Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.36/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$158.36

133 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$16.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.27

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	163.00	789	66
Medium and Large 2	438	155.35	680	55
Medium and Large 3	373	146.64	546	12thin

One grade step is worth $16.35/cwt here — about $243 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 sale133 hd

158.36

—

FL average10 barns · 771 hd

162.63

−4.27

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	1,531	72.37	1,108	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	54.23	762	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	40.77	403	5thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	318	190.12/cwt	185.00–195.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	143.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	166.62/cwt	165.00–170.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	166.55/cwt	160.00–170.00	611	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	153.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.86/cwt	140.00–147.00	614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	151.80/cwt	150.00–157.50	885	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	816	86.25/cwt	80.00–90.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	154.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	648	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	153.24/cwt	150.00–160.00	725	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	187.30/cwt	185.00–195.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	167.41/cwt	165.00–175.00	727	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	176.58/cwt	175.00–180.00	671	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	138.45/cwt	137.00–140.00	588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	163.01/cwt	160.00–165.00	766	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	830	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	176.49/cwt	170.00–180.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	142.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	767	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	163.41/cwt	160.00–167.50	618	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	123.54/cwt	122.00–130.00	539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	132.08/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	141.19/cwt	137.50–145.00	529	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	135.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	652	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	694	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	136.91/cwt	135.00–140.00	379	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	120.87/cwt	120.00–123.00	754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	139.13/cwt	137.50–140.00	584	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	123.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	122.25/cwt	117.00–125.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	147.33/cwt	145.00–152.50	491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	125.63/cwt	122.50–130.00	721	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	142.06/cwt	140.00–147.50	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	173.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	480	9
Bulls	—	—	1,788	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,430	2
Bulls	—	—	1,403	68.55/cwt	67.00–70.00	962	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	54.23/cwt	52.50–57.00	762	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	40.77/cwt	39.00–43.00	403	5

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 546Last week 299Year ago 555

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 48Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 27Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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
2	—	318	185.00–195.00	190.12
2	—	533	140.00–147.00	143.42
3	—	433	165.00–170.00	166.62
9	—	367	160.00–170.00	166.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	150.00–160.00	153.16
7	—	430	140.00–147.00	142.86
7	—	478	140.00–147.50	142.06
9	—	277	170.00–180.00	173.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	583	150.00–157.50	151.80
4	—	331	185.00–195.00	187.30
7	—	434	165.00–175.00	167.41
9	—	380	175.00–180.00	176.58
13	—	470	160.00–165.00	163.01
21	—	527	155.00–160.00	157.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	150.00–160.00	154.84
6	—	425	137.00–140.00	138.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	150.00–155.00	152.41
12	—	473	150.00–160.00	153.24
3	—	318	170.00–180.00	176.49
11	—	538	140.00–150.00	142.64
17	—	378	160.00–167.50	163.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	436	122.00–130.00	123.54
14	—	371	130.00–135.00	132.08
5	—	277	135.00–140.00	136.91
5	—	474	120.00–130.00	123.92
6	—	528	117.00–125.00	122.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	375	137.50–145.00	141.19
15	—	481	135.00–140.00	135.63
15	—	527	130.00–135.00	131.64
7	—	624	120.00–123.00	120.87
9	—	420	137.50–140.00	139.13
6	—	333	145.00–152.50	147.33
7	—	574	122.50–130.00	125.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	816	80.00–90.00	86.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,788	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,403	67.00–70.00	68.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,405	52.50–57.00	54.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	988	39.00–43.00	40.77

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

Steers · 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