Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers steady to mostly weak. Feeder and replacement cows steady in very light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.67/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$120.67

89 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$13.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.89

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	122.52	631	40
Medium and Large 2	445	120.60	537	43
Medium and Large 3	370	108.85	403	6thin

One grade step is worth $13.67/cwt here — about $228 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 sale89 hd

120.67

—

FL average10 barns · 786 hd

127.56

−6.89

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	1,485	88.35	1,312	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	60.55	753	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	56.73	601	11

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	430	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	159.96/cwt	155.00–165.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	127.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	143.65/cwt	140.00–147.50	679	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	147.06/cwt	145.00–150.00	550	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.55/cwt	127.50–135.00	622	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	653	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.62/cwt	130.00–137.50	568	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	133.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	131.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	131.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	121.22/cwt	120.00–122.50	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	122.70/cwt	120.00–127.50	653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	102.56/cwt	100.00–110.00	646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	130.34/cwt	127.50–135.00	615	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	122.61/cwt	117.50–125.00	462	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	112.79/cwt	110.00–115.00	590	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	118.97/cwt	115.00–122.50	564	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	123.79/cwt	120.00–127.50	522	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	108.85/cwt	105.00–112.50	403	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	168.70/cwt	167.50–170.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	151.60/cwt	145.00–155.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	139.12/cwt	137.50–142.50	602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	123.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	86.00/cwt	80.00–100.00	893	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,537	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	85.53/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,206	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	60.55/cwt	59.00–64.00	753	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	56.73/cwt	55.00–58.00	601	11

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 249Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 40Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 33

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers steady to mostly weak. Feeder and replacement cows steady in very light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	140.00–145.00	142.44
5	—	372	155.00–165.00	159.96
5	—	536	125.00–130.00	127.97
10	—	473	140.00–147.50	143.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	145.00–150.00	147.06
9	—	473	127.50–135.00	131.55
10	—	533	120.00–125.00	122.44
20	—	425	130.00–137.50	133.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	130.00–140.00	133.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	130.00–135.00	131.61
4	—	433	130.00–135.00	131.18
4	—	573	120.00–122.50	121.22
8	—	532	120.00–127.50	122.70
8	—	630	100.00–110.00	102.56
13	—	472	127.50–135.00	130.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	117.50–125.00	122.61
7	—	523	110.00–115.00	112.79
11	—	474	115.00–122.50	118.97
19	—	422	120.00–127.50	123.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	105.00–112.50	108.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	167.50–170.00	168.70
3	—	432	145.00–155.00	151.60
4	—	528	135.00–140.00	137.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	125.00–130.00	127.46
6	—	433	137.50–142.50	139.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	120.00–125.00	123.29

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,038	80.00–100.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	94.00	94.00
4	—	1,410	83.00–87.00	85.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,244	59.00–64.00	60.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,059	55.00–58.00	56.73

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