Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

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. Feeder and replacement cows not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.18/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$113.18

99 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$0.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.87

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	113.33	597	46
Medium and Large 2	440	113.04	498	53

One grade step is worth $0.29/cwt here — about $99 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 sale99 hd

113.18

—

FL average10 barns · 971 hd

116.05

−2.87

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	1,305	55.24	721	20

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	473	140.45/cwt	137.50–142.50	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	126.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	118.30/cwt	117.00–125.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	143.64/cwt	140.00–147.50	615	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	109.86/cwt	105.00–115.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	108.90/cwt	105.00–115.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	135.91/cwt	132.00–140.00	584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	139.58/cwt	137.50–142.50	532	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	140.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	455	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	132.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	622	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	420	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	124.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	468	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	105.81/cwt	105.00–107.50	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	122.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	127.90/cwt	125.00–132.50	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	103.48/cwt	102.50–105.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	118.94/cwt	117.50–125.00	571	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	107.25/cwt	105.00–110.00	615	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	101.96/cwt	100.00–105.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	125.85/cwt	122.00–130.00	413	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	112.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	478	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	116.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	428	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	111.11/cwt	110.00–115.00	532	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	177.31/cwt	172.50–182.50	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	123.72/cwt	122.50–125.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	154.15/cwt	152.50–155.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	145.89/cwt	142.00–150.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	143.66/cwt	140.00–147.50	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	124.34/cwt	122.50–127.50	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	121.89/cwt	120.00–125.00	824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	130.97/cwt	127.50–137.50	735	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	133.64/cwt	130.00–137.50	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.44/cwt	110.00–117.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	148.36/cwt	145.00–152.00	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	59.87/cwt	58.00–62.00	849	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	51.45/cwt	47.00–55.00	624	11

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 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 461Last week 543Year ago 594

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 30Year ago 80

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle fully steady. Feeder and 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	—	473	137.50–142.50	140.45
5	—	532	125.00–130.00	126.95
6	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.43
6	—	578	117.00–125.00	118.30
8	—	428	140.00–147.50	143.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	105.00–115.00	109.86
5	—	575	105.00–115.00	108.90
6	—	430	132.00–140.00	135.91
7	—	381	137.50–142.50	139.58
9	—	324	140.00–145.00	140.53
11	—	469	130.00–135.00	132.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	125.00–130.00	127.42
6	—	375	120.00–130.00	124.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	105.00–107.50	105.81
4	—	430	120.00–130.00	122.33
5	—	372	125.00–132.50	127.90
5	—	671	102.50–105.00	103.48
6	—	530	110.00–112.00	110.98
10	—	480	117.50–125.00	118.94
13	—	573	105.00–110.00	107.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	100.00–105.00	101.96
6	—	328	122.00–130.00	125.85
6	—	528	105.00–110.00	107.42
11	—	424	110.00–115.00	112.64
12	—	367	115.00–120.00	116.53
13	—	479	110.00–115.00	111.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	172.50–182.50	177.31
2	—	718	122.50–125.00	123.72
3	—	420	152.50–155.00	154.15
4	—	468	142.00–150.00	145.89
4	—	528	140.00–147.50	143.66
4	—	616	122.50–127.50	124.34
4	—	676	120.00–125.00	121.89
13	—	561	127.50–137.50	130.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	130.00–137.50	133.64
4	—	570	110.00–117.00	113.44
6	—	375	145.00–152.00	148.36
6	—	473	140.00–145.00	142.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,418	58.00–62.00	59.87
11	—	1,212	47.00–55.00	51.45

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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