Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Feeder steers and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers firm. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.13/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$152.13

94 head · 382 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$116

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

$4.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.98

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	364	152.98	556	75
Medium and Large 1	452	148.78	672	19thin

One grade step is worth $4.20/cwt here — about −$116 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 sale94 hd

152.13

—

FL average10 barns · 814 hd

147.15

+4.98

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	—	High	1,553	76.71	1,191	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	52.37	727	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	48.63	561	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	44.45	457	6thin

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	—	375	169.93/cwt	167.50–175.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	160.84/cwt	157.50–165.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	191.16/cwt	190.00–195.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	163.78/cwt	160.00–170.00	545	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.92/cwt	157.50–165.00	603	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	264	183.00/cwt	180.00–185.00	483	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	151.21/cwt	150.00–155.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	146.82/cwt	145.00–152.50	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.58/cwt	125.00–132.50	738	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	639	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	157.66/cwt	155.00–160.00	528	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	567	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	151.09/cwt	150.00–157.50	657	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	139.23/cwt	135.00–142.50	739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	142.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	665	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	156.23/cwt	155.00–157.50	891	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	163.27/cwt	160.00–165.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	174.81/cwt	170.00–180.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	158.91/cwt	157.50–160.00	610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	158.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	441	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	163.91/cwt	160.00–167.50	377	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	165.97/cwt	165.00–170.00	790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	154.69/cwt	152.50–155.00	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	162.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	856	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	161.61/cwt	160.00–165.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	724	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,398	1
Bulls	—	—	1,534	75.05/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,151	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	48.63/cwt	47.00–53.00	561	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	52.37/cwt	51.00–55.00	727	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	44.45/cwt	39.00–46.00	457	6

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 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 168Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 29Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 0Year ago 13

Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Feeder steers and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers firm. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	167.50–175.00	169.93
3	—	432	157.50–165.00	160.84
4	—	275	190.00–195.00	191.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	333	160.00–170.00	163.78
12	—	375	157.50–165.00	160.92
13	—	264	180.00–185.00	183.00
13	—	435	150.00–157.50	151.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	135.00–142.50	139.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	150.00–155.00	151.21
4	—	475	145.00–152.50	146.82
4	—	565	125.00–132.50	130.58
7	—	384	157.50–160.00	158.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	145.00–150.00	147.46
18	—	335	155.00–160.00	157.66
19	—	372	150.00–155.00	152.55
14	—	468	140.00–145.00	142.01
10	—	278	155.00–160.00	158.59
6	—	230	160.00–167.50	163.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	155.00–157.50	156.23
10	—	476	165.00–170.00	165.97
7	—	526	160.00–170.00	162.81
2	—	420	170.00–175.00	172.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	160.00–165.00	163.27
4	—	333	170.00–180.00	174.81
8	—	529	152.50–155.00	154.69
6	—	373	160.00–165.00	161.61
6	—	430	160.00–170.00	164.88

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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	100.00	100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	85.00	85.00
5	—	1,534	73.00–79.00	75.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,153	47.00–53.00	48.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,388	51.00–55.00	52.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,029	39.00–46.00	44.45

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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Townsend Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

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