Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.56/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$147.56

67 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$137

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

$5.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.20

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	369	149.46	552	42
Medium and Large 1	477	144.37	688	25

One grade step is worth $5.09/cwt here — about −$137 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 sale67 hd

147.56

—

FL average10 barns · 796 hd

147.76

−0.20

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	1,803	82.96	1,495	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	54.66	766	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	53.59	680	11

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	470	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	168.78/cwt	167.50–170.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	146.23/cwt	145.00–147.50	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	151.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	169.72/cwt	165.00–175.00	458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	728	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	82.64/cwt	70.00–90.00	867	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	162.87/cwt	160.00–165.00	520	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	133.73/cwt	132.50–135.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	150.46/cwt	147.50–152.50	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	150.03/cwt	147.50–152.50	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	138.45/cwt	135.00–142.50	731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	154.13/cwt	152.50–155.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	158.61/cwt	155.00–162.50	428	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	156.61/cwt	152.50–160.00	507	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	148.85/cwt	145.00–150.00	560	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	612	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	176.72/cwt	175.00–180.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	164.91/cwt	160.00–170.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	150.07/cwt	145.00–153.50	921	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	170.40/cwt	165.00–172.50	799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	168.19/cwt	165.00–175.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	161.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	692	3
Bulls	—	—	2,035	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,791	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	81.28/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,402	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	57.67/cwt	57.00–58.00	757	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	52.06/cwt	49.00–56.00	653	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	54.66/cwt	54.00–56.00	766	3

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 297Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 46Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 32Year ago 17

Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and 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
2	—	470	160.00–165.00	162.45
4	—	370	167.50–170.00	168.78
4	—	570	145.00–147.50	146.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	150.00–155.00	151.59
4	—	270	165.00–175.00	169.72
4	—	530	135.00–140.00	137.45
5	—	319	160.00–165.00	162.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	132.50–135.00	133.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	120.00–125.00	122.44
5	—	434	147.50–152.50	150.46
5	—	481	147.50–152.50	150.03
5	—	528	135.00–142.50	138.45
6	—	367	152.50–155.00	154.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	135.00–140.00	137.55
8	—	270	155.00–162.50	158.61
9	—	324	152.50–160.00	156.61
9	—	376	145.00–150.00	148.85
12	—	430	140.00–145.00	142.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	175.00–180.00	176.72
4	—	530	160.00–170.00	164.91
5	—	614	145.00–153.50	150.07
7	—	469	165.00–172.50	170.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	165.00–175.00	168.19
3	—	428	160.00–165.00	161.58

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,049	70.00–90.00	82.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,035	88.00	88.00
3	—	1,725	79.00–85.00	81.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,312	57.00–58.00	57.67
8	—	1,254	49.00–56.00	52.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,402	54.00–56.00	54.66

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