Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-11-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.31/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$131.31

65 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$142

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

$2.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.15

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	385	132.40	509	39
Medium and Large 1	502	129.69	651	26

One grade step is worth $2.71/cwt here — about −$142 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 sale65 hd

131.31

—

FL average8 barns · 770 hd

131.46

−0.15

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	1,888	72.49	1,369	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	47.35	733	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	46.36	600	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	39.72	420	5thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	261	186.62/cwt	180.00–190.00	487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	187.36/cwt	185.00–190.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	165.58/cwt	162.50–170.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	156.16/cwt	152.50–160.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	158.31/cwt	157.50–160.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	159.94/cwt	157.50–165.00	688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	173.21/cwt	170.00–180.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	149.94/cwt	147.50–152.50	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	151.33/cwt	147.50–155.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	128.82/cwt	125.00–132.50	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	135.68/cwt	135.00–140.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	144.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	390	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	158.24/cwt	155.00–165.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	129.29/cwt	127.50–135.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	114.88/cwt	110.00–120.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	141.03/cwt	137.50–145.00	446	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	107.81/cwt	105.00–110.00	679	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	138.40/cwt	137.50–142.50	602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	136.20/cwt	135.00–140.00	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.32/cwt	140.00–147.50	616	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	167.33/cwt	165.00–175.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	134.33/cwt	132.50–140.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	169.18/cwt	165.00–175.00	453	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	150.68/cwt	150.00–155.00	568	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	74.84/cwt	70.00–80.00	823	4
Bulls	—	—	1,888	72.49/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,369	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	46.36/cwt	43.00–48.00	600	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	47.35/cwt	44.00–51.00	733	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	39.72/cwt	38.00–42.00	420	5

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 27, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 594Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 33Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	261	180.00–190.00	186.62
4	—	322	185.00–190.00	187.36
4	—	372	162.50–170.00	165.58
4	—	420	152.50–160.00	156.16
4	—	470	140.00–145.00	142.55
4	—	525	130.00–135.00	132.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	430	140.00–147.50	143.32
4	—	332	165.00–175.00	167.33
4	—	471	132.50–140.00	134.33
5	—	268	165.00–175.00	169.18
6	—	521	120.00–125.00	122.53
7	—	377	150.00–155.00	150.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	157.50–160.00	158.31
6	—	430	157.50–165.00	159.94
3	—	373	170.00–180.00	173.21
3	—	473	155.00–165.00	158.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	147.50–152.50	149.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	147.50–155.00	151.33
2	—	530	125.00–132.50	128.82
7	—	481	135.00–140.00	135.68
7	—	630	105.00–110.00	107.81
8	—	435	137.50–142.50	138.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	120.00–125.00	122.47
10	—	270	140.00–145.00	144.52
4	—	423	127.50–135.00	129.29
6	—	517	110.00–120.00	114.88
7	—	316	137.50–145.00	141.03
4	—	375	135.00–140.00	136.20

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	—	1,100	70.00–80.00	74.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,888	68.00–75.00	72.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,294	43.00–48.00	46.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,547	44.00–51.00	47.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,058	38.00–42.00	39.72

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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Townsend Livestock Market

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