Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: All Florida markets closed lat week for holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.07/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$124.07

77 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$0.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.54

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	124.18	596	48
Medium and Large 2	306	123.89	378	29

One grade step is worth $0.29/cwt here — about $217 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 sale77 hd

124.07

—

FL average8 barns · 758 hd

122.53

+1.54

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	1,938	80.45	1,559	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	56.59	709	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	50.23	509	6thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 2	—	270	148.70/cwt	147.50–150.00	401	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.62/cwt	130.00–137.50	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	167.42/cwt	165.00–170.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	227	168.94/cwt	167.00–170.00	383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	141.14/cwt	137.50–145.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	129.98/cwt	127.50–132.50	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	123.95/cwt	117.50–130.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	137.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	164.85/cwt	162.50–170.00	457	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	154.87/cwt	150.00–157.50	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	111.70/cwt	107.00–115.00	639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	143.89/cwt	140.00–147.50	389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	130.67/cwt	127.50–137.50	440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	113.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	121.46/cwt	117.00–125.00	635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	118.82/cwt	117.00–122.50	687	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	126.50/cwt	120.00–135.00	600	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	122.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	129.89/cwt	127.50–132.50	299	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	116.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	126.25/cwt	125.00–132.00	359	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.16/cwt	137.50–145.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	166.83/cwt	162.50–170.00	537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	146.28/cwt	145.00–147.50	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	132.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	136.27/cwt	135.00–137.50	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	121.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	705	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	81.89/cwt	79.00–90.00	954	4
Bulls	—	—	1,938	80.45/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,559	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	59.03/cwt	58.00–60.00	796	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	54.97/cwt	53.00–57.00	654	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	50.23/cwt	47.00–53.00	509	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 Dec 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 654Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 50Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: All Florida markets closed lat week for holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	147.50–150.00	148.70
4	—	425	130.00–137.50	133.62
3	—	323	150.00–157.50	154.87
5	—	572	107.00–115.00	111.70
6	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	165.00–170.00	167.42
3	—	227	167.00–170.00	168.94
4	—	428	137.50–145.00	141.14
4	—	525	127.50–132.50	129.98
5	—	580	117.50–130.00	123.95
6	—	467	135.00–145.00	137.88
9	—	277	162.50–170.00	164.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	140.00–147.50	143.89
6	—	337	127.50–137.50	130.67
6	—	430	120.00–125.00	122.44
6	—	625	110.00–117.00	113.61
7	—	523	117.00–125.00	121.46
9	—	578	117.00–122.50	118.82
10	—	474	120.00–135.00	126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	120.00–125.00	122.62
6	—	230	127.50–132.50	129.89
8	—	382	115.00–120.00	116.77
11	—	284	125.00–132.00	126.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	137.50–145.00	141.16
5	—	322	162.50–170.00	166.83
5	—	473	145.00–147.50	146.28
5	—	572	130.00–135.00	132.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	135.00–137.50	136.27
5	—	578	120.00–125.00	121.94

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,165	79.00–90.00	81.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,938	77.00–84.00	80.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,348	58.00–60.00	59.03
6	—	1,190	53.00–57.00	54.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,013	47.00–53.00	50.23

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