Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.93/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$146.93

81 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$1.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.95

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	147.51	661	45
Medium and Large 2	393	146.21	575	36

One grade step is worth $1.30/cwt here — about $86 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 sale81 hd

146.93

—

FL average10 barns · 679 hd

147.88

−0.95

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	1,451	81.41	1,181	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	58.04	836	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	57.56	728	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	53.00	546	13

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	365	175.81/cwt	175.00–177.50	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	167.05/cwt	165.00–170.00	558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	150.61/cwt	147.50–152.50	542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	155.75/cwt	152.50–157.50	511	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	91.55/cwt	90.00–100.00	780	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	157.65/cwt	155.00–160.00	749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	173.65/cwt	170.00–177.50	472	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	158.28/cwt	157.50–165.00	848	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	176.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	581	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	180.63/cwt	175.00–185.00	490	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	166.64/cwt	160.00–170.00	635	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	162.12/cwt	160.00–165.00	687	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	141.46/cwt	140.00–142.50	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	128.46/cwt	127.50–132.50	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	136.50/cwt	135.00–142.50	723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	150.45/cwt	147.50–152.50	651	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	158.33/cwt	157.50–162.50	451	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	185.95/cwt	185.00–190.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.44/cwt	130.00–137.50	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	164.91/cwt	162.50–167.50	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	154.40/cwt	150.00–157.50	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	145.52/cwt	145.00–150.00	700	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	179.88/cwt	175.00–190.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	171.59/cwt	170.00–175.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	156.61/cwt	155.00–160.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	172.54/cwt	170.00–175.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	195.75/cwt	192.50–197.50	642	3
Bulls	—	—	1,451	81.41/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,181	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	57.56/cwt	57.00–59.00	728	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	58.04/cwt	57.00–59.00	836	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	546	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	173.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	171.31/cwt	167.50–175.00	800	4

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 Mar 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 0Year ago 457

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 83Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 0Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	175.00–177.50	175.81
9	—	536	157.50–165.00	158.28
7	—	329	175.00–180.00	176.48
6	—	271	175.00–185.00	180.63
5	—	431	170.00–180.00	173.94
4	—	467	167.50–175.00	171.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	334	165.00–170.00	167.05
6	—	475	155.00–160.00	157.65
6	—	272	170.00–177.50	173.65
9	—	381	160.00–170.00	166.64
9	—	424	160.00–165.00	162.12
4	—	530	145.00–150.00	147.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	360	147.50–152.50	150.61
6	—	328	152.50–157.50	155.75
5	—	420	140.00–142.50	141.46
5	—	534	127.50–132.50	128.46
6	—	472	135.00–140.00	137.43
6	—	285	157.50–162.50	158.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	530	135.00–142.50	136.50
16	—	433	147.50–152.50	150.45
3	—	573	130.00–137.50	132.44
4	—	270	162.50–167.50	164.91
5	—	373	150.00–157.50	154.40
9	—	481	145.00–150.00	145.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	572	155.00–160.00	157.47
5	—	385	185.00–190.00	185.95
5	—	428	175.00–190.00	179.88
6	—	618	140.00–145.00	143.29
3	—	328	192.50–197.50	195.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	376	170.00–175.00	171.59
3	—	476	155.00–160.00	156.61
6	—	427	170.00–175.00	172.54

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	852	90.00–100.00	91.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,451	79.00–83.00	81.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,265	57.00–59.00	57.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,440	57.00–59.00	58.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,031	53.00	53.00

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle