Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls limited test. Feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.48/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$120.48

93 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$4.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.31

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	121.90	566	64
Medium and Large 2	422	117.35	495	29

One grade step is worth $4.55/cwt here — about $71 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 sale93 hd

120.48

—

FL average10 barns · 890 hd

120.17

+0.31

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	1,169	56.17	657	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	49.64	508	16

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 1	—	577	119.12/cwt	117.50–122.50	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	146.22/cwt	145.00–147.50	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	133.15/cwt	132.50–135.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	133.31/cwt	132.50–135.00	577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	127.83/cwt	125.00–130.00	684	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	158.61/cwt	155.00–162.50	520	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	115.30/cwt	112.50–119.00	715	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	148.95/cwt	145.00–152.50	489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	114.52/cwt	110.00–117.50	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	134.20/cwt	132.50–140.00	384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	134.36/cwt	130.00–137.50	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	119.51/cwt	117.00–122.50	495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	120.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	116.35/cwt	115.00–117.50	609	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	125.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	463	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	115.86/cwt	115.00–120.00	652	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	573	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	116.21/cwt	115.00–117.50	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	124.39/cwt	120.00–127.50	408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	112.93/cwt	110.00–115.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	113.14/cwt	110.00–117.50	533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	119.97/cwt	115.00–140.00	453	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	117.74/cwt	116.00–119.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	142.42/cwt	140.00–147.50	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	131.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	759	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	141.20/cwt	140.00–145.00	676	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	118.99/cwt	118.00–121.00	802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	135.45/cwt	132.50–140.00	717	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	121.88/cwt	120.00–126.00	756	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	136.26/cwt	135.00–137.50	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	675	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	99.35/cwt	87.50–107.50	1,173	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	61.69/cwt	60.00–64.00	793	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	54.91/cwt	54.00–59.00	628	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	49.64/cwt	47.00–52.00	508	16

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 341Year ago 523

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 116Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 28Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls limited test. Feeder classes 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	117.50–122.50	119.12
4	—	363	145.00–147.50	146.22
4	—	465	132.50–135.00	133.15
6	—	433	132.50–135.00	133.31
7	—	535	125.00–130.00	127.83
8	—	328	155.00–162.50	158.61
8	—	620	112.50–119.00	115.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	145.00–152.50	148.95
4	—	375	140.00–142.50	141.22
4	—	430	125.00–130.00	127.44
5	—	531	110.00–117.50	114.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	286	132.50–140.00	134.20
5	—	330	130.00–137.50	134.36
7	—	414	117.00–122.50	119.51
9	—	478	120.00–125.00	120.53
9	—	523	115.00–117.50	116.35
10	—	369	125.00–130.00	125.48
12	—	563	115.00–120.00	115.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	120.00–125.00	122.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	115.00–117.50	116.21
5	—	328	120.00–127.50	124.39
5	—	522	110.00–115.00	112.93
7	—	471	110.00–117.50	113.14
8	—	378	115.00–140.00	119.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	109.00–110.00	109.49
4	—	711	116.00–119.00	117.74
5	—	432	140.00–147.50	142.42
7	—	578	130.00–135.00	131.38
8	—	479	140.00–145.00	141.20
8	—	674	118.00–121.00	118.99
10	—	529	132.50–140.00	135.45
16	—	620	120.00–126.00	121.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	135.00–137.50	136.26
4	—	525	120.00–125.00	122.57
4	—	575	115.00–120.00	117.46

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,181	87.50–107.50	99.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,286	60.00–64.00	61.69
22	—	1,143	54.00–59.00	54.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,023	47.00–52.00	49.64

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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Townsend Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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