Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.13/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$134.13

113 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$9.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.59

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	136.58	701	84
Medium and Large 2	476	127.04	605	29

One grade step is worth $9.54/cwt here — about $96 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 sale113 hd

134.13

—

FL average10 barns · 899 hd

139.73

−5.59

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	1,785	78.00	1,392	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,351	53.51	723	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	52.59	585	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	48.04	490	23

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	124.61/cwt	120.00–127.50	715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	120.63/cwt	120.00–122.50	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	125.64/cwt	125.00–127.50	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	138.70/cwt	137.50–142.50	594	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	121.68/cwt	117.50–125.00	635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	151.45/cwt	150.00–152.50	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	144.22/cwt	142.00–145.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	681	135.84/cwt	135.00–137.50	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	534	144.44/cwt	140.00–150.00	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	575	143.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	826	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	607	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	127.32/cwt	122.00–135.00	658	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	162.35/cwt	157.50–167.50	536	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	152.93/cwt	150.00–155.00	563	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	199.72/cwt	195.00–205.00	539	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	147.05/cwt	142.50–150.00	632	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	131.17/cwt	127.50–135.00	616	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	130.91/cwt	127.00–135.00	755	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	135.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	175.74/cwt	170.00–180.00	569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	141.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	161.18/cwt	157.50–165.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	169.30/cwt	167.50–175.00	635	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	48.04/cwt	46.00–50.00	490	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	53.51/cwt	53.00–55.00	723	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	52.59/cwt	50.00–55.00	585	34
Bulls	—	—	1,785	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	187.86/cwt	185.00–190.00	413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	146.73/cwt	145.00–150.00	764	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	62.43/cwt	60.00–65.00	616	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	902	94.33/cwt	90.00–98.00	851	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	139.02/cwt	137.00–142.50	795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	177.43/cwt	172.50–180.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	125.30/cwt	122.50–127.50	586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	120.54/cwt	117.50–122.50	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	153.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	137.93/cwt	135.00–140.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	171.40/cwt	167.50–177.50	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	138.46/cwt	137.50–142.50	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	482	148.77/cwt	145.00–152.50	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	129.64/cwt	125.00–132.50	860	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	136.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	849	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	164.90/cwt	162.50–170.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	132.06/cwt	130.00–135.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	672	10

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 28, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 752Last week 523Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	120.00–127.50	124.61
4	—	667	120.00–122.50	120.63
4	—	628	125.00–127.50	125.64
12	—	428	137.50–142.50	138.70
5	—	330	150.00–152.50	151.45
4	—	365	142.00–145.00	144.22
8	—	470	127.50–135.00	131.17
10	—	527	125.00–130.00	127.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	117.50–125.00	121.68
7	—	468	122.50–127.50	125.30
5	—	572	117.50–122.50	120.54
5	—	376	137.50–142.50	138.46
5	—	428	130.00–135.00	132.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	681	135.00–137.50	135.84
10	—	534	140.00–150.00	144.44
8	—	575	140.00–150.00	143.65
2	—	607	135.00–140.00	137.49
6	—	482	145.00–152.50	148.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	517	122.00–135.00	127.32
8	—	330	157.50–167.50	162.35
5	—	368	150.00–155.00	152.93
13	—	430	142.50–150.00	147.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	270	195.00–205.00	199.72
8	—	577	127.00–135.00	130.91
5	—	530	135.00–140.00	135.96
5	—	324	170.00–180.00	175.74
4	—	475	140.00–145.00	141.21
4	—	432	157.50–165.00	161.18
4	—	375	167.50–175.00	169.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	220	185.00–190.00	187.86
6	—	570	125.00–130.00	127.46
5	—	522	135.00–140.00	137.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	521	145.00–150.00	146.73
8	—	572	137.00–142.50	139.02
6	—	335	172.50–180.00	177.43
3	—	466	150.00–155.00	153.29
5	—	374	167.50–177.50	171.40
8	—	663	125.00–132.50	129.64
8	—	622	130.00–140.00	136.49
6	—	429	162.50–170.00	164.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,019	46.00–50.00	48.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,351	53.00–55.00	53.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,113	50.00–55.00	52.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	78.00	78.00

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)	10	—	986	60.00–65.00	62.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	902	90.00–98.00	94.33

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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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