Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-02-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.12/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$154.12

56 head · 352 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$9.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.94

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	354	157.35	557	36
Medium and Large 2	349	148.32	518	20

One grade step is worth $9.03/cwt here — about $39 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 sale56 hd

154.12

—

FL average10 barns · 724 hd

144.19

+9.94

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	1,750	82.50	1,444	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,603	57.33	919	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	55.83	707	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	45.07	439	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	171.09/cwt	170.00–175.00	799	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	191.83/cwt	190.00–200.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	139.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	177.33/cwt	175.00–185.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	162.95/cwt	160.00–165.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	143.87/cwt	142.50–147.50	481	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	172.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	168.39/cwt	165.00–170.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	157.39/cwt	155.00–162.50	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	155.01/cwt	150.00–157.50	942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	175.27/cwt	172.50–180.00	745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	216	223.54/cwt	220.00–230.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	132.92/cwt	130.00–137.50	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	168.55/cwt	165.00–172.50	464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	150.95/cwt	150.00–155.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	148.66/cwt	145.00–152.50	549	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	180.18/cwt	175.00–185.00	492	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	170.09/cwt	165.00–172.50	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	180.49/cwt	175.00–185.00	581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	147.92/cwt	145.00–152.50	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	141.16/cwt	137.50–145.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	142.92/cwt	140.00–145.00	529	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	76.86/cwt	70.00–82.50	803	7
Bulls	—	—	1,710	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,593	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	57.33/cwt	55.00–60.00	919	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	45.07/cwt	42.00–46.00	439	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	55.83/cwt	54.00–60.00	707	17
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	81.99/cwt	80.00–85.00	230	7
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	67.33/cwt	62.50–70.50	219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	171.40/cwt	167.50–175.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	176.96/cwt	172.50–180.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	193.86/cwt	190.00–200.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	171.69/cwt	170.00–172.50	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	183.48/cwt	180.00–190.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	232.64/cwt	230.00–235.00	628	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 Feb 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 358Year ago 314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 59Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	170.00–175.00	171.09
5	—	328	190.00–200.00	191.83
5	—	720	135.00–145.00	139.93
3	—	375	185.00–190.00	187.48
3	—	528	155.00–162.50	157.39
3	—	608	150.00–157.50	155.01
8	—	425	172.50–180.00	175.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	332	175.00–185.00	177.33
5	—	468	160.00–165.00	162.95
2	—	375	170.00–175.00	172.40
3	—	423	165.00–170.00	168.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	334	142.50–147.50	143.87
4	—	270	170.00	170.00
4	—	430	137.50–145.00	141.16
5	—	370	140.00–145.00	142.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	216	220.00–230.00	223.54
5	—	472	130.00–137.50	132.92
8	—	275	165.00–172.50	168.55
5	—	336	150.00–155.00	150.95
10	—	369	145.00–152.50	148.66
5	—	432	145.00–152.50	147.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	273	175.00–185.00	180.18
4	—	426	165.00–172.50	170.09
7	—	322	175.00–185.00	180.49
2	—	375	167.50–175.00	171.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	172.50–180.00	176.96
5	—	332	190.00–200.00	193.86
3	—	473	170.00–172.50	171.69
3	—	373	180.00–190.00	183.48
2	—	270	230.00–235.00	232.64
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	280	80.00–85.00	81.99
3	—	325	62.50–70.50	67.33

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)	7	—	1,045	70.00–82.50	76.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,790	89.00	89.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,603	55.00–60.00	57.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	973	42.00–46.00	45.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,266	54.00–60.00	55.83

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