Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle steady to weak. Replacement cows not tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $145.08/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −46.41 against this barn's trailing median of $191.48.

Average price

$145.08

117 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$23.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.96

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	368	157.83	581	45
Medium and Large 2	420	137.74	578	60
Medium and Large 3	360	133.97	483	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.85/cwt here — about $99 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 sale117 hd

145.08

—

FL average10 barns · 491 hd

137.12

+7.96

This barn, trailing median2 sales

191.48

−46.41

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	58.15	692	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	49.13	496	10

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	476	135.97/cwt	135.00–140.00	647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	126.49/cwt	125.00–127.50	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	172.23/cwt	167.50–177.50	556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	183.26/cwt	180.00–187.50	497	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	148.38/cwt	147.50–155.00	567	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	116.65/cwt	115.00–120.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	157.74/cwt	155.00–160.00	510	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	141.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	536	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	136.09/cwt	132.50–140.00	576	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	131.57/cwt	127.50–135.00	620	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	119.82/cwt	115.00–125.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	141.05/cwt	137.50–145.00	463	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	131.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	112.07/cwt	110.00–115.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	135.34/cwt	132.50–137.50	439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	126.22/cwt	125.00–127.50	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	113.67/cwt	110.00–117.50	651	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	118.64/cwt	115.00–122.50	623	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	575	127.41/cwt	122.50–130.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	531	140.01/cwt	135.00–145.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	133.16/cwt	130.00–135.00	296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	130.00/cwt	127.50–135.00	355	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	121.72/cwt	117.50–125.00	399	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	497	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	124.79/cwt	120.00–127.50	475	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	110.91/cwt	110.00–115.00	374	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	129.98/cwt	127.50–132.50	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	141.38/cwt	140.00–147.50	758	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	700	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	138.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	787	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	128.17/cwt	122.50–130.00	725	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	131.96/cwt	130.00–137.50	702	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	144.90/cwt	142.50–147.50	613	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	135.86/cwt	132.00–140.00	577	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	62.18/cwt	61.00–63.00	742	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	55.91/cwt	54.00–59.00	664	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	49.13/cwt	46.00–52.00	496	10

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 Jul 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 529Last week 379Year ago 578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 57Year ago 52

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle steady to weak. Replacement cows not tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	135.00–140.00	135.97
5	—	524	125.00–127.50	126.49
6	—	323	167.50–177.50	172.23
13	—	271	180.00–187.50	183.26
16	—	382	147.50–155.00	148.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	115.00–120.00	116.65
7	—	323	155.00–160.00	157.74
16	—	379	140.00–145.00	141.53
16	—	423	132.50–140.00	136.09
18	—	471	127.50–135.00	131.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	115.00–125.00	119.82
8	—	328	137.50–145.00	141.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	135.00–140.00	137.41
3	—	378	130.00–135.00	131.61
5	—	619	110.00–115.00	112.07
6	—	324	132.50–137.50	135.34
8	—	430	125.00–127.50	126.22
8	—	573	110.00–117.50	113.67
16	—	525	115.00–122.50	118.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	122.50–130.00	127.41
4	—	531	135.00–145.00	140.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	222	130.00–135.00	133.16
5	—	273	127.50–135.00	130.00
6	—	523	110.00–115.00	112.44
7	—	328	117.50–125.00	121.72
8	—	423	115.00–120.00	117.43
15	—	381	120.00–127.50	124.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	110.00–115.00	112.47
5	—	337	110.00–115.00	110.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	127.50–132.50	129.98
12	—	536	140.00–147.50	141.38
16	—	475	145.00–150.00	147.42
20	—	569	135.00–140.00	138.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	135.00–140.00	137.42
7	—	566	122.50–130.00	128.17
11	—	532	130.00–137.50	131.96
14	—	423	142.50–147.50	144.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	132.00–140.00	135.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,194	61.00–63.00	62.18
9	—	1,188	54.00–59.00	55.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,010	46.00–52.00	49.13

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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