Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.78/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$128.78

104 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$107

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

$0.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.14

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	429	129.10	553	30
Medium and Large 1	513	128.66	660	74

One grade step is worth $0.44/cwt here — about −$107 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 sale104 hd

128.78

—

FL average10 barns · 1,094 hd

128.65

+0.14

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	1,460	55.54	811	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	51.66	628	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	44.88	460	16

Every lot, as filed

42 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	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	114.20/cwt	112.50–116.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	179.41/cwt	177.50–180.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	159.93/cwt	155.00–165.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	185.54/cwt	180.00–190.00	507	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	118.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	791	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	149.38/cwt	145.00–155.00	695	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	136.85/cwt	135.00–142.00	594	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	123.68/cwt	120.00–127.50	711	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	262	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	162.62/cwt	160.00–170.00	529	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	141.83/cwt	140.00–145.00	669	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	702	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	128.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	603	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	123.99/cwt	122.50–125.00	658	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	126.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	138.97/cwt	137.50–140.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	722	128.77/cwt	127.50–130.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	577	131.19/cwt	130.00–137.50	757	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	116.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	140.57/cwt	137.50–145.00	462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	120.82/cwt	120.00–125.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	141.40/cwt	140.00–142.50	520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	122.94/cwt	120.00–127.50	589	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	146.95/cwt	145.00–150.00	767	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	819	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	139.32/cwt	135.00–142.50	860	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	143.46/cwt	142.00–145.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	205.19/cwt	200.00–210.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	186.20/cwt	185.00–187.50	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	170.52/cwt	165.00–172.50	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	123.95/cwt	122.50–130.00	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	188.69/cwt	187.50–190.00	613	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	57.00/cwt	56.00–59.00	678	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	50.32/cwt	49.00–53.00	615	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	55.54/cwt	55.00–56.00	811	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	44.88/cwt	43.00–47.00	460	16

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 18, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 511Last week 748Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 93Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	165.00–170.00	167.43
2	—	722	112.50–116.00	114.20
4	—	328	177.50–180.00	179.41
5	—	427	155.00–165.00	159.93
7	—	273	180.00–190.00	185.54
7	—	628	115.00–120.00	118.59
8	—	673	115.00–120.00	117.49
9	—	465	145.00–155.00	149.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	262	165.00–170.00	167.48
8	—	325	160.00–170.00	162.62
8	—	472	140.00–145.00	141.83
8	—	530	130.00–135.00	132.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	434	135.00–142.00	136.85
12	—	575	120.00–127.50	123.68
13	—	471	125.00–130.00	128.00
17	—	531	122.50–125.00	123.99
6	—	612	120.00–125.00	120.82
7	—	368	140.00–142.50	141.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	426	125.00–130.00	126.60
5	—	368	137.50–140.00	138.97
5	—	529	115.00–120.00	116.97
7	—	329	137.50–145.00	140.57
10	—	479	120.00–127.50	122.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	722	127.50–130.00	128.77
6	—	577	130.00–137.50	131.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	130.00–140.00	134.97
10	—	522	145.00–150.00	146.95
14	—	575	140.00–145.00	142.43
14	—	617	135.00–142.50	139.32
3	—	811	120.00–125.00	122.52
4	—	270	200.00–210.00	205.19
4	—	375	185.00–187.50	186.20
4	—	417	165.00–172.50	170.52
4	—	467	150.00–155.00	152.43
5	—	775	122.50–130.00	123.95
2	—	325	187.50–190.00	188.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	142.00–145.00	143.46
6	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	56.00–59.00	57.00
12	—	1,223	49.00–53.00	50.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	55.00–56.00	55.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	43.00–47.00	44.88

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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