Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle mostly 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $117.79/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −73.69 against this barn's trailing median of $191.48.

Average price

$117.79

102 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$6.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.19

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	120.29	571	62
Medium and Large 2	425	113.91	484	40

One grade step is worth $6.38/cwt here — about $87 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 sale102 hd

117.79

—

FL average10 barns · 536 hd

124.98

−7.19

This barn, trailing median2 sales

191.48

−73.69

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	1,696	85.08	1,443	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,371	58.45	801	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	56.45	703	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	49.11	499	23

Every lot, as filed

39 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 2	—	375	113.84/cwt	110.00–120.00	427	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	114.44/cwt	112.00–117.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	137.87/cwt	135.00–142.50	462	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	131.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	501	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	112.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	150.34/cwt	147.50–152.50	415	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	122.62/cwt	120.00–127.50	520	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	102.73/cwt	100.00–107.50	645	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	136.18/cwt	132.00–140.00	372	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	123.78/cwt	120.00–130.00	406	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	105.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	106.70/cwt	105.00–112.00	512	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	111.85/cwt	110.00–117.00	487	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	121.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	106.61/cwt	105.00–110.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	103.09/cwt	102.00–110.00	553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	123.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	401	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	110.78/cwt	110.00–115.00	481	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	643	110.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	93.30/cwt	90.00–95.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	96.92/cwt	95.00–100.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	106.93/cwt	105.00–110.00	460	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	144.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	118.79/cwt	117.00–122.50	633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	122.08/cwt	120.00–127.00	577	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	115.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	662	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	113.43/cwt	110.00–117.00	544	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	68.09/cwt	65.00–70.00	750	5
Bulls	—	—	1,696	85.08/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,443	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	58.99/cwt	58.00–64.00	829	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	54.61/cwt	52.00–57.00	616	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	58.45/cwt	58.00–59.00	801	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	49.11/cwt	47.00–51.00	499	23

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 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 442Year ago 677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 55Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 26

Compared to one week ago: slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle mostly 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	110.00–120.00	113.84
4	—	273	132.00–140.00	136.18
5	—	328	120.00–130.00	123.78
7	—	536	105.00–110.00	105.68
8	—	480	105.00–112.00	106.70
11	—	435	110.00–117.00	111.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	112.00–117.00	114.44
5	—	335	135.00–142.50	137.87
5	—	380	130.00–140.00	131.89
5	—	568	110.00–115.00	112.96
6	—	276	147.50–152.50	150.34
6	—	473	115.00–120.00	117.57
16	—	424	120.00–127.50	122.62
17	—	628	100.00–107.50	102.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	120.00–125.00	121.61
3	—	482	105.00–110.00	106.61
4	—	573	100.00–105.00	102.45
7	—	536	102.00–110.00	103.09
8	—	324	120.00–125.00	123.81
12	—	434	110.00–115.00	110.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	643	110.00–115.00	110.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	90.00–95.00	93.30
4	—	279	117.00–120.00	118.49
4	—	370	110.00–115.00	112.43
5	—	526	95.00–100.00	96.92
6	—	480	100.00–105.00	102.45
10	—	430	105.00–110.00	106.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	140.00–145.00	144.02
6	—	533	117.00–122.50	118.79
9	—	473	120.00–127.00	122.08
10	—	571	115.00–120.00	115.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	110.00–115.00	112.57
4	—	480	110.00–117.00	113.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,101	65.00–70.00	68.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,696	81.00–88.00	85.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,405	58.00–64.00	58.99
22	—	1,128	52.00–57.00	54.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,371	58.00–59.00	58.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,016	47.00–51.00	49.11

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle