Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-02-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.01/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$148.01

85 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$123

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

$0.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.93

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	368	148.14	545	55
Medium and Large 1	452	147.79	667	30

One grade step is worth $0.35/cwt here — about −$123 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 sale85 hd

148.01

—

FL average10 barns · 702 hd

148.95

−0.93

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	1,671	82.66	1,381	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	61.61	693	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	59.00	833	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	53.59	539	9thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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%	—	1,006	53.59/cwt	51.00–56.00	539	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	833	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	60.70/cwt	58.00–65.00	669	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	874	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	81.33/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,354	4
Bulls	—	—	1,695	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,492	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	90.52/cwt	90.00–92.50	910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	174.91/cwt	172.50–180.00	661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	155.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	155.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	232	193.10/cwt	190.00–195.00	448	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	180.39/cwt	177.50–185.00	599	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	172.73/cwt	170.00–177.50	746	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	144.38/cwt	140.00–147.50	534	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	157.77/cwt	155.00–160.00	431	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	146.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	699	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	152.76/cwt	150.00–155.00	657	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	150.79/cwt	150.00–155.00	573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	178.95/cwt	177.00–180.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	183.50/cwt	180.00–190.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	137.57/cwt	135.00–142.00	645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	136.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	142.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	609	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	155.42/cwt	152.50–162.50	524	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	189.93/cwt	187.50–192.50	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	204.60/cwt	202.00–207.50	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	174.95/cwt	170.00–180.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	151.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	884	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	168.03/cwt	165.00–170.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	177.44/cwt	175.00–180.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	175.73/cwt	175.00–182.50	840	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	161.72/cwt	158.00–167.50	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	189.96/cwt	185.00–195.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	201.48/cwt	195.00–205.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	187.26/cwt	180.00–190.00	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	194.77/cwt	190.00–200.00	633	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	182.10/cwt	180.00–185.00	788	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	185.96/cwt	185.00–190.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	166.80/cwt	165.00–172.50	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	198.68/cwt	197.50–200.00	546	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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 332Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 37Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 11Year ago 21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,006	51.00–56.00	53.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,412	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,102	58.00–65.00	60.70
1	—	1,285	68.00	68.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,665	79.00–87.00	81.33
1	—	1,695	88.00	88.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,005	90.00–92.50	90.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	172.50–180.00	174.91
5	—	522	150.00–160.00	155.86
5	—	468	150.00–160.00	155.90
5	—	232	190.00–195.00	193.10
10	—	332	177.50–185.00	180.39
8	—	432	170.00–177.50	172.73
4	—	268	180.00–190.00	187.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	325	190.00–200.00	194.77
7	—	433	180.00–185.00	182.10
5	—	376	185.00–190.00	185.96
4	—	478	165.00–172.50	166.80
2	—	275	197.50–200.00	198.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	370	140.00–147.50	144.38
7	—	273	155.00–160.00	157.77
4	—	230	155.00–160.00	157.39
8	—	469	135.00–142.00	137.57
13	—	428	140.00–145.00	142.21
13	—	337	152.50–162.50	155.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	478	145.00–150.00	146.31
9	—	430	150.00–155.00	152.76
6	—	380	150.00–155.00	150.79
4	—	535	135.00–140.00	136.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	177.00–180.00	178.95
3	—	266	180.00–190.00	183.50
6	—	583	150.00–155.00	151.60
5	—	466	165.00–170.00	168.03
4	—	430	175.00–180.00	177.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	187.50–192.50	189.93
2	—	322	202.00–207.50	204.60
2	—	510	170.00–180.00	174.95
10	—	478	175.00–182.50	175.73
5	—	577	158.00–167.50	161.72
3	—	373	185.00–195.00	189.96
3	—	270	195.00–205.00	201.48
2	—	620	150.00–155.00	152.48

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle