Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers uneven. Higher quality cattle firm. Lower quality weak. Feeder and replacement cows steady to weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.66/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$111.66

181 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$3.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.52

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	112.41	600	88
Medium and Large 2	439	111.19	488	83
Medium and Large 3	317	108.99	345	10thin

One grade step is worth $3.42/cwt here — about $254 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 sale181 hd

111.66

—

FL average10 barns · 1,230 hd

119.18

−7.52

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	1,788	77.04	1,377	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,095	52.04	570	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	45.62	458	18

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	468	138.65/cwt	135.00–142.50	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	122.41/cwt	120.00–127.50	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	164.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	161.96/cwt	160.00–165.00	447	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	149.09/cwt	147.50–152.50	562	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	146.48/cwt	142.50–150.00	624	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	128.61/cwt	125.00–135.00	554	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	123.39/cwt	120.00–127.00	580	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	135.29/cwt	130.00–142.00	502	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	138.62/cwt	135.00–142.50	517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	97.96/cwt	96.00–100.00	661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	122.90/cwt	120.00–127.50	528	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	112.05/cwt	110.00–115.00	639	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	112.95/cwt	110.00–115.00	596	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	103.22/cwt	100.00–105.00	630	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	108.51/cwt	107.00–115.00	522	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	588	131.30/cwt	127.50–132.50	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	123.04/cwt	120.00–127.00	471	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	121.39/cwt	120.00–127.50	340	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	121.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	410	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	110.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	465	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	104.71/cwt	102.00–107.50	558	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	101.12/cwt	97.00–105.00	579	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	104.89/cwt	102.00–110.00	500	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	108.99/cwt	107.50–110.00	345	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	112.85/cwt	112.00–114.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.87/cwt	132.00–140.00	645	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	127.74/cwt	125.00–132.50	676	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	118.82/cwt	115.00–122.50	815	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	121.61/cwt	117.00–127.50	699	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	117.58/cwt	116.00–120.00	717	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	139.27/cwt	137.50–142.50	511	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.37/cwt	115.00–122.50	630	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	134.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	580	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	127.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	603	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	93.40/cwt	85.00–100.00	934	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	57.25/cwt	55.00–60.00	652	6
Bulls	—	—	1,788	77.04/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,377	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	58.41/cwt	57.00–61.00	784	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	51.28/cwt	48.00–54.00	546	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	45.62/cwt	44.00–47.00	458	18

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 Oct 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 643Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 75Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	135.00–142.50	138.65
3	—	530	120.00–127.50	122.41
4	—	325	160.00–170.00	164.77
5	—	276	160.00–165.00	161.96
6	—	377	147.50–152.50	149.09
11	—	426	142.50–150.00	146.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	125.00–135.00	128.61
8	—	470	120.00–127.00	123.39
16	—	371	130.00–142.00	135.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	110.00–115.00	112.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	135.00–142.50	138.62
8	—	675	96.00–100.00	97.96
10	—	430	120.00–127.50	122.90
10	—	570	110.00–115.00	112.05
15	—	528	110.00–115.00	112.95
17	—	610	100.00–105.00	103.22
18	—	481	107.00–115.00	108.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	588	127.50–132.50	131.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	383	120.00–127.00	123.04
10	—	280	120.00–127.50	121.39
11	—	338	120.00–125.00	121.29
11	—	421	110.00–115.00	110.48
12	—	533	102.00–107.50	104.71
12	—	573	97.00–105.00	101.12
18	—	477	102.00–110.00	104.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	317	107.50–110.00	108.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	112.00–114.00	112.85
8	—	475	132.00–140.00	135.87
8	—	529	125.00–132.50	127.74
18	—	686	115.00–122.50	118.82
23	—	575	117.00–127.50	121.61
27	—	610	116.00–120.00	117.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	367	137.50–142.50	139.27
11	—	528	115.00–122.50	119.37
12	—	430	130.00–140.00	134.83
12	—	473	125.00–130.00	127.41

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,000	85.00–100.00	93.40
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,138	55.00–60.00	57.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,788	75.00–82.00	77.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	57.00–61.00	58.41
25	—	1,065	48.00–54.00	51.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,003	44.00–47.00	45.62

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

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