Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.78/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$128.78

133 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$19.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.77

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	132.60	652	71
Medium and Large 2	457	125.59	574	56
Medium and Large 3	468	113.27	530	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.33/cwt here — about $122 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 sale133 hd

128.78

—

FL average10 barns · 1,024 hd

135.54

−6.77

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	1,496	80.96	1,211	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	57.13	853	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	54.98	720	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	46.97	488	11

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	427	165.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	128.09/cwt	127.50–130.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	152.36/cwt	147.50–157.50	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	116.27/cwt	115.00–117.50	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	649	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	143.60/cwt	140.00–147.00	612	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	116.35/cwt	115.00–117.50	611	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	584	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	532	135.33/cwt	130.00–137.50	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	667	141.43/cwt	138.00–145.00	943	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	113.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	113.22/cwt	112.00–115.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	121.92/cwt	117.00–125.00	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	143.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	602	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	153.85/cwt	150.00–157.50	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	170.44/cwt	165.00–175.00	729	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	747	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	132.39/cwt	130.00–137.50	504	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	138.60/cwt	135.00–142.00	653	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	167.34/cwt	160.00–170.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	164.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	610	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	159.82/cwt	155.00–165.00	679	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	133.34/cwt	130.00–137.50	704	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	558	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	204.77/cwt	200.00–210.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	128.55/cwt	126.00–131.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	149.66/cwt	145.00–155.00	711	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	84.54/cwt	75.00–95.00	788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	121.17/cwt	117.50–125.00	693	10
Bulls	—	—	1,496	80.96/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,211	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	52.21/cwt	50.00–55.00	601	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	56.92/cwt	56.00–60.00	809	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	58.51/cwt	57.00–61.00	904	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	55.05/cwt	54.00–56.00	779	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	46.97/cwt	45.00–48.00	488	11

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 Aug 14, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 677Last week 593Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 65Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	427	160.00–170.00	165.09
4	—	531	127.50–130.00	128.09
4	—	575	120.00–125.00	122.46
6	—	472	135.00–140.00	137.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	147.50–157.50	152.36
6	—	530	115.00–117.50	116.27
12	—	470	125.00–130.00	127.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	530	120.00–125.00	122.45
17	—	426	140.00–147.00	143.60
8	—	569	117.00–125.00	121.92
5	—	377	140.00–150.00	143.87
18	—	472	125.00–130.00	127.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	115.00–117.50	116.35
16	—	477	120.00–125.00	122.43
5	—	572	112.00–115.00	113.22
12	—	381	130.00–137.50	132.39
15	—	421	130.00–135.00	132.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	532	130.00–137.50	135.33
4	—	667	138.00–145.00	141.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	110.00–115.00	113.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	150.00–157.50	153.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	428	165.00–175.00	170.44
23	—	524	140.00–145.00	142.54
4	—	320	200.00–210.00	204.77
4	—	617	126.00–131.00	128.55
6	—	570	135.00–140.00	137.46
21	—	475	145.00–155.00	149.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	471	135.00–142.00	138.60
4	—	320	160.00–170.00	167.34
6	—	370	160.00–170.00	164.86
8	—	425	155.00–165.00	159.82
13	—	528	130.00–137.50	133.34
10	—	572	117.50–125.00	121.17

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)	6	—	932	75.00–95.00	84.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,496	79.00–84.00	80.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,152	50.00–55.00	52.21
10	—	1,421	56.00–60.00	56.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,545	57.00–61.00	58.51
8	—	1,415	54.00–56.00	55.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,039	45.00–48.00	46.97

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle