Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-07-24

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $153.24/cwt on 118 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −38.24 against this barn's trailing median of $191.48.

Average price

$153.24

118 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$15.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.49

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	441	163.46	720	39
Medium and Large 2	435	148.20	645	79

One grade step is worth $15.26/cwt here — about $76 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 sale118 hd

153.24

—

FL average10 barns · 472 hd

151.75

+1.49

This barn, trailing median2 sales

191.48

−38.24

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	1,689	84.71	1,431	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	59.62	701	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,351	57.52	777	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	50.58	503	12

Every lot, as filed

40 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%	—	995	50.58/cwt	48.00–53.00	503	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	57.52/cwt	56.00–58.00	777	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	58.61/cwt	56.00–61.00	689	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	62.32/cwt	62.00–63.00	733	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	87.69/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,561	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	81.74/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	153.02/cwt	150.00–155.00	663	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	144.37/cwt	142.50–145.00	676	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	61.51/cwt	61.00–62.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	145.03/cwt	142.50–152.50	885	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	148.35/cwt	147.50–150.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	163.37/cwt	160.00–167.50	698	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.91/cwt	137.50–142.50	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	145.88/cwt	145.00–150.00	616	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	147.95/cwt	145.00–150.00	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	182.58/cwt	180.00–185.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	119.47/cwt	116.00–122.50	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	236.37/cwt	230.00–250.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	127.11/cwt	125.00–132.00	604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	123.66/cwt	120.00–127.50	658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	151.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	705	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	142.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	158.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	596	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	161.39/cwt	160.00–167.50	539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	143.65/cwt	140.00–147.50	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	118.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	141.43/cwt	137.50–142.50	454	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	183.70/cwt	180.00–190.00	483	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	131.71/cwt	127.50–135.00	753	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	139.11/cwt	135.00–142.50	658	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	133.66/cwt	130.00–137.50	700	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	145.67/cwt	142.50–150.00	634	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	139.95/cwt	137.50–145.00	750	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	146.56/cwt	145.00–147.50	686	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	168.84/cwt	165.00–175.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	238.43/cwt	230.00–240.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	159.94/cwt	155.00–165.00	696	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 24, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 578Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 58Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	995	48.00–53.00	50.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,351	56.00–58.00	57.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,175	56.00–61.00	58.61
3	—	1,176	62.00–63.00	62.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,780	86.00–89.00	87.69
3	—	1,598	79.00–83.00	81.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	433	150.00–155.00	153.02
8	—	468	142.50–145.00	144.37
4	—	370	160.00–165.00	162.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	610	142.50–152.50	145.03
6	—	526	147.50–150.00	148.35
11	—	427	160.00–167.50	163.37
5	—	565	145.00–150.00	147.95
4	—	320	180.00–185.00	182.58
3	—	768	116.00–122.50	119.47
3	—	225	230.00–250.00	236.37
13	—	465	150.00–155.00	151.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	137.50–142.50	139.91
6	—	272	140.00–145.00	142.61
4	—	522	115.00–120.00	117.42
10	—	321	137.50–142.50	141.43
6	—	475	120.00–125.00	122.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	422	145.00–150.00	145.88
9	—	475	125.00–132.00	127.11
8	—	532	120.00–127.50	123.66
4	—	370	140.00–147.50	143.65
3	—	625	115.00–120.00	118.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	376	155.00–160.00	158.41
10	—	334	160.00–167.50	161.39
8	—	263	180.00–190.00	183.70
7	—	572	127.50–135.00	131.71
19	—	473	135.00–142.50	139.11
16	—	524	130.00–137.50	133.66
7	—	435	142.50–150.00	145.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	536	137.50–145.00	139.95
11	—	468	145.00–147.50	146.56
6	—	369	165.00–175.00	168.84
6	—	276	230.00–240.00	238.43
4	—	435	155.00–165.00	159.94

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,047	61.00–62.00	61.51

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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