Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-23

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.93/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$127.93

101 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$11.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.88

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	132.40	593	60
Medium and Large 2	447	121.39	542	41

One grade step is worth $11.01/cwt here — about $51 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 sale101 hd

127.93

—

FL average10 barns · 916 hd

129.81

−1.88

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%	High	1,538	46.63	717	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	45.33	563	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	41.25	453	6thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	722	113.71/cwt	112.50–115.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	136.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	114.18/cwt	112.50–115.00	868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	187.41/cwt	185.00–190.00	497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	185.10/cwt	180.00–190.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	141.01/cwt	135.00–145.00	869	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	148.84/cwt	145.00–152.50	777	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	133.23/cwt	132.00–135.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	161.56/cwt	155.00–165.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	193.24/cwt	190.00–200.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	149.87/cwt	145.00–155.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	174.88/cwt	170.00–180.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	123.13/cwt	122.50–125.00	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	169.89/cwt	165.00–175.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	189.81/cwt	185.00–195.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	144.44/cwt	140.00–147.50	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	119.31/cwt	117.50–120.00	685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	126.12/cwt	122.50–130.00	469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	108.65/cwt	105.00–112.50	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	112.17/cwt	110.00–115.00	588	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	143.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	172.93/cwt	170.00–175.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	133.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	432	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.20/cwt	120.00–125.00	573	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	142.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	131.15/cwt	127.50–135.00	619	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	119.17/cwt	117.50–120.00	778	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	169.81/cwt	165.00–175.00	458	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	138.93/cwt	135.00–142.50	514	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	143.93/cwt	142.50–150.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	123.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	124.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	131.17/cwt	127.50–135.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	128.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	164.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	547	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	159.80/cwt	155.00–165.00	591	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	164.83/cwt	160.00–170.00	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	184.10/cwt	180.00–190.00	615	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	41.25/cwt	38.00–44.00	453	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	45.33/cwt	44.00–46.00	563	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	50.97/cwt	49.00–53.00	836	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	45.44/cwt	44.00–47.00	686	11

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 23, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 734Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 57Year 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	—	722	112.50–115.00	113.71
3	—	515	135.00–140.00	136.63
3	—	760	112.50–115.00	114.18
4	—	265	185.00–190.00	187.41
4	—	472	150.00–155.00	152.43
6	—	367	180.00–190.00	185.10
6	—	430	160.00–170.00	164.83
7	—	334	180.00–190.00	184.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	165.00–175.00	169.81
6	—	425	150.00–155.00	152.41
6	—	480	127.50–135.00	131.17
7	—	524	125.00–130.00	128.60
8	—	332	160.00–170.00	164.81
8	—	370	155.00–165.00	159.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	135.00–145.00	141.01
12	—	522	145.00–152.50	148.84
3	—	360	190.00–200.00	193.24
4	—	430	170.00–180.00	174.88
4	—	666	122.50–125.00	123.13
6	—	470	165.00–175.00	169.89
4	—	332	185.00–195.00	189.81
5	—	568	140.00–147.50	144.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	132.00–135.00	133.23
6	—	416	155.00–165.00	161.56
6	—	472	145.00–155.00	149.87
3	—	523	140.00–145.00	143.38
5	—	368	170.00–175.00	172.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	117.50–120.00	119.31
6	—	272	140.00–145.00	142.39
6	—	430	135.00–140.00	137.44
12	—	472	127.50–135.00	131.15
6	—	653	117.50–120.00	119.17
13	—	370	135.00–142.50	138.93
5	—	336	142.50–150.00	143.93
5	—	516	120.00–125.00	123.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	122.50–130.00	126.12
6	—	575	105.00–112.50	108.65
7	—	524	110.00–115.00	112.17
8	—	325	130.00–135.00	133.04
8	—	473	120.00–125.00	121.20
6	—	430	120.00–130.00	124.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,097	38.00–44.00	41.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,241	44.00–46.00	45.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,641	49.00–53.00	50.97
11	—	1,510	44.00–47.00	45.44

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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