Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All trends light test. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.52/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$154.52

47 head · 342 lb average

Value per head Derived

$528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$153

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

$2.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.49

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	313	155.10	485	34
Medium and Large 1	417	153.03	638	13thin

One grade step is worth $2.07/cwt here — about −$153 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 sale47 hd

154.52

—

FL average10 barns · 853 hd

146.03

+8.49

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	1,690	75.00	1,268	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	52.11	732	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	49.17	610	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	43.47	456	16

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	368	192.61/cwt	190.00–197.50	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	176.56/cwt	170.00–180.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	199.83/cwt	195.00–205.00	643	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	195.23/cwt	190.00–200.00	430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	161.94/cwt	157.50–165.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	183.86/cwt	180.00–190.00	509	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	188.13/cwt	177.50–195.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	148.26/cwt	145.00–150.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	151.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	157.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	161.09/cwt	157.50–165.00	371	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	157.78/cwt	155.00–160.00	519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	158.86/cwt	155.00–162.50	424	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	170.01/cwt	167.50–172.50	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	206.98/cwt	202.00–212.00	664	4
Bulls	—	—	1,690	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,268	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	49.17/cwt	46.00–53.00	610	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	52.11/cwt	49.00–55.00	732	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	43.47/cwt	40.00–47.00	456	16

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 Apr 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 403Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 44Year ago 41

All trends light test. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	190.00–197.50	192.61
3	—	427	170.00–180.00	176.56
9	—	322	195.00–205.00	199.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	220	190.00–200.00	195.23
4	—	385	165.00	165.00
5	—	436	157.50–165.00	161.94
8	—	277	180.00–190.00	183.86
8	—	336	177.50–195.00	188.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	140.00–145.00	142.43
6	—	368	145.00–150.00	148.26
4	—	230	157.50–165.00	161.09
7	—	329	155.00–160.00	157.78
13	—	267	155.00–162.50	158.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	150.00–155.00	151.61
4	—	483	145.00–150.00	147.49
6	—	370	155.00–160.00	157.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	167.50–172.50	170.01
4	—	321	202.00–212.00	206.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,241	46.00–53.00	49.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	49.00–55.00	52.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,049	40.00–47.00	43.47

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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