Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle steady in limited test. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.24/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$144.24

85 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$3.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.38

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	397	145.52	577	57
Medium and Large 2	380	141.64	538	28

One grade step is worth $3.88/cwt here — about $39 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

144.24

—

FL average10 barns · 642 hd

138.86

+5.38

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	1,731	80.31	1,390	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,195	57.00	681	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	56.09	703	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	46.44	470	9thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	336	162.39/cwt	160.00–167.50	546	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	158.24/cwt	155.00–160.00	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	138.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	162.61/cwt	160.00–165.00	374	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	163.04/cwt	160.00–165.00	445	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	151.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	150.30/cwt	147.50–155.00	555	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	150.55/cwt	147.50–152.50	480	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	147.13/cwt	145.00–150.00	618	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	135.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	654	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	148.68/cwt	147.50–150.00	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	146.94/cwt	145.00–150.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	144.95/cwt	142.50–150.00	488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	136.51/cwt	130.00–142.50	587	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	154.15/cwt	150.00–157.50	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	154.94/cwt	150.00–157.50	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	161.32/cwt	160.00–165.00	702	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	152.42/cwt	150.00–157.50	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	142.48/cwt	140.00–147.50	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	166.20/cwt	165.00–167.50	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	597	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	89.58/cwt	85.00–93.00	966	4
Bulls	—	—	1,731	80.31/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,390	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	777	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	55.11/cwt	52.00–56.00	686	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	681	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	46.44/cwt	46.00–50.00	470	9

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 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 377Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 20Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 0Year ago 21

Compared to one week ago: slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle steady in limited test. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	336	160.00–167.50	162.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	155.00–160.00	158.24
3	—	465	135.00–140.00	138.26
4	—	230	160.00–165.00	162.61
8	—	273	160.00–165.00	163.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	150.00–155.00	151.59
11	—	369	147.50–155.00	150.30
13	—	319	147.50–152.50	150.55
14	—	420	145.00–150.00	147.13
16	—	482	135.00–140.00	135.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	130.00–135.00	132.53
4	—	275	147.50–150.00	148.68
5	—	372	145.00–150.00	146.94
6	—	337	142.50–150.00	144.95
11	—	430	130.00–142.50	136.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	150.00–157.50	154.15
3	—	567	150.00–157.50	154.94
4	—	474	155.00–160.00	157.47
11	—	435	160.00–165.00	161.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	150.00–157.50	152.42
3	—	478	140.00–147.50	142.48
4	—	333	165.00–167.50	166.20
6	—	379	155.00–160.00	157.46

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,078	85.00–93.00	89.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,731	79.00–83.00	80.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	60.00	60.00
4	—	1,244	52.00–56.00	55.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,195	57.00	57.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,013	46.00–50.00	46.44

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