Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Feeder cattle mostly firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.27/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$146.27

119 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$190

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

$2.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.00

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	373	148.03	552	35
Medium and Large 1	510	145.54	742	84

One grade step is worth $2.49/cwt here — about −$190 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 sale119 hd

146.27

—

FL average8 barns · 697 hd

141.27

+5.00

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	1,610	89.57	1,442	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	67.64	1,004	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	65.05	845	18

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	525	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	153.07/cwt	150.00–157.50	577	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	163.78/cwt	160.00–170.00	542	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	138.86/cwt	137.50–140.00	654	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	172.36/cwt	170.00–175.00	474	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	145.31/cwt	142.50–150.00	622	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	145.37/cwt	142.50–150.00	487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	138.86/cwt	135.00–145.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	121.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	124.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	143.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	537	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	132.40/cwt	130.00–137.50	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	131.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	110.15/cwt	108.00–112.50	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	120.87/cwt	117.00–125.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	116.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	119.94/cwt	117.50–122.50	639	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	128.31/cwt	127.50–130.00	556	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	133.96/cwt	130.00–137.50	299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	358	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	121.20/cwt	120.00–125.00	532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	594	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	67.64/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,004	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	64.05/cwt	62.00–66.00	817	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	70.04/cwt	69.00–72.00	993	3
Bulls	—	—	1,610	89.57/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	157.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	351	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	141.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	143.68/cwt	140.00–147.50	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	153.43/cwt	150.00–157.50	502	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	131.18/cwt	127.50–135.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	151.10/cwt	147.50–155.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	147.71/cwt	145.00–150.00	696	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	166.77/cwt	165.00–170.00	542	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	127.75/cwt	122.50–130.00	865	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	153.70/cwt	152.50–157.50	662	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	140.61/cwt	137.50–145.00	741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	123.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	893	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	137.44/cwt	135.00–142.50	794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	163.46/cwt	160.00–167.50	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	132.36/cwt	130.00–137.50	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	122.45/cwt	120.00–127.50	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	115.87/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	119.06/cwt	117.00–125.00	449	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	123.90/cwt	120.00–127.50	410	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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 551Last week 529Year ago 508

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 35Year ago 44

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Feeder cattle mostly firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	130.00–135.00	132.43
7	—	377	150.00–157.50	153.07
9	—	331	160.00–170.00	163.78
9	—	471	137.50–140.00	138.86
10	—	275	170.00–175.00	172.36
13	—	428	142.50–150.00	145.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	155.00–160.00	157.41
5	—	335	142.50–150.00	145.37
5	—	435	135.00–145.00	138.86
6	—	530	120.00–125.00	121.60
7	—	474	120.00–130.00	124.16
15	—	375	140.00–145.00	143.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	130.00–137.50	132.40
3	—	377	130.00–135.00	131.59
3	—	672	108.00–112.50	110.15
4	—	475	117.00–125.00	120.87
5	—	621	115.00–120.00	116.47
8	—	533	117.50–122.50	119.94
12	—	433	127.50–130.00	128.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	223	130.00–137.50	133.96
8	—	270	130.00–135.00	132.41
8	—	439	120.00–125.00	121.20
8	—	528	110.00–115.00	112.42
11	—	480	115.00–120.00	115.87
11	—	377	117.00–125.00	119.06
10	—	331	120.00–127.50	123.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	223	155.00–160.00	157.30
6	—	472	140.00–145.00	141.61
6	—	429	140.00–147.50	143.68
5	—	327	150.00–157.50	153.43
4	—	570	127.50–135.00	131.18
4	—	375	147.50–155.00	151.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	471	145.00–150.00	147.71
16	—	325	165.00–170.00	166.77
11	—	677	122.50–130.00	127.75
8	—	431	152.50–157.50	153.70
7	—	527	137.50–145.00	140.61
6	—	724	120.00–125.00	123.35
6	—	578	135.00–142.50	137.44
5	—	376	160.00–167.50	163.46
4	—	629	130.00–137.50	132.36
3	—	777	120.00–127.50	122.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,484	66.00–69.00	67.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,276	62.00–66.00	64.05
3	—	1,418	69.00–72.00	70.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,610	86.00–92.00	89.57

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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