Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle fully steady. Replacement cows not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.31/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$110.31

138 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$4.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.94

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	111.81	547	94
Medium and Large 2	401	107.12	429	44

One grade step is worth $4.69/cwt here — about $118 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 sale138 hd

110.31

—

FL average10 barns · 945 hd

114.25

−3.94

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	1,161	54.15	629	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	45.50	465	8thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	158.04/cwt	157.00–160.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	153.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	161.68/cwt	157.00–165.00	437	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	229	157.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	361	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	145.89/cwt	142.00–150.00	406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	118.94/cwt	117.00–120.00	319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	105.47/cwt	100.00–117.50	713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	119.21/cwt	117.00–120.00	383	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	110.97/cwt	110.00–115.00	524	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	113.45/cwt	112.00–122.00	499	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	108.05/cwt	107.00–110.00	567	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	105.95/cwt	102.50–109.00	657	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	118.37/cwt	115.00–122.50	443	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	675	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	116.30/cwt	115.00–117.00	311	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	107.38/cwt	105.00–110.00	349	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	102.43/cwt	100.00–105.00	538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	106.37/cwt	105.00–110.00	466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	104.67/cwt	103.00–107.00	493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	106.62/cwt	105.00–110.00	405	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	166.32/cwt	162.50–170.00	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	128.45/cwt	127.00–130.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	124.19/cwt	122.50–125.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	121.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	162.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	121.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	710	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	132.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	709	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	154.90/cwt	152.50–162.50	586	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	141.75/cwt	137.50–145.00	686	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	156.30/cwt	152.00–160.00	661	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	148.96/cwt	147.00–150.00	410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	144.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.88/cwt	140.00–147.50	536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	113.64/cwt	110.00–117.00	600	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.12/cwt	140.00–145.00	611	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	121.35/cwt	117.50–125.00	573	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	597	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	53.60/cwt	49.00–55.00	632	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	45.50/cwt	43.00–48.00	465	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 Nov 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 543Last week 414Year ago 528

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 38Year ago 38

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle fully steady. 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
2	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.43
3	—	327	157.00–160.00	158.04
3	—	433	150.00–160.00	153.23
5	—	270	157.00–165.00	161.68
6	—	229	155.00–160.00	157.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	142.00–150.00	145.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	117.00–120.00	118.94
6	—	578	105.00–107.00	105.99
7	—	676	100.00–117.50	105.47
8	—	321	117.00–120.00	119.21
10	—	472	110.00–115.00	110.97
13	—	440	112.00–122.00	113.45
14	—	525	107.00–110.00	108.05
15	—	620	102.50–109.00	105.95
16	—	374	115.00–122.50	118.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	120.00–125.00	122.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	267	115.00–117.00	116.30
6	—	325	105.00–110.00	107.38
6	—	525	100.00–105.00	102.43
7	—	438	105.00–110.00	106.37
7	—	471	103.00–107.00	104.67
12	—	380	105.00–110.00	106.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	162.50–170.00	166.32
2	—	625	127.00–130.00	128.45
3	—	670	122.50–125.00	124.19
3	—	722	120.00–125.00	121.67
4	—	325	160.00–165.00	162.62
10	—	582	120.00–130.00	121.96
11	—	535	130.00–140.00	132.60
12	—	378	152.50–162.50	154.90
14	—	484	137.50–145.00	141.75
18	—	423	152.00–160.00	156.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	147.00–150.00	148.96
4	—	330	140.00–150.00	144.85
5	—	375	140.00–147.50	142.88
10	—	528	110.00–117.00	113.64
16	—	430	140.00–145.00	142.12
19	—	472	117.50–125.00	121.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	58.00	58.00
7	—	1,180	49.00–55.00	53.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,022	43.00–48.00	45.50

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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