Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers and bulls fully steady. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.55/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$141.55

82 head · 386 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$22.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	147.66	629	40
Medium and Large 2	366	138.30	506	34
Medium and Large 3	273	124.77	341	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.89/cwt here — about $289 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 sale82 hd

141.55

—

FL average10 barns · 1,038 hd

140.18

+1.36

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	1,586	74.77	1,186	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,384	54.11	749	15

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	570	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	199.76/cwt	195.00–210.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	132.58/cwt	127.50–135.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	165.42/cwt	162.50–170.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	186.33/cwt	185.00–192.00	708	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	173.30/cwt	170.00–177.50	752	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	184.81/cwt	180.00–190.00	597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	172.95/cwt	170.00–175.00	624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	126.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	139.45/cwt	137.00–142.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	150.83/cwt	150.00–152.00	650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	147.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	402	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	179.46/cwt	177.00–182.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	194.81/cwt	190.00–200.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	155.34/cwt	152.50–160.00	510	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	142.19/cwt	137.00–145.00	465	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	124.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	341	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	139.03/cwt	137.50–140.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	178.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	594	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	57.01/cwt	56.00–58.00	803	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	53.06/cwt	52.00–55.00	730	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	151.76/cwt	150.00–157.50	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	143.17/cwt	137.50–147.50	686	8
Bulls	—	—	1,893	82.11/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,554	2
Bulls	—	—	1,484	72.32/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,073	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	147.94/cwt	145.00–150.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	153.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	178.01/cwt	170.00–185.00	687	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	191.54/cwt	190.00–200.00	642	12

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 546Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 27Year ago 35

Compared to one week ago: slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers and bulls fully steady. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	145.00–150.00	147.46
3	—	278	195.00–210.00	199.76
3	—	630	127.50–135.00	132.58
5	—	472	162.50–170.00	165.42
10	—	380	185.00–192.00	186.33
11	—	434	170.00–177.50	173.30
12	—	335	190.00–200.00	191.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	135.00–140.00	137.46
5	—	332	175.00–185.00	178.86
5	—	470	145.00–150.00	147.94
6	—	430	150.00–160.00	153.18
10	—	386	170.00–185.00	178.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	180.00–190.00	184.81
5	—	361	170.00–175.00	172.95
4	—	270	190.00–200.00	194.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	160.00–165.00	162.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	177.00–182.00	179.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	125.00–130.00	126.62
4	—	530	137.00–142.00	139.45
7	—	431	150.00–152.00	150.83
10	—	328	152.50–160.00	155.34
8	—	383	150.00–157.50	151.76
8	—	479	137.50–147.50	143.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	145.00–150.00	147.39
6	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.42
15	—	327	137.00–145.00	142.19
4	—	513	120.00–125.00	122.54
5	—	432	137.50–140.00	139.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	273	120.00–130.00	124.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,408	56.00–58.00	57.01
11	—	1,375	52.00–55.00	53.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,893	78.00–86.00	82.11
6	—	1,484	68.00–73.00	72.32

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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