Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-01-22

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.79/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$132.79

156 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$0.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.32

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	132.96	657	95
Medium and Large 2	394	132.53	522	61

One grade step is worth $0.43/cwt here — about $135 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 sale156 hd

132.79

—

FL average10 barns · 934 hd

138.11

−5.32

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	49.01	731	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	46.67	558	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	42.08	422	4thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	330	167.42/cwt	165.00–170.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	148.73/cwt	147.50–150.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	195.18/cwt	190.00–200.00	537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	166.22/cwt	165.00–167.50	715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	165.79/cwt	165.00–170.00	630	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	156.73/cwt	155.00–160.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	167.49/cwt	165.00–170.00	705	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	156.75/cwt	155.00–160.00	829	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	168.37/cwt	165.00–170.00	628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	174.88/cwt	170.00–180.00	546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	146.86/cwt	145.00–147.50	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	147.09/cwt	144.00–150.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	157.08/cwt	152.50–160.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	172.02/cwt	170.00–177.50	655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	159.69/cwt	150.00–167.50	755	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	152.50/cwt	147.50–155.00	891	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	155.27/cwt	147.50–160.00	425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	120.13/cwt	117.00–125.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	127.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	136.05/cwt	132.50–140.00	438	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	125.42/cwt	120.00–130.00	785	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.95/cwt	125.00–132.50	554	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	489	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	128.04/cwt	125.00–132.50	749	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	137.99/cwt	137.50–142.50	509	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	131.10/cwt	130.00–137.50	631	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	175.18/cwt	170.00–180.00	482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	156.29/cwt	155.00–160.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	145.96/cwt	145.00–147.50	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	130.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	699	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	136.92/cwt	135.00–140.00	589	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	103.29/cwt	100.00–105.00	894	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	49.01/cwt	47.00–50.00	731	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	42.08/cwt	41.00–43.00	422	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	46.67/cwt	45.00–51.00	558	13

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 555Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	165.00–170.00	167.42
4	—	527	147.50–150.00	148.73
6	—	275	190.00–200.00	195.18
6	—	430	165.00–167.50	166.22
12	—	380	165.00–170.00	165.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	366	155.00–160.00	156.73
4	—	275	170.00–180.00	175.18
4	—	425	155.00–160.00	156.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	421	165.00–170.00	167.49
14	—	529	155.00–160.00	156.75
4	—	312	170.00–180.00	174.88
4	—	616	145.00–147.50	146.86
7	—	381	170.00–177.50	172.02
9	—	473	150.00–167.50	159.69
14	—	584	147.50–155.00	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	165.00–170.00	168.37
4	—	525	144.00–150.00	147.09
5	—	432	152.50–160.00	157.08
2	—	460	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	274	147.50–160.00	155.27
5	—	532	117.00–125.00	120.13
7	—	476	125.00–130.00	127.82
10	—	322	132.50–140.00	136.05
15	—	430	125.00–132.50	128.95
19	—	369	130.00–135.00	132.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	705	122.50	122.50
11	—	626	120.00–130.00	125.42
9	—	585	125.00–132.50	128.04
10	—	369	137.50–142.50	137.99
4	—	272	155.00–160.00	157.39
13	—	481	130.00–137.50	131.10
5	—	332	145.00–147.50	145.96
14	—	535	130.00–135.00	130.67
23	—	430	135.00–140.00	136.92
3	—	866	100.00–105.00	103.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,492	47.00–50.00	49.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,002	41.00–43.00	42.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,196	45.00–51.00	46.67

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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