Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: All Florida Markets closed last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.22/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$109.22

143 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$4.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.83

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	110.87	567	84
Medium and Large 2	411	106.87	440	59

One grade step is worth $4.00/cwt here — about $127 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 sale143 hd

109.22

—

FL average8 barns · 799 hd

111.05

−1.83

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	1,292	51.40	664	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	46.81	471	21

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	570	100.76/cwt	100.00–105.00	574	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	120.92/cwt	117.00–125.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	105.91/cwt	102.00–110.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	164.15/cwt	160.00–170.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	138.23/cwt	135.00–145.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	136.97/cwt	135.00–142.50	514	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	581	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	141.12/cwt	137.00–145.00	466	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	108.86/cwt	105.00–112.50	572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	125.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	467	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	532	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	122.22/cwt	120.00–127.00	526	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	99.15/cwt	97.50–100.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	118.72/cwt	117.50–120.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	99.17/cwt	95.00–100.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	112.75/cwt	110.00–115.00	475	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	121.27/cwt	120.00–127.00	403	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	106.21/cwt	105.00–112.50	507	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	108.96/cwt	107.00–110.00	569	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	101.46/cwt	100.00–107.50	584	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	623	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	678	121.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	525	124.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	577	122.56/cwt	120.00–127.50	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	102.95/cwt	100.00–105.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	102.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	102.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	112.37/cwt	110.00–117.50	421	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	96.90/cwt	92.50–100.00	554	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	112.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	298	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	141.56/cwt	135.00–145.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	137.90/cwt	135.00–145.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	108.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	112.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	756	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	120.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	694	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	115.76/cwt	112.50–117.50	717	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	124.62/cwt	122.50–127.00	649	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	123.13/cwt	120.00–127.50	531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	591	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	644	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.65/cwt	120.00–127.50	585	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,044	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	894	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	655	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	46.81/cwt	44.00–49.00	471	21

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 Sep 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 843Last week 632Year ago 748

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 119Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 33Year ago 0

Compared to the previous week: All Florida Markets closed last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	570	100.00–105.00	100.76
4	—	330	137.00–145.00	141.12
6	—	525	105.00–112.50	108.86
8	—	373	120.00–130.00	125.17
8	—	473	110.00–115.00	112.43
9	—	430	120.00–127.00	122.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	117.00–125.00	120.92
4	—	568	102.00–110.00	105.91
5	—	328	160.00–170.00	164.15
6	—	433	135.00–145.00	138.23
11	—	375	135.00–142.50	136.97
19	—	474	120.00–125.00	122.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	97.50–100.00	99.15
4	—	370	117.50–120.00	118.72
6	—	667	95.00–100.00	99.17
8	—	421	110.00–115.00	112.75
10	—	332	120.00–127.00	121.27
12	—	477	105.00–112.50	106.21
12	—	522	107.00–110.00	108.96
15	—	576	100.00–107.50	101.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	125.00	125.00
3	—	678	120.00–125.00	121.63
4	—	525	120.00–130.00	124.86
5	—	577	120.00–127.50	122.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	100.00–105.00	102.95
6	—	330	115.00–120.00	117.58
6	—	430	100.00–105.00	102.44
6	—	473	100.00–105.00	102.57
9	—	375	110.00–117.50	112.37
12	—	572	92.50–100.00	96.90
15	—	266	110.00–120.00	112.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	135.00–145.00	141.56
5	—	480	135.00–145.00	137.90
7	—	711	105.00–110.00	108.30
12	—	671	110.00–115.00	112.69
14	—	576	120.00–125.00	120.51
15	—	619	112.50–117.50	115.76
22	—	521	122.50–127.00	124.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	120.00–127.50	123.13
16	—	525	110.00–115.00	112.57
19	—	572	110.00–115.00	112.58
20	—	473	120.00–127.50	123.65

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	61.00	61.00
24	—	1,285	51.00	51.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,006	44.00–49.00	46.81

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