Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.43/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$136.43

141 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$0.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.53

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	136.58	662	101
Medium and Large 2	419	136.04	570	40

One grade step is worth $0.54/cwt here — about $92 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 sale141 hd

136.43

—

FL average7 barns · 523 hd

133.90

+2.53

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	53.37	623	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	51.67	715	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	45.81	474	20

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	370	168.65/cwt	165.00–172.50	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	164.26/cwt	162.50–170.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	172.35/cwt	170.00–175.00	560	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	165.88/cwt	160.00–167.50	532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	142.95/cwt	140.00–145.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	141.83/cwt	140.00–147.50	614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.12/cwt	132.50–140.00	579	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	153.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	153.38/cwt	150.00–157.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	126.94/cwt	125.00–130.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	144.22/cwt	140.00–145.00	467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.79/cwt	122.50–127.00	711	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	146.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	557	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	155.19/cwt	150.00–160.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	129.22/cwt	127.00–130.00	680	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	175.76/cwt	172.50–177.50	647	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	150.92/cwt	147.00–155.00	724	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	567	135.00/cwt	132.50–137.50	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	533	141.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	627	136.28/cwt	135.00–137.50	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	121.55/cwt	118.00–125.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	171.70/cwt	170.00–172.50	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.94/cwt	140.00–142.50	532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	151.78/cwt	147.50–152.50	511	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	133.69/cwt	130.00–137.50	631	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	123.81/cwt	120.00–127.50	755	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	157.57/cwt	155.00–162.00	736	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	859	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	141.14/cwt	137.50–145.00	807	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	143.66/cwt	140.00–147.50	764	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	132.62/cwt	131.00–135.00	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	669	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	52.68/cwt	49.00–55.00	608	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	56.84/cwt	56.00–59.00	702	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	51.67/cwt	49.00–56.00	715	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	45.81/cwt	44.00–49.00	474	20

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 Sep 4, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 602Last week 752Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 74Year 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	—	370	165.00–172.50	168.65
4	—	431	162.50–170.00	164.26
12	—	325	170.00–175.00	172.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	160.00–167.50	165.88
5	—	468	140.00–145.00	142.95
6	—	380	150.00–160.00	153.16
6	—	425	150.00–157.00	153.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	433	140.00–147.50	141.83
10	—	570	122.50–127.00	124.79
11	—	381	145.00–150.00	146.29
2	—	270	150.00–160.00	155.19
8	—	526	127.00–130.00	129.22
14	—	337	147.50–152.50	151.78
16	—	472	130.00–137.50	133.69
16	—	610	120.00–127.50	123.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	425	132.50–140.00	136.12
5	—	475	125.00–130.00	126.94
6	—	324	140.00–145.00	144.22
4	—	567	118.00–125.00	121.55
9	—	375	140.00–142.50	141.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	132.50–137.50	135.00
7	—	533	140.00–145.00	141.35
2	—	627	135.00–137.50	136.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	368	172.50–177.50	175.76
3	—	421	170.00–172.50	171.70
14	—	467	155.00–162.00	157.57
20	—	625	135.00–140.00	137.42
14	—	572	137.50–145.00	141.14
16	—	532	140.00–147.50	143.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	147.00–155.00	150.92
6	—	532	135.00–140.00	137.44
5	—	572	131.00–135.00	132.62
4	—	425	155.00–160.00	157.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,154	49.00–55.00	52.68
4	—	1,235	56.00–59.00	56.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,384	49.00–56.00	51.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,035	44.00–49.00	45.81

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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