Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-02

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.93/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$127.93

231 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$0.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.25

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	128.24	674	136
Medium and Large 2	431	127.49	549	95

One grade step is worth $0.75/cwt here — about $124 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 sale231 hd

127.93

—

FL average10 barns · 1,016 hd

133.18

−5.25

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	1,745	77.59	1,354	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	47.12	582	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	42.49	441	27

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	465	153.28/cwt	150.00–155.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	181.77/cwt	180.00–185.00	582	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	172.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	637	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	159.40/cwt	155.00–162.50	587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	143.44/cwt	140.00–147.00	677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	725	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	123.66/cwt	120.00–127.50	658	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	112.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	748	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	139.87/cwt	135.00–142.50	459	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	139.90/cwt	137.50–142.50	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	151.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	477	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	114.78/cwt	110.00–117.50	612	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	123.34/cwt	119.00–125.00	585	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	132.20/cwt	130.00–135.00	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	576	129.34/cwt	127.50–135.00	745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	524	141.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	741	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	606	135.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	147.95/cwt	145.00–150.00	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	165.41/cwt	160.00–170.00	615	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	131.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	752	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	119.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	688	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	138.59/cwt	135.00–142.50	585	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	111.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	178.49/cwt	175.00–185.00	648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	134.58/cwt	132.50–137.50	949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	174.69/cwt	172.00–177.50	751	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.50	486	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.84/cwt	125.00–132.50	554	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	145.95/cwt	142.00–150.00	779	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	161.11/cwt	157.50–165.00	760	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.63/cwt	137.50–145.00	872	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	141.01/cwt	140.00–147.00	819	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	130.84/cwt	127.50–135.00	693	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	677	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	214.73/cwt	210.00–220.00	691	4
Bulls	—	—	1,745	77.59/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,354	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	47.12/cwt	46.00–52.00	582	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	42.49/cwt	41.00–45.00	441	27

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 Oct 2, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 960Last week 482Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 61Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	150.00–155.00	153.28
12	—	320	180.00–185.00	181.77
19	—	369	170.00–175.00	172.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	155.00–162.50	159.40
6	—	432	140.00–145.00	142.43
8	—	472	140.00–147.00	143.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	617	115.00–120.00	117.55
28	—	532	120.00–127.50	123.66
9	—	666	110.00–115.00	112.27
6	—	375	137.50–142.50	139.90
7	—	315	150.00–155.00	151.54
7	—	468	130.00–135.00	132.20
17	—	576	115.00–120.00	119.40
20	—	422	135.00–142.50	138.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	135.00–142.50	139.87
10	—	533	110.00–117.50	114.78
14	—	474	119.00–125.00	123.34
6	—	570	110.00–115.00	111.64
27	—	364	130.00–137.50	133.52
32	—	430	125.00–132.50	128.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	576	127.50–135.00	129.34
10	—	524	140.00–145.00	141.49
4	—	606	130.00–140.00	135.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	145.00–150.00	147.95
9	—	372	160.00–170.00	165.41
9	—	571	130.00–135.00	131.69
11	—	530	127.50–135.00	130.84
32	—	430	155.00–160.00	157.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	175.00–185.00	178.49
6	—	705	132.50–137.50	134.58
8	—	430	172.00–177.50	174.69
31	—	534	142.00–150.00	145.95
10	—	472	157.50–165.00	161.11
10	—	620	137.50–145.00	140.63
20	—	581	140.00–147.00	141.01
4	—	322	210.00–220.00	214.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,745	75.00–79.00	77.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,235	46.00–52.00	47.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,039	41.00–45.00	42.49

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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