Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls weak. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.41/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$109.41

86 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$4.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.90

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	111.36	620	51
Medium and Large 2	435	106.55	463	35

One grade step is worth $4.81/cwt here — about $157 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 sale86 hd

109.41

—

FL average10 barns · 1,037 hd

115.31

−5.90

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	1,652	64.19	1,060	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,371	46.38	636	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	41.58	425	6thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	370	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	133.29/cwt	132.50–140.00	642	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	134.34/cwt	132.50–140.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.58/cwt	125.00–132.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	97.97/cwt	95.00–100.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	118.03/cwt	117.50–120.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	118.10/cwt	115.00–122.50	563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	113.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	115.63/cwt	115.00–117.50	605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	105.38/cwt	97.50–110.00	654	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	110.14/cwt	105.00–115.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	112.75/cwt	110.00–115.00	370	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	460	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	102.43/cwt	100.00–105.00	484	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	543	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	110.23/cwt	107.50–113.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	110.75/cwt	105.00–115.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.45/cwt	147.50–152.50	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	113.89/cwt	110.00–117.00	762	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	127.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	675	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	118.37/cwt	110.00–122.50	728	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	138.66/cwt	135.00–142.50	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	138.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	524	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	119.72/cwt	115.00–122.50	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	117.99/cwt	115.00–122.50	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	134.01/cwt	130.00–137.50	629	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	74.10/cwt	70.00–80.00	835	5
Bulls	—	—	1,652	64.19/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,060	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	46.38/cwt	45.00–48.00	636	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	41.58/cwt	40.00–43.00	425	6

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 463Year ago 640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 75Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 65Year ago 21

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls weak. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	145.00–150.00	147.43
9	—	482	132.50–140.00	133.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	110.00	110.00
4	—	388	132.50–140.00	134.34
4	—	430	125.00–132.00	128.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	97.00	97.00
1	—	880	90.00	90.00
2	—	675	100.00	100.00
3	—	730	95.00–100.00	97.97
4	—	433	120.00–125.00	122.43
5	—	366	117.50–120.00	118.03
7	—	477	115.00–122.50	118.10
7	—	579	110.00–120.00	113.87
8	—	523	115.00–117.50	115.63
13	—	621	97.50–110.00	105.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	105.00–115.00	110.14
7	—	328	110.00–115.00	112.75
8	—	428	105.00–110.00	107.57
8	—	473	100.00–105.00	102.43
8	—	530	100.00–105.00	102.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	107.50–113.00	110.23
2	—	830	108.00–110.00	109.02
3	—	718	105.00–115.00	110.75
6	—	423	147.50–152.50	150.45
7	—	669	110.00–117.00	113.89
15	—	529	125.00–130.00	127.61
17	—	615	110.00–122.50	118.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	135.00–142.50	138.66
5	—	377	135.00–145.00	138.87
6	—	583	115.00–122.50	119.72
7	—	529	115.00–122.50	117.99
11	—	469	130.00–137.50	134.01

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,127	70.00–80.00	74.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,652	63.00–67.00	64.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,371	45.00–48.00	46.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,023	40.00–43.00	41.58

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