Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $176.53/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −14.96 against this barn's trailing median of $191.48.

Average price

$176.53

80 head · 336 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$10.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.45

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	338	180.94	611	46
Medium and Large 2	333	170.56	567	34

One grade step is worth $10.38/cwt here — about $44 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 sale80 hd

176.53

—

FL average10 barns · 421 hd

164.08

+12.45

This barn, trailing median2 sales

191.48

−14.96

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	54.22	616	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,223	53.87	659	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	47.06	484	10

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	184.27/cwt	182.50–190.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	163.67/cwt	160.00–167.50	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	196.30/cwt	190.00–200.00	438	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	164.29/cwt	162.50–170.00	713	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	166.49/cwt	165.50–175.00	636	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	196.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	539	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	169.59/cwt	167.50–172.50	643	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	178.56/cwt	175.00–185.00	677	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	164.28/cwt	162.50–170.00	711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	177.87/cwt	175.00–180.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.91/cwt	137.50–142.50	595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	189.96/cwt	187.50–195.00	617	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	186.60/cwt	185.00–190.00	494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	152.45/cwt	150.00–157.50	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	157.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	167.47/cwt	165.00–172.50	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	140.57/cwt	137.50–145.00	530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	129.54/cwt	127.50–135.00	687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	147.07/cwt	145.00–152.50	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	154.04/cwt	152.00–160.00	428	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	135.40/cwt	132.50–140.00	636	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	47.06/cwt	44.00–51.00	484	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	144.31/cwt	142.50–150.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	146.91/cwt	145.00–150.00	492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	153.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	222	181.08/cwt	180.00–185.00	402	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	159.80/cwt	155.00–165.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	151.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	662	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	185.81/cwt	185.00–190.00	513	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	54.22/cwt	52.00–57.00	616	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,223	53.87/cwt	53.00–59.00	659	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 Mar 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 418Year ago 328

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 37Year ago 59

Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	339	182.50–190.00	184.27
4	—	480	160.00–167.50	163.67
8	—	223	190.00–200.00	196.30
8	—	434	162.50–170.00	164.29
9	—	382	165.50–175.00	166.49
13	—	275	190.00–200.00	196.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	222	180.00–185.00	181.08
6	—	375	155.00–165.00	159.80
10	—	436	150.00–160.00	151.93
13	—	276	185.00–190.00	185.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	167.50–172.50	169.59
5	—	324	175.00–180.00	177.87
3	—	265	185.00–190.00	186.60
3	—	480	150.00–157.50	152.45
4	—	423	155.00–160.00	157.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	175.00–185.00	178.56
8	—	433	162.50–170.00	164.28
8	—	325	187.50–195.00	189.96
3	—	477	165.00–172.50	167.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	137.50–142.50	139.91
7	—	377	137.50–145.00	140.57
7	—	530	127.50–135.00	129.54
4	—	263	145.00–150.00	147.57
5	—	470	132.50–140.00	135.40
5	—	335	145.00–150.00	146.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	434	145.00–152.50	147.07
11	—	278	152.00–160.00	154.04
4	—	465	142.50–150.00	144.31
2	—	330	162.50	162.50
4	—	530	135.00–140.00	137.45
5	—	375	150.00–160.00	153.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,029	44.00–51.00	47.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,137	52.00–57.00	54.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,223	53.00–59.00	53.87

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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