Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-01-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.06/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$148.06

129 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$6.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.23

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	150.92	631	72
Medium and Large 2	378	144.44	546	57

One grade step is worth $6.48/cwt here — about $85 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 sale129 hd

148.06

—

FL average9 barns · 737 hd

142.82

+5.23

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%	High	1,449	51.92	752	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	50.95	649	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	40.80	430	7thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1	—	373	145.80/cwt	145.00–147.50	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	134.95/cwt	132.50–137.50	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	173.04/cwt	170.00–180.00	398	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	127.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	595	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	134.82/cwt	132.50–137.50	778	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	142.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	613	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	162.67/cwt	160.00–170.00	451	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	59.48/cwt	59.00–60.00	859	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	49.94/cwt	46.00–52.50	622	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	55.25/cwt	55.00–56.00	769	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	40.80/cwt	40.00–43.00	430	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	50.03/cwt	46.50–52.00	725	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	87.44/cwt	82.00–100.00	928	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	152.85/cwt	147.50–160.00	726	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	161.96/cwt	160.00–167.50	690	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	167.63/cwt	162.50–170.00	555	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	163.69/cwt	160.00–170.00	599	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	182.36/cwt	180.00–190.00	501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	170.15/cwt	167.50–175.00	733	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	549	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	180	290.28/cwt	280.00–300.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	255.12/cwt	250.00–260.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	183.56/cwt	177.50–185.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	208.58/cwt	205.00–215.00	567	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	175.33/cwt	170.00–180.00	661	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	161.46/cwt	157.50–165.00	762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	133.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	584	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	138.94/cwt	135.00–142.50	657	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	175.94/cwt	175.00–180.00	486	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	172.38/cwt	170.00–177.50	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	125.92/cwt	122.00–130.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	151.95/cwt	147.50–155.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	197.02/cwt	195.00–210.00	428	7

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 390Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	145.00–147.50	145.80
4	—	530	132.50–137.50	134.95
14	—	577	132.50–137.50	134.82
20	—	430	140.00–145.00	142.64
9	—	473	135.00–142.50	138.94
10	—	276	175.00–180.00	175.94
5	—	334	147.50–155.00	151.95
7	—	217	195.00–210.00	197.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	230	170.00–180.00	173.04
11	—	466	125.00–130.00	127.66
7	—	277	160.00–170.00	162.67
8	—	385	140.00–145.00	142.47
12	—	437	130.00–135.00	133.75
4	—	530	122.00–130.00	125.92
6	—	330	145.00–150.00	147.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	475	147.50–160.00	152.85
12	—	426	160.00–167.50	161.96
9	—	331	162.50–170.00	167.63
8	—	366	160.00–170.00	163.69
4	—	275	180.00–190.00	182.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	431	167.50–175.00	170.15
2	—	180	280.00–300.00	290.28
2	—	215	250.00–260.00	255.12
5	—	317	177.50–185.00	183.56
8	—	272	205.00–215.00	208.58
12	—	377	170.00–180.00	175.33
12	—	472	157.50–165.00	161.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	170.00–177.50	172.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	59.00–60.00	59.48
8	—	1,450	46.50–52.00	50.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,245	46.00–52.50	49.94
4	—	1,392	55.00–56.00	55.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,055	40.00–43.00	40.80

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)	8	—	1,061	82.00–100.00	87.44

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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Townsend Livestock Market

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle