Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.90/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$126.90

55 head · 398 lb average

Value per head Derived

$505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$20.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.58

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	131.72	579	22
Medium and Large 2	367	124.49	457	31
Medium and Large 3	423	111.29	471	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.43/cwt here — about $108 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 sale55 hd

126.90

—

FL average10 barns · 893 hd

133.48

−6.58

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	—	High	1,262	88.33	1,114	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	60.29	769	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	51.45	594	4thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	520	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	148.66/cwt	145.00–152.50	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	152.92/cwt	150.00–155.00	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	141.34/cwt	137.50–145.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	121.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	141.08/cwt	137.50–145.00	385	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	129.96/cwt	127.50–132.50	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	124.45/cwt	122.50–127.50	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	135.57/cwt	135.00–138.00	517	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	122.59/cwt	117.50–125.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	134.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	120.00/cwt	115.00–130.00	522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	123.55/cwt	120.00–127.50	399	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	111.29/cwt	110.00–112.50	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	152.92/cwt	150.00–157.50	661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	156.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	144.26/cwt	142.50–147.50	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	141.72/cwt	137.50–145.00	750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	159.10/cwt	157.50–160.00	355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	126.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	136.17/cwt	132.50–140.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	144.28/cwt	140.00–150.00	540	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	141.44/cwt	140.00–147.50	617	10
Bulls	—	—	1,273	92.06/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,172	4
Bulls	—	—	1,258	87.08/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,095	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	62.96/cwt	62.00–64.00	826	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	58.11/cwt	55.00–60.00	723	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	51.45/cwt	50.00–53.00	594	4

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 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 324Year ago 372

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 25Year ago 41

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	135.00–140.00	137.45
4	—	430	145.00–152.50	148.66
4	—	475	135.00–140.00	137.53
5	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	137.50–145.00	141.34
5	—	480	120.00–125.00	121.94
8	—	273	137.50–145.00	141.08
12	—	375	130.00–135.00	132.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	135.00	135.00
5	—	471	127.50–132.50	129.96
5	—	532	122.50–127.50	124.45
10	—	381	135.00–138.00	135.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	117.50–125.00	122.59
4	—	270	130.00–140.00	134.81
4	—	375	125.00–130.00	127.40
8	—	435	115.00–130.00	120.00
12	—	323	120.00–127.50	123.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	110.00–112.50	111.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	150.00–157.50	152.92
6	—	377	155.00–160.00	156.59
7	—	483	142.50–147.50	144.26
7	—	529	137.50–145.00	141.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	223	157.50–160.00	159.10
3	—	530	125.00–130.00	126.60
4	—	475	132.50–140.00	136.17
9	—	374	140.00–150.00	144.28
10	—	436	140.00–147.50	141.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,273	91.00–93.00	92.06
12	—	1,258	85.00–89.00	87.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,312	62.00–64.00	62.96
11	—	1,245	55.00–60.00	58.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,155	50.00–53.00	51.45

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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