Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.31/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$109.31

151 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$142

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$3.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.60

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	304	111.34	339	20
Medium and Large 1	517	110.74	572	44
Medium and Large 2	445	108.12	481	87

One grade step is worth $3.22/cwt here — about −$142 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 sale151 hd

109.31

—

FL average10 barns · 1,108 hd

116.91

−7.60

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	1,845	74.76	1,379	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	47.74	619	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	43.26	416	13

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	376	148.78/cwt	145.00–155.00	559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	118.43/cwt	115.00–122.00	557	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	127.80/cwt	125.00–130.00	534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	128.25/cwt	125.00–132.50	685	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	100.05/cwt	97.50–102.50	633	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	119.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	515	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	138.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	442	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	107.54/cwt	105.00–112.00	507	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	134.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	503	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	114.35/cwt	110.00–120.00	424	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	111.28/cwt	110.00–112.50	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	101.22/cwt	97.50–105.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	128.65/cwt	125.00–132.50	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	120.30/cwt	117.50–122.50	516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	99.55/cwt	97.00–105.00	615	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	106.65/cwt	105.00–107.50	605	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	111.20/cwt	110.00–117.50	535	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	124.48/cwt	122.00–130.00	415	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	112.35/cwt	110.00–120.00	425	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	43.26/cwt	41.00–45.00	416	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	47.74/cwt	46.00–50.00	619	11
Bulls	—	—	1,845	74.76/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,379	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	123.88/cwt	120.00–127.50	456	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.50	637	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	118.68/cwt	115.00–122.50	629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.86/cwt	127.00–135.00	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	138.18/cwt	135.00–145.00	449	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	135.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	114.80/cwt	110.00–117.50	713	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	676	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	114.08/cwt	112.50–115.00	775	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	143.73/cwt	140.00–147.50	618	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	123.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	106.27/cwt	105.00–107.50	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	110.95/cwt	110.00–112.00	361	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	111.93/cwt	110.00–115.00	306	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	110.06/cwt	105.00–115.00	467	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	102.09/cwt	100.00–105.00	545	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	101.71/cwt	97.50–105.00	482	14

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 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 867Last week 545Year ago 734

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 64Year ago 57

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows not well tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	145.00–155.00	148.78
6	—	470	115.00–122.00	118.43
7	—	418	125.00–130.00	127.80
9	—	534	125.00–132.50	128.25
16	—	633	97.50–102.50	100.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	115.00–125.00	119.88
6	—	525	110.00–115.00	112.43
7	—	319	135.00–140.00	138.61
8	—	471	105.00–112.00	107.54
12	—	373	130.00–140.00	134.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	371	110.00–120.00	114.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	110.00–112.50	111.28
2	—	690	97.50–105.00	101.22
4	—	370	125.00–132.50	128.65
7	—	429	117.50–122.50	120.30
8	—	618	97.00–105.00	99.55
9	—	567	105.00–107.50	106.65
12	—	481	110.00–117.50	111.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	95.00	95.00
6	—	333	122.00–130.00	124.48
8	—	378	110.00–120.00	112.35
42	—	424	105.00–115.00	110.06
14	—	534	100.00–105.00	102.09
14	—	474	97.50–105.00	101.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	325	110.00–112.00	110.95
8	—	273	110.00–115.00	111.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	120.00–127.50	123.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	573	110.00–112.50	111.21
8	—	530	115.00–122.50	118.68
6	—	425	127.00–135.00	130.86
6	—	325	135.00–145.00	138.18
5	—	470	115.00	115.00
5	—	368	130.00–140.00	135.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	621	110.00–117.50	114.80
15	—	575	115.00–120.00	117.50
11	—	679	112.50–115.00	114.08
8	—	430	140.00–147.50	143.73
6	—	467	120.00–125.00	123.29
5	—	724	110.00–115.00	112.41
2	—	780	105.00–107.50	106.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	962	41.00–45.00	43.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,296	46.00–50.00	47.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,845	74.00–77.00	74.76

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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