Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle firm. Replacement cows not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.64/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$165.64

85 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$9.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.61

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	168.32	849	43
Medium and Large 2	437	163.79	715	35
Medium and Large 3	381	158.47	604	7thin

One grade step is worth $9.85/cwt here — about $245 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 sale85 hd

165.64

—

FL average9 barns · 548 hd

181.25

−15.61

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	1,847	77.80	1,437	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	54.94	646	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	45.86	498	25

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	473	157.44/cwt	155.00–162.50	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	170.88/cwt	165.00–172.50	632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	173.76/cwt	172.50–175.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	173.91/cwt	172.50–180.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	159.54/cwt	155.00–162.50	675	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	164.11/cwt	162.50–165.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	147.93/cwt	145.00–152.50	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	110.97/cwt	105.00–112.50	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	146.76/cwt	145.00–150.00	691	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	153.15/cwt	150.00–155.00	580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	138.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	156.33/cwt	152.50–157.50	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	138.06/cwt	135.00–140.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	134.31/cwt	132.50–137.50	710	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	185.79/cwt	185.00–187.50	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	153.23/cwt	145.00–157.50	1,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	176.02/cwt	175.00–177.50	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	171.47/cwt	170.00–172.50	802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	177.90/cwt	177.50–180.00	671	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	166.64/cwt	165.00–170.00	955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	156.61/cwt	155.00–160.00	987	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	164.06/cwt	160.00–167.50	858	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	174.20/cwt	170.00–175.00	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	183.37/cwt	180.00–187.50	499	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	157.09/cwt	155.00–160.00	740	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	153.61/cwt	150.00–157.50	803	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	158.47/cwt	152.50–162.50	604	7
Bulls	—	—	1,847	77.80/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,437	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	54.94/cwt	52.00–57.00	646	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	45.86/cwt	43.00–48.00	498	25

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 237Year ago 215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 24Year ago 58

Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle firm. Replacement cows not well tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	473	155.00–162.50	157.44
2	—	425	172.50–175.00	173.76
5	—	384	172.50–180.00	173.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	165.00–172.50	170.88
8	—	423	155.00–162.50	159.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	162.50–165.00	164.11
5	—	532	145.00–152.50	147.93
5	—	703	105.00–112.50	110.97
7	—	471	145.00–150.00	146.76
8	—	379	150.00–155.00	153.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	135.00–140.00	138.29
4	—	273	155.00–160.00	157.39
4	—	333	152.50–157.50	156.33
5	—	432	135.00–140.00	138.06
8	—	529	132.50–137.50	134.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	185.00–187.50	185.79
3	—	673	145.00–157.50	153.23
5	—	431	175.00–177.50	176.02
5	—	468	170.00–172.50	171.47
6	—	377	177.50–180.00	177.90
6	—	573	165.00–170.00	166.64
6	—	630	155.00–160.00	156.61
9	—	523	160.00–167.50	164.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	170.00–175.00	174.20
7	—	272	180.00–187.50	183.37
7	—	471	155.00–160.00	157.09
15	—	523	150.00–157.50	153.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	152.50–162.50	158.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,847	75.00–81.00	77.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,176	52.00–57.00	54.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,085	43.00–48.00	45.86

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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