Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $145.28/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −45.52 against this barn's trailing median of $190.80.

Average price

$145.28

45 head · 381 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$23.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.38

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	359	159.25	572	18thin
Medium and Large 2	396	135.96	539	27

One grade step is worth $23.29/cwt here — about $34 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $193.60, low $186.07, median $190.80 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale45 hd

145.28

—

FL average8 barns · 487 hd

134.90

+10.38

This barn, trailing median4 sales

190.80

−45.52

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	1,785	74.82	1,336	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	50.00	668	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	49.52	646	6thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	232	173.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	161.67/cwt	160.00–165.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	158.28/cwt	155.00–160.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	157.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.43/cwt	147.50–155.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	115.65/cwt	115.00–117.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	129.95/cwt	125.00–135.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.75/cwt	137.50–147.50	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	116.21/cwt	115.00–120.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	119.70/cwt	117.00–122.50	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	122.38/cwt	120.00–127.50	334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	114.82/cwt	110.00–120.00	488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	130.51/cwt	130.00–132.50	825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	128.09/cwt	125.00–132.50	926	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	139.88/cwt	137.50–145.00	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	109.23/cwt	105.00–112.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	109.93/cwt	107.00–112.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	128.91/cwt	127.00–135.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	134.93/cwt	132.50–137.50	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	131.94/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	141.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	368	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	141.83/cwt	140.00–147.50	625	8
Bulls	—	—	1,785	74.82/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,336	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	49.52/cwt	47.00–53.00	646	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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 462Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 65Year ago 55

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	232	170.00–180.00	173.09
3	—	368	160.00–165.00	161.67
3	—	417	155.00–160.00	158.28
4	—	263	155.00–160.00	157.57
5	—	473	147.50–155.00	151.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	115.00–117.00	115.65
4	—	473	132.50–137.50	134.93
5	—	372	130.00–135.00	131.94
7	—	260	140.00–145.00	141.43
8	—	441	140.00–147.50	141.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	125.00–135.00	129.95
3	—	523	137.50–147.50	140.75
5	—	632	130.00–132.50	130.51
4	—	723	125.00–132.50	128.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	115.00–120.00	116.21
4	—	570	117.00–122.50	119.70
3	—	278	137.50–145.00	139.88
4	—	333	135.00–140.00	137.41
4	—	429	127.00–135.00	128.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	120.00–127.50	122.38
6	—	425	110.00–120.00	114.82
5	—	470	105.00–112.00	109.23
5	—	527	107.00–112.00	109.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,335	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,305	47.00–53.00	49.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,785	72.00–78.00	74.82

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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