.00	107.48

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

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle