Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady to firm. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.96/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$109.96

183 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$11.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.26

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	113.03	563	79
Medium and Large 2	419	109.28	458	81
Medium and Large 3	387	101.84	395	23

One grade step is worth $11.19/cwt here — about $168 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 sale183 hd

109.96

—

FL average10 barns · 997 hd

113.22

−3.26

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	1,646	83.63	1,377	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	56.45	667	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	47.21	477	18

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 1	—	573	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	616	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	109.58/cwt	107.00–112.00	573	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	115.09/cwt	112.00–118.00	547	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	117.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	501	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	668	113.02/cwt	112.00–115.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	114.62/cwt	112.00–117.00	307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	102.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	124.38/cwt	120.00–127.00	286	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	115.11/cwt	112.00–117.00	378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	103.60/cwt	100.00–107.00	544	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	105.84/cwt	102.00–110.00	500	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	125.64/cwt	120.00–127.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	135.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	114.27/cwt	110.00–117.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	136.15/cwt	132.00–140.00	447	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	127.13/cwt	122.00–130.00	545	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	107.29/cwt	105.00–110.00	556	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	107.39/cwt	102.00–110.00	616	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	121.70/cwt	117.00–125.00	455	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	109.86/cwt	107.00–112.50	412	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	109.85/cwt	107.00–112.50	461	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	101.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	95.12/cwt	90.00–100.00	497	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	47.21/cwt	44.00–50.00	477	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	56.45/cwt	54.00–60.00	667	31
Bulls	—	—	1,588	81.44/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,293	4
Bulls	—	—	1,763	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,551	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	97.70/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	121.95/cwt	117.00–125.00	402	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	118.55/cwt	117.00–120.00	442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	124.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	589	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	119.42/cwt	117.00–122.00	622	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	136.18/cwt	132.00–140.00	443	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.62/cwt	125.00–132.00	547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	128.57/cwt	125.00–132.00	473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	115.88/cwt	112.00–120.00	720	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	120.84/cwt	117.00–125.00	694	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	128.37/cwt	125.00–132.00	673	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	135.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	141.14/cwt	137.00–145.00	600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	117.91/cwt	115.00–120.00	792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	143.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	148.72/cwt	145.00–152.00	483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	158.57/cwt	157.00–160.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	101.95/cwt	100.00–105.00	376	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	105.13/cwt	102.00–110.00	343	8

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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 587Last week 843Year ago 511

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 66Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 50Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady to firm. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	105.00–110.00	107.55
14	—	523	107.00–112.00	109.58
18	—	475	112.00–118.00	115.09
19	—	426	115.00–120.00	117.72
7	—	374	117.00–125.00	121.70
8	—	625	100.00–105.00	102.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	112.00–115.00	113.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	268	112.00–117.00	114.62
4	—	573	100.00–105.00	102.55
5	—	230	120.00–127.00	124.38
5	—	328	112.00–117.00	115.11
12	—	525	100.00–107.00	103.60
15	—	472	102.00–110.00	105.84
16	—	375	107.00–112.50	109.86
20	—	420	107.00–112.50	109.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	100.00–105.00	101.75
4	—	523	90.00–100.00	95.12
8	—	369	100.00–105.00	101.95
8	—	326	102.00–110.00	105.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	120.00–127.00	125.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	130.00–140.00	135.17
5	—	472	110.00–117.00	114.27
6	—	328	132.00–140.00	136.15
8	—	429	122.00–130.00	127.13
9	—	518	105.00–110.00	107.29
12	—	574	102.00–110.00	107.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	117.00–125.00	121.95
4	—	468	110.00–115.00	112.54
4	—	373	117.00–120.00	118.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	472	120.00–130.00	124.87
15	—	521	117.00–122.00	119.42
8	—	578	105.00–110.00	107.55
8	—	325	132.00–140.00	136.18
4	—	425	125.00–132.00	128.62
4	—	368	125.00–132.00	128.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	621	112.00–120.00	115.88
15	—	574	117.00–125.00	120.84
15	—	524	125.00–132.00	128.37
8	—	470	130.00–140.00	135.11
8	—	425	137.00–145.00	141.14
7	—	672	115.00–120.00	117.91
4	—	373	140.00–147.00	143.62
4	—	325	145.00–152.00	148.72
4	—	273	157.00–160.00	158.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,010	44.00–50.00	47.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,181	54.00–60.00	56.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,588	79.00–84.00	81.44
2	—	1,763	88.00	88.00

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)	4	—	1,073	95.00–100.00	97.70

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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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