Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: slaughter cows firm, bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 lower. All reported livestock markets closed next week for the holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.95/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$122.95

127 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$5.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.46

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	125.96	585	59
Medium and Large 2	426	120.35	512	68

One grade step is worth $5.61/cwt here — about $73 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 sale127 hd

122.95

—

FL average9 barns · 738 hd

125.41

−2.46

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	1,515	93.00	1,409	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	63.16	773	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	55.65	583	12

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	470	136.22/cwt	135.00–137.50	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	156.22/cwt	155.00–157.50	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	136.04/cwt	135.00–142.50	589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	127.16/cwt	125.00–130.00	679	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	124.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	534	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	477	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	122.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	581	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	136.38/cwt	132.50–140.00	509	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	131.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	105.96/cwt	105.00–110.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	127.01/cwt	125.00–132.50	605	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	129.04/cwt	127.50–132.50	552	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	137.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	376	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	127.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	414	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	116.00/cwt	112.50–117.50	603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	111.76/cwt	110.00–112.50	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	123.85/cwt	120.00–127.50	458	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	114.85/cwt	110.00–120.00	486	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	118.39/cwt	115.00–122.00	562	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	121.02/cwt	117.00–125.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	146.22/cwt	145.00–150.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	132.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	818	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	137.16/cwt	135.00–145.00	742	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	138.44/cwt	137.50–142.50	797	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	693	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.10/cwt	137.50–145.00	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	130.87/cwt	127.00–135.00	691	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	135.71/cwt	132.50–140.00	635	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	135.34/cwt	132.50–142.50	582	24
Bulls	—	—	1,515	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,409	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	66.59/cwt	65.00–68.00	908	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	62.54/cwt	57.00–64.00	749	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	55.65/cwt	53.00–58.00	583	12

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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 379Last week 303Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 39Year ago 32

Compared to one week ago: slaughter cows firm, bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 lower. All reported livestock markets closed next week for the holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	135.00–137.50	136.22
4	—	375	155.00–157.50	156.22
7	—	433	135.00–142.50	136.04
9	—	534	125.00–130.00	127.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	120.00–130.00	124.85
10	—	335	140.00–145.00	142.43
11	—	474	120.00–125.00	122.65
16	—	373	132.50–140.00	136.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	130.00–135.00	131.61
5	—	634	105.00–110.00	105.96
8	—	525	120.00–125.00	122.57
11	—	476	125.00–132.50	127.01
32	—	428	127.50–132.50	129.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	273	135.00–140.00	137.61
6	—	325	125.00–130.00	127.38
7	—	520	112.50–117.50	116.00
7	—	567	110.00–112.50	111.76
14	—	370	120.00–127.50	123.85
14	—	423	110.00–120.00	114.85
14	—	475	115.00–122.00	118.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	117.00–125.00	121.02
4	—	436	145.00–150.00	146.22
7	—	616	130.00–135.00	132.81
9	—	541	135.00–145.00	137.16
13	—	576	137.50–142.50	138.44
18	—	470	145.00–150.00	147.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	137.50–145.00	141.10
8	—	528	127.00–135.00	130.87
16	—	468	132.50–140.00	135.71
24	—	430	132.50–142.50	135.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	93.00	93.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,363	65.00–68.00	66.59
22	—	1,198	57.00–64.00	62.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,048	53.00–58.00	55.65

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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