Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.19/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$138.19

160 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$6.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.24

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	140.58	664	103
Medium and Large 3	440	135.00	594	5thin
Medium and Large 2	439	133.76	587	52

One grade step is worth $6.82/cwt here — about $77 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 sale160 hd

138.19

—

FL average10 barns · 1,045 hd

139.43

−1.24

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	55.71	745	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,143	55.55	635	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	48.26	496	7thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	220	233.03/cwt	220.00–240.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	154.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	170.66/cwt	167.50–177.50	649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	165.66/cwt	160.00–170.00	702	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	128.90/cwt	125.00–133.00	741	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	211.50/cwt	205.00–215.00	571	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	634	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	141.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	670	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	157.85/cwt	155.00–160.00	597	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	133.36/cwt	130.00–137.50	569	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	525	156.65/cwt	155.00–157.50	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	576	144.95/cwt	142.50–152.50	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	468	152.95/cwt	150.00–155.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	176.52/cwt	170.00–180.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	158.37/cwt	155.00–160.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	607	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	130.05/cwt	122.50–140.00	689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	129.54/cwt	127.50–132.00	532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	169.77/cwt	165.00–175.00	470	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	128.67/cwt	125.00–132.00	681	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	150.58/cwt	147.50–152.50	565	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	148.96/cwt	145.00–150.00	489	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	48.26/cwt	46.00–51.00	496	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	55.71/cwt	53.00–59.00	745	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	61.46/cwt	60.00–63.00	785	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	54.24/cwt	52.00–57.00	604	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	150.25/cwt	147.50–152.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	133.32/cwt	125.00–137.50	767	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	215.23/cwt	210.00–220.00	474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	128.21/cwt	127.50–130.00	795	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	141.18/cwt	137.50–145.00	806	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	121.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	701	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	138.67/cwt	135.00–142.50	666	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	172.83/cwt	170.00–177.50	641	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	163.87/cwt	160.00–165.00	615	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	120.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	748	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	130.50/cwt	125.00–140.00	617	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	139.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	519	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	165.61/cwt	160.00–170.00	775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	176.45/cwt	175.00–177.50	746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	808	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 Aug 21, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 523Last week 677Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 80Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	220	220.00–240.00	233.03
4	—	470	150.00–160.00	154.89
6	—	380	167.50–177.50	170.66
7	—	424	160.00–170.00	165.66
8	—	575	125.00–133.00	128.90
11	—	270	205.00–215.00	211.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	145.00–150.00	147.44
9	—	473	140.00–145.00	141.62
12	—	378	155.00–160.00	157.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	130.00–137.50	133.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	155.00–157.50	156.65
4	—	576	142.50–152.50	144.95
5	—	468	150.00–155.00	152.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	220	170.00–180.00	176.52
3	—	316	155.00–160.00	158.37
12	—	426	140.00–145.00	142.44
8	—	277	165.00–175.00	169.77
15	—	529	125.00–132.00	128.67
16	—	375	147.50–152.50	150.58
10	—	575	120.00–125.00	121.95
8	—	480	135.00–142.50	138.67
16	—	622	120.00–125.00	120.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	530	122.50–140.00	130.05
9	—	411	127.50–132.00	129.54
5	—	328	145.00–150.00	148.96
19	—	473	125.00–140.00	130.50
10	—	372	135.00–140.00	139.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	440	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	140.00–145.00	142.48
5	—	472	147.50–152.00	150.25
13	—	575	125.00–137.50	133.32
9	—	375	160.00–165.00	163.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	220	210.00–220.00	215.23
16	—	620	127.50–130.00	128.21
16	—	571	137.50–145.00	141.18
11	—	371	170.00–177.50	172.83
4	—	265	210.00–220.00	215.09
7	—	468	160.00–170.00	165.61
7	—	423	175.00–177.50	176.45
4	—	530	150.00–155.00	152.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,027	46.00–51.00	48.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,337	53.00–59.00	55.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,277	60.00–63.00	61.46
9	—	1,113	52.00–57.00	54.24

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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