Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes very limited test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.38/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$150.38

46 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$7.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.13

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	152.79	781	31
Medium and Large 2	443	145.42	645	15thin

One grade step is worth $7.37/cwt here — about $136 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 sale46 hd

150.38

—

FL average10 barns · 424 hd

160.51

−10.13

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	1,595	86.00	1,372	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	55.65	729	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	46.15	476	5thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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	—	630	120.04/cwt	117.50–122.50	756	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	166.04/cwt	165.00–167.50	445	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	149.97/cwt	147.50–155.00	489	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.16/cwt	127.50–135.00	564	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	539	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	126.14/cwt	125.00–130.00	607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	137.95/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	134.40/cwt	130.00–137.50	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	124.45/cwt	120.00–127.50	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	140.46/cwt	137.50–145.00	382	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	122.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	454	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	146.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	150.13/cwt	147.50–152.50	785	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	157.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	745	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	151.15/cwt	147.50–155.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	143.33/cwt	140.00–147.50	674	11
Bulls	—	—	1,595	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,372	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	55.65/cwt	53.00–58.00	729	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	46.15/cwt	43.00–50.00	476	5

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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 259Year ago 358

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 34Year ago 33

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes very limited test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	630	117.50–122.50	120.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	268	165.00–167.50	166.04
5	—	326	147.50–155.00	149.97
8	—	430	127.50–135.00	131.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	125.00–130.00	127.43
9	—	481	125.00–130.00	126.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	135.00–140.00	137.95
5	—	522	130.00–137.50	134.40
5	—	571	120.00–127.50	124.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	272	137.50–145.00	140.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	120.00–125.00	122.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	145.00–150.00	146.63
11	—	523	147.50–152.50	150.13
14	—	473	155.00–160.00	157.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	147.50–155.00	151.15
11	—	470	140.00–147.50	143.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,310	53.00–58.00	55.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,031	43.00–50.00	46.15

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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