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 2 comparable sales and sits −46.20 against this barn's trailing median of $191.48.

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.

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 median2 sales

191.48

−46.20

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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