Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Feeder classes mostly 2.00 to 4,00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.65/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$144.65

173 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$4.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.13

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	472	145.35	686	90
Medium and Large 1	550	144.19	793	75
Medium and Large 3	430	141.16	607	8thin

One grade step is worth $4.19/cwt here — about $79 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 sale173 hd

144.65

—

FL average8 barns · 937 hd

150.78

−6.13

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	1,408	80.21	1,129	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	56.47	792	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	55.71	671	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	50.04	516	11

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	265	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	126.29/cwt	125.00–127.50	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	159.91/cwt	155.00–165.00	692	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	682	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	131.18/cwt	127.50–135.00	695	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	177.36/cwt	175.00–180.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	150.96/cwt	150.00–152.00	648	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	130.98/cwt	129.00–132.00	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	740	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	141.16/cwt	137.50–145.00	607	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	170.41/cwt	167.50–175.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.25/cwt	137.50–145.00	804	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	202.59/cwt	200.00–205.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	697	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	135.65/cwt	132.00–139.00	838	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	164.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	143.13/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	128.38/cwt	125.00–132.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	132.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	154.88/cwt	152.50–160.00	522	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	133.07/cwt	129.00–136.00	898	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	186.29/cwt	185.00–190.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	135.91/cwt	132.00–140.00	718	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	655	6
Bulls	—	—	1,408	80.21/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,129	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	50.04/cwt	46.00–53.00	516	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	56.47/cwt	54.00–58.00	792	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	55.71/cwt	53.00–58.00	671	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	77.57/cwt	75.00–80.00	728	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	58.33/cwt	54.00–65.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	123.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	657	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	189.77/cwt	185.00–195.00	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	166.71/cwt	162.50–172.50	560	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	134.40/cwt	130.00–137.50	573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	174.26/cwt	170.00–180.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	145.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	620	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	137.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	159.24/cwt	155.00–165.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	125.45/cwt	122.50–127.50	650	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	138.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	657	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	531	148.08/cwt	145.00–150.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	580	141.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	145.03/cwt	142.50–147.50	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	172.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	126.92/cwt	125.00–130.00	470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	120.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	686	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	140.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	597	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	135.88/cwt	132.00–140.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	137.24/cwt	135.00–140.00	594	13

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 31, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 556Last week 508Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 17Year ago 0

Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Feeder classes mostly 2.00 to 4,00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	235.00	235.00
2	—	620	125.00–127.50	126.29
10	—	433	155.00–165.00	159.91
3	—	682	120.00–125.00	121.64
8	—	530	127.50–135.00	131.18
4	—	323	175.00–180.00	177.36
4	—	371	170.00–180.00	174.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	120.00–125.00	123.78
4	—	273	185.00–195.00	189.77
7	—	336	162.50–172.50	166.71
13	—	427	140.00–150.00	145.24
18	—	469	135.00–140.00	137.73
8	—	371	155.00–165.00	159.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	130.00–137.50	134.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	575	125.00–130.00	127.46
17	—	429	150.00–152.00	150.96
2	—	270	200.00–205.00	202.59
6	—	365	160.00–170.00	164.86
22	—	471	140.00–145.00	143.13
5	—	333	175.00	175.00
30	—	528	132.00–140.00	135.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	124.00	124.00
3	—	713	129.00–132.00	130.98
23	—	519	140.00–145.00	142.54
5	—	422	167.50–175.00	170.41
8	—	573	137.50–145.00	140.25
10	—	473	145.00–150.00	147.43
12	—	618	132.00–139.00	135.65
9	—	675	129.00–136.00	133.07
4	—	359	185.00–190.00	186.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	137.50–145.00	141.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	125.00–132.00	128.38
5	—	370	125.00–130.00	126.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	474	130.00–135.00	132.73
6	—	535	120.00–125.00	122.52
4	—	325	132.00–140.00	135.88
13	—	433	135.00–140.00	137.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	337	152.50–160.00	154.88
10	—	518	122.50–127.50	125.45
10	—	474	135.00–140.00	138.54
4	—	380	142.50–147.50	145.03
6	—	270	170.00–175.00	172.41
9	—	569	120.00–125.00	120.55
14	—	424	140.00–145.00	140.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	145.00–150.00	148.08
6	—	580	140.00–145.00	141.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	77.00–83.00	80.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,031	46.00–53.00	50.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,403	54.00–58.00	56.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,205	53.00–58.00	55.71

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)	4	—	938	75.00–80.00	77.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,138	54.00–65.00	58.33

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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Townsend Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle