Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle firm to 2.00 higher. All Florida Markets closed next week for Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.02/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$121.02

138 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$7.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.79

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	409	124.80	511	67
Medium and Large 2	419	117.46	493	71

One grade step is worth $7.34/cwt here — about $18 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

121.02

—

FL average8 barns · 909 hd

119.23

+1.79

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	1,631	86.82	1,416	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	61.88	774	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	52.12	536	8thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	322	167.96/cwt	165.00–172.00	541	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	130.34/cwt	127.00–135.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	124.26/cwt	120.00–127.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	176.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	407	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	143.14/cwt	140.00–147.00	527	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	266	172.01/cwt	170.00–175.00	458	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.62/cwt	130.00–137.00	699	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	163.69/cwt	160.00–167.00	442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	121.60/cwt	118.00–125.00	638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	135.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	572	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	116.55/cwt	112.00–120.00	667	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	127.11/cwt	120.00–132.00	601	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	148.72/cwt	145.00–152.00	483	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	136.16/cwt	132.00–140.00	504	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	127.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	409	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	130.65/cwt	127.00–135.00	350	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	124.78/cwt	122.00–127.00	467	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	123.38/cwt	120.00–127.00	579	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	123.64/cwt	120.00–127.00	523	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	125.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	613	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	52.12/cwt	50.00–54.00	536	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	60.16/cwt	57.00–65.00	737	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	65.31/cwt	64.00–69.00	852	4
Bulls	—	—	1,721	82.11/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,413	5
Bulls	—	—	1,541	91.53/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	130.09/cwt	125.00–132.00	619	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	128.60/cwt	125.00–132.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	138.64/cwt	135.00–142.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	120.33/cwt	117.00–125.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	152.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.57/cwt	137.00–142.00	733	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	136.12/cwt	132.00–140.00	780	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	128.28/cwt	125.00–132.00	803	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	141.57/cwt	137.00–145.00	668	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	159.88/cwt	157.00–162.00	595	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	151.14/cwt	147.00–155.00	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	171.15/cwt	167.00–175.00	462	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	175.38/cwt	170.00–180.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	503	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	117.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	555	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	118.66/cwt	115.00–122.00	443	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	122.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	399	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	108.09/cwt	105.00–111.00	567	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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 654Last week 461Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 43Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle firm to 2.00 higher. All Florida Markets closed next week for Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	165.00–172.00	167.96
5	—	469	127.00–135.00	130.34
5	—	572	120.00–127.00	124.26
6	—	230	170.00–180.00	176.96
6	—	423	140.00–145.00	142.57
7	—	368	140.00–147.00	143.14
8	—	266	170.00–175.00	172.01
10	—	523	130.00–137.00	133.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	160.00–167.00	163.69
6	—	525	118.00–125.00	121.60
8	—	423	130.00–140.00	135.21
9	—	572	112.00–120.00	116.55
12	—	473	120.00–132.00	127.11
20	—	325	145.00–152.00	148.72
20	—	370	132.00–140.00	136.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	125.00–130.00	127.66
7	—	268	127.00–135.00	130.65
8	—	525	120.00–125.00	122.57
15	—	374	122.00–127.00	124.78
15	—	469	120.00–127.00	123.38
16	—	423	120.00–127.00	123.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	120.00–130.00	125.36
4	—	570	105.00–110.00	107.57
18	—	428	115.00–120.00	117.60
13	—	471	115.00–120.00	117.77
12	—	373	115.00–122.00	118.66
12	—	325	120.00–125.00	122.62
8	—	525	105.00–111.00	108.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	125.00–132.00	130.09
6	—	525	125.00–132.00	128.60
6	—	428	135.00–142.00	138.64
6	—	370	140.00–150.00	145.20
5	—	571	117.00–125.00	120.33
4	—	328	150.00–155.00	152.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	525	137.00–142.00	139.57
12	—	573	132.00–140.00	136.12
11	—	626	125.00–132.00	128.28
9	—	472	137.00–145.00	141.57
9	—	372	157.00–162.00	159.88
6	—	425	147.00–155.00	151.14
6	—	270	167.00–175.00	171.15
4	—	228	170.00–180.00	175.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,028	50.00–54.00	52.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,225	57.00–65.00	60.16
4	—	1,305	64.00–69.00	65.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,721	78.00–85.00	82.11
5	—	1,541	89.00–95.00	91.53

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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