Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.62/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$125.62

86 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$126

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

$1.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.07

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	468	126.82	593	30
Medium and Large 1	575	124.98	719	56

One grade step is worth $1.84/cwt here — about −$126 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 sale86 hd

125.62

—

FL average10 barns · 836 hd

137.69

−12.07

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	1,577	85.77	1,353	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	54.57	635	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	50.70	525	20

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	532	112.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	597	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	101.99/cwt	100.00–107.00	679	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	108.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	123.09/cwt	120.00–127.50	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	131.12/cwt	127.50–135.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	131.08/cwt	127.50–135.00	426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	142.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	123.72/cwt	122.50–125.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	100.86/cwt	100.00–105.00	568	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	136.42/cwt	135.00–142.50	512	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	111.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	121.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	523	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	108.17/cwt	100.00–115.00	569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	153.49/cwt	150.00–157.50	338	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	153.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	424	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	644	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	148.65/cwt	145.00–152.50	550	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	122.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	227	162.91/cwt	160.00–165.00	370	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	118.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	572	136.72/cwt	132.50–140.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	129.82/cwt	125.00–135.00	357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	116.16/cwt	115.00–120.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	110.96/cwt	110.00–112.50	530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	118.67/cwt	115.00–121.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	134.43/cwt	132.50–137.50	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	138.20/cwt	137.50–140.00	638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	117.68/cwt	116.00–124.00	852	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	129.12/cwt	127.50–135.00	688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	120.60/cwt	116.00–126.00	750	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	120.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	697	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	109.16/cwt	107.50–110.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	120.26/cwt	115.00–122.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	127.92/cwt	125.00–130.00	597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	128.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	139.54/cwt	135.00–142.50	516	8
Bulls	—	—	1,577	85.77/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,353	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	54.57/cwt	53.00–59.00	635	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	50.70/cwt	47.00–54.00	525	20

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 Aug 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 442Last week 509Year ago 593

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 52Year ago 65

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle 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
11	—	532	110.00–115.00	112.27
7	—	666	100.00–107.00	101.99
7	—	567	105.00–110.00	108.53
7	—	427	120.00–127.50	123.09
4	—	373	127.50–135.00	131.12
4	—	325	127.50–135.00	131.08
4	—	276	140.00–150.00	142.26
2	—	473	122.50–125.00	123.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	132.50–140.00	136.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	125.00–135.00	129.82
4	—	333	120.00–125.00	122.44
4	—	435	115.00–120.00	116.16
5	—	478	110.00–112.50	110.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	563	100.00–105.00	100.86
10	—	375	135.00–142.50	136.42
7	—	480	110.00–115.00	111.35
6	—	430	120.00–125.00	121.59
5	—	526	100.00–115.00	108.17
4	—	220	150.00–157.50	153.49
3	—	277	150.00–160.00	153.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	110.00–115.00	112.45
6	—	370	145.00–152.50	148.65
5	—	468	120.00–125.00	122.95
5	—	227	160.00–165.00	162.91
4	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.41
3	—	517	115.00–120.00	118.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	115.00–121.00	118.67
5	—	430	132.50–137.50	134.43
7	—	462	137.50–140.00	138.20
7	—	724	116.00–124.00	117.68
9	—	533	127.50–135.00	129.12
12	—	622	116.00–126.00	120.60
13	—	577	120.00–130.00	120.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	107.50–110.00	109.16
4	—	519	115.00–122.00	120.26
4	—	578	115.00–120.00	117.45
5	—	467	125.00–130.00	127.92
6	—	422	125.00–130.00	128.40
8	—	370	135.00–142.50	139.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	83.00–89.00	85.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,163	53.00–59.00	54.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,035	47.00–54.00	50.70

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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