Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.89/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$124.89

126 head · 395 lb average

Value per head Derived

$493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$1.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.64

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	125.74	535	72
Medium and Large 2	355	123.75	439	54

One grade step is worth $1.99/cwt here — about $96 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 sale126 hd

124.89

—

FL average10 barns · 1,006 hd

131.53

−6.64

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	1,410	78.00	1,100	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	48.09	555	20

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	116.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	134.95/cwt	132.50–140.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	142.17/cwt	137.50–145.00	620	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	200.27/cwt	195.00–205.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	118.31/cwt	115.00–120.00	512	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	124.91/cwt	122.50–130.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	147.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	111.48/cwt	110.00–112.50	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	108.72/cwt	107.50–110.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	126.81/cwt	120.00–142.50	602	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	121.73/cwt	120.00–127.50	403	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	136.50/cwt	132.50–140.00	370	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	132.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	440	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	508	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	164.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	450	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	142.80/cwt	140.00–145.00	543	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	142.92/cwt	140.00–145.00	454	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	149.89/cwt	147.50–155.00	571	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	131.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	503	6
Bulls	—	—	1,410	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,100	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	48.09/cwt	46.00–50.00	555	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.87/cwt	137.50–142.50	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	141.96/cwt	140.00–145.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	164.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	547	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	281	177.64/cwt	175.00–185.00	499	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	154.86/cwt	152.50–160.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	146.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	158.40/cwt	155.00–162.50	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	128.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	543	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	130.63/cwt	127.50–135.00	490	25

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 11, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 655Last week 369Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 33Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	115.00–120.00	116.61
12	—	433	115.00–120.00	118.31
12	—	331	120.00–127.50	121.73
18	—	271	132.50–140.00	136.50
6	—	472	105.00–110.00	107.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	476	122.50–130.00	124.91
4	—	270	145.00–150.00	147.41
4	—	665	100.00	100.00
5	—	528	110.00–112.50	111.48
6	—	572	107.50–110.00	108.72
11	—	333	130.00–140.00	132.18
2	—	640	110.00	110.00
12	—	423	125.00–130.00	128.31
25	—	375	127.50–135.00	130.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	132.50–140.00	134.95
8	—	436	137.50–145.00	142.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	195.00–205.00	200.27
3	—	428	152.50–160.00	154.86
3	—	466	145.00–150.00	146.64
5	—	376	155.00–162.50	158.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	475	120.00–142.50	126.81
14	—	274	160.00–170.00	164.06
14	—	380	140.00–145.00	142.80
4	—	435	130.00–135.00	131.21
6	—	330	150.00–155.00	152.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	318	140.00–145.00	142.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	381	147.50–155.00	149.89
3	—	475	137.50–142.50	140.87
4	—	570	120.00–125.00	122.46
5	—	434	140.00–145.00	141.96
6	—	332	160.00–170.00	164.81
6	—	530	130.00–135.00	132.45
7	—	281	175.00–185.00	177.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,155	46.00–50.00	48.09

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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