Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.25/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$128.25

51 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$5.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.24

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	130.71	594	29
Medium and Large 2	393	125.00	491	22

One grade step is worth $5.71/cwt here — about $102 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 sale51 hd

128.25

—

FL average10 barns · 800 hd

130.49

−2.24

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	1,717	81.92	1,407	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,363	61.99	845	10

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	61.54/cwt	60.00–63.00	830	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	123.88/cwt	120.00–127.50	526	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	133.60/cwt	130.00–137.50	490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	133.46/cwt	130.00–137.50	565	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.44/cwt	125.00–132.50	672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	123.86/cwt	120.00–127.50	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	123.85/cwt	120.00–127.50	464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	132.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	428	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	170.07/cwt	167.50–172.50	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	143.79/cwt	140.00–145.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	150.11/cwt	145.00–155.00	647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	138.04/cwt	136.00–140.00	649	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	95.14/cwt	90.00–100.00	954	4
Bulls	—	—	1,712	82.35/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,410	3
Bulls	—	—	1,898	91.81/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,743	3
Bulls	—	—	1,585	74.19/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,176	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	980	1

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 Jun 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 139Year ago 587

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 25Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 28

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,349	60.00–63.00	61.54
1	—	1,485	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,712	82.00–83.00	82.35
3	—	1,898	89.00–93.00	91.81
4	—	1,585	71.00–75.00	74.19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	150.00–155.00	152.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	135.00–140.00	137.58
10	—	425	120.00–127.50	123.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	130.00–137.50	133.60
6	—	470	125.00–130.00	127.58
9	—	423	130.00–137.50	133.46
9	—	523	125.00–132.50	128.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	120.00–127.50	123.86
4	—	530	110.00–115.00	112.57
6	—	375	120.00–127.50	123.85
8	—	323	130.00–135.00	132.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	167.50–172.50	170.07
4	—	535	140.00–145.00	143.79
6	—	431	145.00–155.00	150.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	136.00–140.00	138.04

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	—	1,003	90.00–100.00	95.14

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle