Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Most feeder classes 2.00 to mostly 4.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows limited test.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.45/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −41.04 against this barn's trailing median of $191.48.

Average price

$150.45

104 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$6.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	154.80	697	31
Medium and Large 2	403	148.60	598	73

One grade step is worth $6.20/cwt here — about $98 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 sale104 hd

150.45

—

FL average10 barns · 423 hd

149.73

+0.71

This barn, trailing median2 sales

191.48

−41.04

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	1,590	82.00	1,304	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,587	58.35	926	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	52.88	596	7thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	313	180.85/cwt	177.50–182.50	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	159.97/cwt	155.00–162.50	686	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	160.82/cwt	160.00–167.50	618	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	142.23/cwt	140.00–147.50	764	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	167.28/cwt	165.00–170.00	376	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	163.89/cwt	160.00–167.50	443	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	133.68/cwt	130.00–137.50	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	161.93/cwt	160.00–165.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	133.15/cwt	130.00–137.50	707	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	620	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	150.19/cwt	150.00–157.50	584	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	158.61/cwt	155.00–162.50	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	150.56/cwt	147.50–155.00	488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	130.28/cwt	127.50–135.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	138.17/cwt	135.00–142.50	590	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	138.65/cwt	135.00–142.50	656	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.25/cwt	130.00–137.50	705	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	140.67/cwt	137.50–147.50	384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	131.21/cwt	130.00–132.50	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	132.09/cwt	130.00–135.00	429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	128.12/cwt	125.00–132.50	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	124.22/cwt	120.00–127.50	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	131.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	571	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	122.91/cwt	120.00–125.00	460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	145.80/cwt	145.00–147.50	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	158.95/cwt	155.00–160.00	749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	154.22/cwt	150.00–157.50	878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	159.93/cwt	157.50–165.00	844	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	155.09/cwt	152.50–160.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	149.37/cwt	147.50–150.00	790	4
Bulls	—	—	1,590	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,304	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,540	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	893	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	52.03/cwt	49.00–54.00	551	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	58.35/cwt	58.00–59.00	926	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 May 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 387Year ago 481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 41Year ago 53

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Most feeder classes 2.00 to mostly 4.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows limited test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	177.50–182.50	180.85
6	—	429	155.00–162.50	159.97
9	—	384	160.00–167.50	160.82
13	—	537	140.00–147.50	142.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	225	165.00–170.00	167.28
4	—	270	160.00–167.50	163.89
4	—	470	135.00–140.00	137.45
4	—	570	130.00–137.50	133.68
5	—	332	160.00–165.00	161.93
7	—	531	130.00–137.50	133.15
8	—	435	140.00–145.00	142.47
37	—	389	150.00–157.50	150.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	155.00–162.50	158.61
5	—	324	147.50–155.00	150.56
8	—	571	127.50–135.00	130.28
10	—	427	135.00–142.50	138.17
12	—	473	135.00–142.50	138.65
19	—	525	130.00–137.50	134.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	137.50–147.50	140.67
4	—	373	130.00–132.50	131.21
5	—	325	130.00–135.00	132.09
7	—	474	125.00–132.50	128.12
7	—	529	120.00–127.50	124.22
15	—	435	130.00–135.00	131.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	120.00–125.00	122.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	160.00–165.00	162.46
3	—	623	145.00–147.50	145.80
5	—	471	155.00–160.00	158.95
7	—	569	150.00–157.50	154.22
8	—	528	157.50–165.00	159.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	152.50–160.00	155.09
4	—	529	147.50–150.00	149.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	82.00	82.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	58.00	58.00
6	—	1,059	49.00–54.00	52.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,587	58.00–59.00	58.35

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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