Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.67/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$136.67

79 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$0.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.93

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	136.88	727	59
Medium and Large 2	466	136.05	634	20

One grade step is worth $0.83/cwt here — about $93 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 sale79 hd

136.67

—

FL average9 barns · 689 hd

143.59

−6.93

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	—	Low	1,488	86.93	1,294	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	61.74	776	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	52.68	531	12

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	116.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	120.79/cwt	117.50–122.50	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	123.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	514	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	703	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	763	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	582	137.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	111.33/cwt	107.00–115.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	121.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	110.97/cwt	110.00–115.00	539	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	155.59/cwt	152.50–160.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.65/cwt	130.00–137.50	768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	143.86/cwt	140.00–147.50	616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	127.30/cwt	122.00–132.50	852	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	135.40/cwt	132.50–140.00	719	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	141.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	663	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	136.16/cwt	132.50–140.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	144.08/cwt	142.50–147.50	548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	132.15/cwt	130.00–135.00	696	9
Bulls	—	—	1,325	81.26/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,077	5
Bulls	—	—	1,570	89.76/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,409	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	64.69/cwt	64.00–65.00	842	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	60.86/cwt	58.00–63.00	756	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	52.68/cwt	50.00–55.00	531	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	119.45/cwt	117.50–122.50	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	133.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	116.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	560	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	140.81/cwt	140.00–145.00	532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	132.06/cwt	130.00–135.00	565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	130.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	632	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	155.72/cwt	152.50–160.00	589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	116.92/cwt	115.00–120.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	115.61/cwt	115.00–117.50	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	140.81/cwt	140.00–142.50	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	159.12/cwt	157.50–160.00	517	3

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 551Year ago 556

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 42Year ago 59

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	115.00–120.00	116.94
6	—	527	117.50–122.50	120.79
8	—	418	120.00–125.00	123.03
5	—	482	117.50–122.50	119.45
3	—	367	130.00–135.00	131.64
2	—	270	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	120.00–125.00	122.49
2	—	763	115.00–120.00	117.49
3	—	582	135.00–140.00	137.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	115.00–118.00	116.47
5	—	526	107.00–115.00	111.33
6	—	373	120.00–125.00	121.61
10	—	486	110.00–115.00	110.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	117.00–119.00	117.99
4	—	365	152.50–160.00	155.59
4	—	723	120.00–121.00	120.51
6	—	575	130.00–137.50	133.65
7	—	428	140.00–147.50	143.86
7	—	669	122.00–132.50	127.30
11	—	531	132.50–140.00	135.40
18	—	469	140.00–145.00	141.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	132.50–140.00	136.16
3	—	478	130.00–135.00	131.62
6	—	380	142.50–147.50	144.08
9	—	527	130.00–135.00	132.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	130.00–135.00	133.96
4	—	433	115.00–120.00	117.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	115.00–120.00	116.40
6	—	378	140.00–145.00	140.81
5	—	428	130.00–135.00	132.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	483	130.00–135.00	130.81
7	—	378	152.50–160.00	155.72
5	—	531	115.00–120.00	116.92
4	—	576	115.00–117.50	115.61
3	—	433	140.00–142.50	140.81
3	—	325	157.50–160.00	159.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,325	78.00–85.00	81.26
10	—	1,570	88.00–94.00	89.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,302	64.00–65.00	64.69
10	—	1,243	58.00–63.00	60.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,008	50.00–55.00	52.68

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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