Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-01-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.75/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$148.75

167 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$9.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.84

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	430	152.64	656	98
Medium and Large 2	358	143.22	513	69

One grade step is worth $9.42/cwt here — about $143 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 sale167 hd

148.75

—

FL average10 barns · 1,074 hd

142.92

+5.84

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	1,605	68.43	1,098	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	45.42	553	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	44.95	627	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	39.51	371	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	39.51/cwt	37.00–42.00	371	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	44.95/cwt	44.00–46.00	627	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	45.42/cwt	43.00–48.00	553	7
Bulls	—	—	1,605	68.43/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,098	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	165.74/cwt	162.50–170.00	620	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	311	160.03/cwt	157.50–165.00	498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	162.91/cwt	160.00–165.00	445	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	121.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	233	183.29/cwt	180.00–185.00	427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	157.80/cwt	155.00–160.00	667	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	157.34/cwt	152.50–160.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	186	236.17/cwt	235.00–240.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	121.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	141.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	614	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	208.12/cwt	205.00–215.00	479	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	138.71/cwt	135.00–142.50	795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	140.50/cwt	137.50–145.00	670	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	153.17/cwt	150.00–160.00	515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	133.89/cwt	132.50–137.50	556	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	139.33/cwt	137.50–142.50	527	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	133.73/cwt	130.00–137.50	825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	141.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	476	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	217	174.71/cwt	170.00–180.00	379	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	410	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	132.08/cwt	130.00–135.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	147.68/cwt	145.00–152.50	566	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	141.19/cwt	137.50–145.00	740	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	156.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	184.81/cwt	180.00–190.00	499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	158.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	170.81/cwt	170.00–175.00	746	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	170.55/cwt	167.50–175.00	640	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	163.84/cwt	160.00–167.50	705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	272.17/cwt	265.00–280.00	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	158.31/cwt	157.50–160.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	172.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	199.78/cwt	195.00–205.00	459	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	177.43/cwt	175.00–180.00	656	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	167.81/cwt	165.00–170.00	802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	179.69/cwt	175.00–185.00	584	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	163.70/cwt	160.00–167.50	871	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	171.95/cwt	170.00–177.50	650	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	168.66/cwt	165.00–172.50	725	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	177.34/cwt	172.50–180.00	567	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	190.18/cwt	185.00–195.00	523	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	188	308.21/cwt	280.00–320.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	767	2

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 Jan 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 555Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	940	37.00–42.00	39.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,395	44.00–46.00	44.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,217	43.00–48.00	45.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,605	65.00–73.00	68.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	374	162.50–170.00	165.74
6	—	311	157.50–165.00	160.03
5	—	273	160.00–165.00	162.91
4	—	567	120.00–125.00	121.29
3	—	233	180.00–185.00	183.29
11	—	423	155.00–160.00	157.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	378	170.00–177.50	171.95
18	—	430	165.00–172.50	168.66
9	—	320	172.50–180.00	177.34
6	—	275	185.00–195.00	190.18
4	—	188	280.00–320.00	308.21
2	—	472	160.00–165.00	162.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	152.50–160.00	157.34
4	—	186	235.00–240.00	236.17
17	—	434	140.00–145.00	141.42
9	—	230	205.00–215.00	208.12
8	—	573	135.00–142.50	138.71
10	—	477	137.50–145.00	140.50
9	—	336	150.00–160.00	153.17
6	—	617	130.00–137.50	133.73
5	—	679	125.00–130.00	127.46
16	—	383	145.00–152.50	147.68
10	—	524	137.50–145.00	141.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	120.00–125.00	121.60
15	—	415	132.50–137.50	133.89
13	—	378	137.50–142.50	139.33
12	—	336	140.00–145.00	141.58
10	—	217	170.00–180.00	174.71
9	—	278	145.00–150.00	147.49
7	—	474	130.00–135.00	132.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	150.00–160.00	156.07
4	—	270	180.00–190.00	184.81
3	—	483	155.00–160.00	158.38
8	—	375	167.50–175.00	170.55
6	—	430	160.00–167.50	163.84
6	—	332	170.00–175.00	172.41
6	—	230	195.00–205.00	199.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	437	170.00–175.00	170.81
4	—	225	265.00–280.00	272.17
3	—	576	157.50–160.00	158.31
8	—	370	175.00–180.00	177.43
7	—	478	165.00–170.00	167.81
6	—	325	175.00–185.00	179.69
4	—	532	160.00–167.50	163.70

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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