Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle 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 $121.08/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$121.08

149 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$7.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.10

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	124.41	579	81
Medium and Large 2	449	117.11	526	68

One grade step is worth $7.30/cwt here — about $53 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 sale149 hd

121.08

—

FL average10 barns · 969 hd

123.18

−2.10

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	1,545	83.48	1,290	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	58.77	706	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	51.90	579	43

Every lot, as filed

49 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 2	—	285	131.23/cwt	130.00–132.50	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	586	127.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	614	128.07/cwt	125.00–132.50	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	135.24/cwt	132.50–137.50	437	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	118.43/cwt	115.00–122.50	625	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	121.44/cwt	120.00–127.50	529	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	119.39/cwt	117.50–122.50	569	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	116.58/cwt	115.00–117.50	668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	130.23/cwt	125.00–132.50	481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	137.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	375	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	109.16/cwt	107.50–110.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	103.66/cwt	100.00–107.50	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	130.37/cwt	127.50–135.00	558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	109.97/cwt	107.50–112.50	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.89/cwt	112.00–120.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	121.17/cwt	117.50–125.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	162.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	136.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	125.99/cwt	122.50–152.50	670	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	121.15/cwt	117.50–125.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	151.53/cwt	147.50–157.50	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	157.37/cwt	152.50–160.00	516	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	51.90/cwt	49.00–54.00	579	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	57.41/cwt	55.00–59.00	670	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	62.11/cwt	61.00–63.00	797	9
Bulls	—	—	1,545	83.48/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,290	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	90.34/cwt	87.50–102.50	968	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	131.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	556	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	128.64/cwt	125.00–132.50	675	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	123.02/cwt	120.00–127.50	685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	139.03/cwt	135.00–142.50	791	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	645	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	115.69/cwt	112.50–120.00	841	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	136.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	140.61/cwt	137.50–145.00	741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	147.72/cwt	145.00–155.00	558	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	173.02/cwt	170.00–177.50	479	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	151.18/cwt	150.00–155.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	120.83/cwt	120.00–122.50	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	299.78/cwt	295.00–305.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	594	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	122.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	395	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	112.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	645	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	115.47/cwt	115.00–117.50	558	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	120.42/cwt	117.50–122.50	446	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	118.47/cwt	117.50–120.00	515	5

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 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 632Last week 372Year ago 752

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 64Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 31Year ago 59

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	130.00–132.50	131.23
16	—	528	110.00–115.00	112.42
14	—	323	120.00–125.00	122.26
11	—	572	110.00–115.00	112.68
10	—	483	115.00–117.50	115.47
10	—	370	117.50–122.50	120.42
5	—	435	117.50–120.00	118.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	125.00–135.00	127.98
4	—	614	125.00–132.50	128.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	323	132.50–137.50	135.24
13	—	528	115.00–122.50	118.43
10	—	436	120.00–127.50	121.44
9	—	477	117.50–122.50	119.39
8	—	573	115.00–117.50	116.58
7	—	369	125.00–132.50	130.23
6	—	273	135.00–140.00	137.39
3	—	668	107.50–110.00	109.16
2	—	718	100.00–107.50	103.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	127.50–135.00	130.37
4	—	588	107.50–112.50	109.97
4	—	525	112.00–120.00	115.89
4	—	470	117.50–125.00	121.17
4	—	270	160.00–165.00	162.41
3	—	373	135.00–140.00	136.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	532	122.50–152.50	125.99
6	—	473	130.00–135.00	131.62
4	—	575	117.50–125.00	121.15
4	—	440	145.00	145.00
3	—	377	147.50–157.50	151.53
3	—	328	152.50–160.00	157.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	423	130.00–135.00	131.51
12	—	525	125.00–132.50	128.64
12	—	470	130.00–135.00	132.45
5	—	557	120.00–127.50	123.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	569	135.00–142.50	139.03
11	—	473	135.00–140.00	136.31
9	—	727	112.50–120.00	115.69
8	—	614	130.00–140.00	136.60
7	—	527	137.50–145.00	140.61
7	—	378	145.00–155.00	147.72
7	—	277	170.00–177.50	173.02
4	—	433	150.00–155.00	151.18
3	—	658	120.00–122.50	120.83
2	—	230	295.00–305.00	299.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,115	49.00–54.00	51.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,167	55.00–59.00	57.41
9	—	1,284	61.00–63.00	62.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,545	82.00–84.00	83.48

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,071	87.50–102.50	90.34

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle