Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Most Florida markets closed the previous two weeks for Christmas/New Years Holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $171.58/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −19.91 against this barn's trailing median of $191.48.

Average price

$171.58

76 head · 376 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$13.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.43

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	391	175.38	687	55
Medium and Large 2	336	161.62	543	21

One grade step is worth $13.75/cwt here — about $143 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 sale76 hd

171.58

—

FL average8 barns · 450 hd

153.15

+18.43

This barn, trailing median2 sales

191.48

−19.91

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	—	High	1,687	74.54	1,257	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	50.31	580	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	44.00	411	2thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	161.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	199.66/cwt	190.00–210.00	435	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	184.83/cwt	180.00–190.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	558	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	150.91/cwt	147.00–155.00	791	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	71.85/cwt	67.00–75.00	762	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	133.05/cwt	127.50–135.00	492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	126.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	592	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	151.22/cwt	150.00–152.50	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	129.46/cwt	127.00–132.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	147.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	391	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	143.64/cwt	140.00–147.50	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	145.05/cwt	142.00–150.00	548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	169.54/cwt	160.00–180.00	551	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	48.45/cwt	38.00–53.00	518	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	411	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	54.24/cwt	54.00–56.00	721	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	132.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	625	13
Bulls	—	—	1,617	80.50/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,302	5
Bulls	—	—	1,730	70.81/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,225	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	271	162.49/cwt	157.00–167.00	440	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	195.33/cwt	190.00–200.00	631	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	721	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	159.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	591	4

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 Jan 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 266Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 33Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Most Florida markets closed the previous two weeks for Christmas/New Years Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	150.00	150.00
5	—	433	160.00–170.00	161.87
6	—	218	190.00–210.00	199.66
6	—	368	180.00–190.00	184.83
7	—	272	205.00	205.00
8	—	524	147.00–155.00	150.91
9	—	323	190.00–200.00	195.33
12	—	473	150.00–155.00	152.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	150.00	150.00
6	—	325	160.00–180.00	169.54
7	—	271	157.00–167.00	162.49
4	—	370	155.00–165.00	159.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	117.00–120.00	118.47
6	—	428	115.00–120.00	117.43
8	—	370	127.50–135.00	133.05
9	—	468	125.00–130.00	126.42
4	—	270	135.00–140.00	137.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	130.00–132.00	130.99
4	—	570	127.00–132.00	129.46
6	—	265	145.00–150.00	147.55
6	—	428	140.00–147.50	143.64
7	—	378	142.00–150.00	145.05
13	—	473	130.00–135.00	132.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	150.00–152.50	151.22
6	—	628	135.00–140.00	137.53

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,061	67.00–75.00	71.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,069	38.00–53.00	48.45
9	—	1,329	54.00–56.00	54.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	44.00	44.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,617	78.00–82.00	80.50
8	—	1,730	68.00–74.00	70.81

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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