Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.55/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$136.55

83 head · 366 lb average

Value per head Derived

$500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$71

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

$1.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.79

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	347	136.97	475	54
Medium and Large 1	402	135.76	546	29

One grade step is worth $1.21/cwt here — about −$71 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 sale83 hd

136.55

—

FL average10 barns · 811 hd

132.76

+3.79

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	1,345	68.75	925	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	49.95	784	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	46.96	604	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	39.17	401	5thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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 2	—	425	145.03/cwt	142.50–150.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	143.38/cwt	142.50–150.00	519	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	156.23/cwt	155.00–157.50	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	144.40/cwt	140.00–147.50	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	232	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	342	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	135.80/cwt	135.00–137.50	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	113.18/cwt	110.00–117.50	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	142.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	535	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	145.94/cwt	145.00–147.50	476	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	122.43/cwt	117.50–127.50	700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	153.79/cwt	152.50–155.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	118.70/cwt	117.50–122.50	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	136.34/cwt	132.50–140.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	146.08/cwt	142.50–150.00	321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	146.05/cwt	142.50–150.00	402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	128.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	547	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	140.56/cwt	137.50–142.50	448	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	157.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	152.45/cwt	147.50–155.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	152.47/cwt	150.00–157.50	427	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	71.29/cwt	65.00–75.00	687	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	86.21/cwt	85.00–87.50	791	2
Bulls	—	—	1,345	68.75/cwt	66.00–71.00	925	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	49.95/cwt	46.00–54.00	784	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	39.17/cwt	37.00–43.00	401	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	46.96/cwt	45.00–51.00	604	12

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 18, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 655Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	142.50–150.00	145.03
9	—	362	142.50–150.00	143.38
3	—	333	147.50–155.00	152.45
5	—	280	150.00–157.50	152.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	155.00–160.00	157.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	432	155.00–157.50	156.23
2	—	517	140.00–145.00	142.46
6	—	572	117.50–127.50	122.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	140.00–147.50	144.40
4	—	372	152.50–155.00	153.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	232	145.00–150.00	147.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	421	135.00–137.50	135.80
7	—	535	110.00–117.50	113.18
9	—	377	140.00–145.00	142.00
10	—	326	145.00–147.50	145.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	117.50–122.50	118.70
7	—	373	132.50–140.00	136.34
4	—	220	142.50–150.00	146.08
4	—	275	142.50–150.00	146.05
10	—	426	125.00–130.00	128.45
25	—	319	137.50–142.50	140.56

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)	10	—	963	65.00–75.00	71.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	917	85.00–87.50	86.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	66.00–71.00	68.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,570	46.00–54.00	49.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,024	37.00–43.00	39.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,286	45.00–51.00	46.96

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