Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.60/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$127.60

161 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$8.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.98

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	129.49	624	96
Medium and Large 2	430	125.31	539	58
Medium and Large 3	370	120.72	447	7thin

One grade step is worth $8.77/cwt here — about $178 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 sale161 hd

127.60

—

FL average9 barns · 884 hd

130.58

−2.98

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	1,735	74.09	1,285	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	50.07	586	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	44.81	462	41

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	268	182.91/cwt	180.00–185.00	490	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	171.95/cwt	165.00–175.00	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	164.25/cwt	160.00–170.00	706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	164.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	141.94/cwt	140.00–147.50	660	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	152.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	630	145.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	532	159.86/cwt	150.00–170.00	850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	151.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	118.77/cwt	117.50–120.00	739	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	137.71/cwt	135.00–142.50	522	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	113.58/cwt	110.00–117.00	650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	136.28/cwt	135.00–137.50	587	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	142.09/cwt	140.00–145.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	116.13/cwt	112.50–120.00	546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	123.08/cwt	120.00–127.50	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	156.01/cwt	152.50–160.00	432	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	159.31/cwt	140.00–170.00	687	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	170.89/cwt	167.00–175.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	126.59/cwt	122.00–130.00	546	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	120.72/cwt	120.00–125.00	447	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	110.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	585	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	132.87/cwt	130.00–137.50	496	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	148.72/cwt	147.50–150.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	161.19/cwt	157.50–165.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	117.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	628	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	144.21/cwt	140.00–147.50	822	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	140.50/cwt	140.00–142.50	877	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	176.52/cwt	170.00–180.00	482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	209.77/cwt	205.00–215.00	560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	199.77/cwt	195.00–205.00	649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	131.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	673	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	143.64/cwt	140.00–147.50	761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	180.25/cwt	175.00–185.00	757	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	169.77/cwt	142.50–192.50	623	20
Bulls	—	—	1,735	74.09/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,285	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	50.07/cwt	48.00–53.00	586	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	44.81/cwt	43.00–47.00	462	41

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 25, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 482Last week 511Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 89Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	268	180.00–185.00	182.91
5	—	371	165.00–175.00	171.95
7	—	430	160.00–170.00	164.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	160.00–170.00	164.86
8	—	465	140.00–147.50	141.94
12	—	428	150.00–155.00	152.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	150.00–155.00	151.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	140.00–150.00	145.12
4	—	532	150.00–170.00	159.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	622	117.50–120.00	118.77
16	—	379	135.00–142.50	137.71
8	—	572	110.00–117.00	113.58
19	—	431	135.00–137.50	136.28
5	—	468	120.00–127.50	123.08
6	—	277	152.50–160.00	156.01
26	—	533	115.00–120.00	117.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	140.00–145.00	142.09
8	—	470	112.50–120.00	116.13
21	—	431	122.00–130.00	126.59
10	—	527	110.00–115.00	110.98
14	—	373	130.00–137.50	132.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	120.00–125.00	120.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	431	140.00–170.00	159.31
8	—	370	167.00–175.00	170.89
4	—	470	147.50–150.00	148.72
6	—	273	170.00–180.00	176.52
8	—	513	130.00–135.00	131.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	472	157.50–165.00	161.19
7	—	570	140.00–147.50	144.21
10	—	624	140.00–142.50	140.50
6	—	267	205.00–215.00	209.77
6	—	325	195.00–205.00	199.77
6	—	530	140.00–147.50	143.64
11	—	420	175.00–185.00	180.25
20	—	367	142.50–192.50	169.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,735	70.00–76.00	74.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,171	48.00–53.00	50.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,031	43.00–47.00	44.81

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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