Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-11-13

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.64/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$130.64

90 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$15.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.05

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	135.15	597	38
Medium and Large 2	399	128.78	514	44
Medium and Large 3	409	119.41	488	8thin

One grade step is worth $15.74/cwt here — about $109 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 sale90 hd

130.64

—

FL average10 barns · 1,094 hd

130.59

+0.05

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	1,673	68.05	1,138	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	44.61	662	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	43.54	564	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	38.61	435	11

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	179.82/cwt	175.00–185.00	577	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	139.61/cwt	137.50–142.50	598	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	144.57/cwt	142.00–150.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	129.28/cwt	127.50–135.00	558	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	118.37/cwt	117.50–122.50	568	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	131.53/cwt	125.00–137.50	487	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	154.59/cwt	152.00–160.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	132.40/cwt	130.00–137.50	428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	207.87/cwt	205.00–210.00	468	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	190.74/cwt	185.00–195.00	519	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	174.43/cwt	172.50–177.50	579	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	162.09/cwt	157.50–165.00	603	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	126.19/cwt	125.00–132.50	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	159.88/cwt	155.00–165.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	146.33/cwt	142.50–150.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	167.47/cwt	165.00–175.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	168.71/cwt	165.00–172.50	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	158.72/cwt	157.50–160.00	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	207.39/cwt	205.00–210.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	141.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	132.05/cwt	130.00–137.50	629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	645	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	139.18/cwt	135.00–145.00	521	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	155.53/cwt	150.00–160.00	505	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	136.17/cwt	132.50–140.00	640	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	149.89/cwt	147.50–155.00	564	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	145.52/cwt	145.00–150.00	634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	122.06/cwt	120.00–125.00	516	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	69.81/cwt	65.00–75.00	801	4
Bulls	—	—	1,673	68.05/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,138	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	43.11/cwt	41.00–46.00	559	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	38.61/cwt	35.00–40.00	435	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	48.05/cwt	47.00–49.00	610	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	44.61/cwt	44.00–46.00	662	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 Nov 13, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 528Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	321	175.00–185.00	179.82
4	—	358	165.00–175.00	167.47
4	—	431	165.00–172.50	168.71
4	—	470	157.50–160.00	158.72
4	—	220	205.00–210.00	207.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	152.00–160.00	154.59
4	—	430	155.00–165.00	159.88
4	—	470	142.50–150.00	146.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	428	137.50–142.50	139.61
3	—	335	140.00–145.00	142.44
6	—	375	140.00–145.00	141.71
7	—	476	130.00–137.50	132.05
8	—	527	120.00–125.00	122.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	142.00–150.00	144.57
8	—	432	127.50–135.00	129.28
11	—	480	117.50–122.50	118.37
19	—	370	125.00–137.50	131.53
3	—	323	130.00–137.50	132.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	115.00	115.00
5	—	423	120.00–125.00	122.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	225	205.00–210.00	207.87
5	—	272	185.00–195.00	190.74
5	—	332	172.50–177.50	174.43
6	—	425	160.00–165.00	162.41
8	—	372	157.50–165.00	162.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	125.00–132.50	126.19
7	—	325	150.00–160.00	155.53
8	—	470	132.50–140.00	136.17
9	—	376	147.50–155.00	149.89
9	—	436	145.00–150.00	145.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	374	135.00–145.00	139.18

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,147	65.00–75.00	69.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,673	65.00–70.00	68.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,297	41.00–46.00	43.11
4	—	1,270	47.00–49.00	48.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,126	35.00–40.00	38.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,485	44.00–46.00	44.61

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