Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.44/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$129.44

72 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$7.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.04

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	132.49	610	43
Medium and Large 2	439	124.93	548	29

One grade step is worth $7.56/cwt here — about $62 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 sale72 hd

129.44

—

FL average10 barns · 901 hd

130.48

−1.04

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	1,215	44.41	540	7thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	315	161.31/cwt	157.50–165.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	151.93/cwt	150.00–157.50	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	150.42/cwt	150.00–152.50	542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	124.35/cwt	120.00–127.50	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	136.87/cwt	132.00–140.00	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	131.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	616	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	150.60/cwt	150.00–152.50	505	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	126.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	608	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	125.85/cwt	125.00–127.50	662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	117.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	115.85/cwt	110.00–120.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	167.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	445	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	118.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	558	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.50	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	130.01/cwt	127.50–132.50	736	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	137.08/cwt	134.00–140.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	143.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	145.82/cwt	145.00–150.00	523	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	147.93/cwt	145.00–150.00	544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	132.36/cwt	130.00–140.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	126.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.74/cwt	110.00–120.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	126.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	126.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	537	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	44.41/cwt	43.00–47.00	540	7

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 9, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 960Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 65Year 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	—	315	157.50–165.00	161.31
4	—	418	150.00–157.50	151.93
6	—	360	150.00–152.50	150.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	120.00–127.50	124.35
5	—	424	132.00–140.00	136.87
9	—	468	130.00–135.00	131.73
10	—	265	160.00–170.00	167.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	335	150.00–152.50	150.60
9	—	480	125.00–130.00	126.60
6	—	526	125.00–127.50	125.85
6	—	611	117.00–120.00	117.99
6	—	359	145.00–150.00	145.82
3	—	573	125.00–130.00	126.60
5	—	423	125.00–130.00	126.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	110.00–120.00	115.85
6	—	435	115.00–120.00	117.47
8	—	470	115.00–120.00	118.71
3	—	373	134.00–140.00	137.08
6	—	321	140.00–145.00	143.24
3	—	573	110.00–120.00	116.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	120.00	120.00
6	—	709	120.00–122.50	121.24
12	—	566	127.50–132.50	130.01
4	—	535	130.00–140.00	132.36
6	—	629	125.00–130.00	126.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	145.00–150.00	147.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,215	43.00–47.00	44.41

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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