Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.88/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$124.88

166 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$11.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.82

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	130.17	601	87
Medium and Large 2	454	119.06	541	79

One grade step is worth $11.11/cwt here — about $60 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 sale166 hd

124.88

—

FL average9 barns · 862 hd

125.70

−0.82

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	1,691	77.46	1,310	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	45.06	566	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	42.10	418	10

Every lot, as filed

29 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	169.86/cwt	165.00–175.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	150.57/cwt	147.50–155.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	147.45/cwt	145.00–152.50	686	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	115.84/cwt	115.00–120.00	732	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	145.08/cwt	142.00–147.50	621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	123.40/cwt	120.00–130.00	765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.80/cwt	110.00–115.00	643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	114.88/cwt	112.00–117.50	608	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	118.74/cwt	115.00–122.00	496	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	174.88/cwt	170.00–180.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	145.04/cwt	142.50–147.50	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	117.90/cwt	117.50–120.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	113.28/cwt	110.00–117.50	753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	139.42/cwt	135.00–142.50	466	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	138.62/cwt	135.00–142.50	516	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	135.62/cwt	132.00–140.00	576	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	152.04/cwt	150.00–155.00	573	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	154.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	424	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	129.04/cwt	125.00–132.50	479	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	548	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	122.80/cwt	120.00–127.50	651	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	118.44/cwt	115.00–122.00	675	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	57.73/cwt	53.00–63.00	641	12
Bulls	—	—	1,691	77.46/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,310	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	45.06/cwt	43.00–47.00	566	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	42.10/cwt	39.00–45.00	418	10

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 16, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 734Last week 300Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 0Year 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	165.00–175.00	169.86
4	—	431	147.50–155.00	150.57
6	—	465	145.00–152.50	147.45
12	—	632	115.00–120.00	115.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	130.00–135.00	132.57
7	—	428	142.00–147.50	145.08
10	—	377	150.00–155.00	152.04
15	—	274	150.00–160.00	154.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	120.00–130.00	123.40
4	—	420	170.00–180.00	174.88
4	—	522	142.50–147.50	145.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	570	110.00–115.00	112.80
15	—	529	112.00–117.50	114.88
25	—	418	115.00–122.00	118.74
4	—	330	130.00–135.00	132.42
9	—	371	125.00–132.50	129.04
19	—	466	115.00–120.00	117.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	125.00–130.00	127.45
6	—	628	117.50–120.00	117.90
7	—	665	110.00–117.50	113.28
14	—	334	135.00–142.50	139.42
18	—	372	135.00–142.50	138.62
17	—	425	132.00–140.00	135.62
13	—	530	120.00–127.50	122.80
6	—	570	115.00–122.00	118.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,110	53.00–63.00	57.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,691	75.00–80.00	77.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,255	43.00–47.00	45.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	992	39.00–45.00	42.10

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle