Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.21/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$127.21

72 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$0.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.95

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	127.46	564	44
Medium and Large 2	358	126.81	453	28

One grade step is worth $0.64/cwt here — about $110 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

127.21

—

FL average10 barns · 991 hd

129.16

−1.95

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	1,745	76.00	1,326	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,344	44.81	602	13

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	368	161.63/cwt	157.50–167.50	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	154.45/cwt	150.00–157.50	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	166.59/cwt	165.00–170.00	455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	167.36/cwt	165.00–170.00	539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	148.41/cwt	145.00–152.00	549	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.82/cwt	135.00–137.50	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	161.93/cwt	160.00–167.50	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	139.91/cwt	137.50–145.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	116.80/cwt	115.00–122.50	621	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	150.94/cwt	150.00–155.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	129.12/cwt	127.50–132.50	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	149.82/cwt	145.00–155.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	151.79/cwt	147.50–155.00	562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	165.07/cwt	162.50–170.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	123.37/cwt	120.00–127.00	403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	111.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	143.09/cwt	140.00–145.00	389	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	146.11/cwt	142.50–150.00	394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	127.87/cwt	125.00–132.50	556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	128.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	125.32/cwt	122.00–130.00	465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	136.40/cwt	132.50–140.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	342	4
Bulls	—	—	1,745	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,326	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	48.35/cwt	48.00–49.00	682	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	43.75/cwt	42.00–46.00	579	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 Dec 4, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 378Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 47Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	157.50–167.50	161.63
5	—	423	150.00–157.50	154.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	165.00–170.00	166.59
4	—	322	165.00–170.00	167.36
6	—	370	145.00–152.00	148.41
6	—	440	140.00–145.00	141.63
6	—	466	125.00–130.00	128.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	135.00–137.50	135.82
4	—	408	160.00–167.50	161.93
5	—	478	150.00–155.00	150.94
3	—	360	162.50–170.00	165.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	476	137.50–145.00	139.91
3	—	523	127.50–132.50	129.12
4	—	425	145.00–155.00	149.82
8	—	370	147.50–155.00	151.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	532	115.00–122.50	116.80
8	—	472	125.00–130.00	127.43
4	—	270	142.50–150.00	146.11
6	—	435	125.00–132.50	127.87
4	—	310	135.00–140.00	137.46
6	—	375	132.50–140.00	136.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	327	120.00–127.00	123.37
4	—	425	110.00–115.00	111.29
5	—	272	140.00–145.00	143.09
4	—	530	105.00–110.00	107.45
7	—	371	122.00–130.00	125.32
4	—	232	145.00–150.00	147.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,411	48.00–49.00	48.35
10	—	1,324	42.00–46.00	43.75

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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