Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.35/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$143.35

83 head · 388 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$14.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.87

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	390	151.64	592	34
Medium and Large 2	387	137.60	532	49

One grade step is worth $14.04/cwt here — about $59 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 sale83 hd

143.35

—

FL average10 barns · 858 hd

141.48

+1.87

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	1,518	85.02	1,291	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	59.03	723	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	49.30	497	6thin

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	—	265	174.81/cwt	170.00–177.50	463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	148.73/cwt	147.50–150.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	167.40/cwt	165.00–170.00	628	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	164.56/cwt	162.00–170.00	719	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	172.82/cwt	170.00–177.00	570	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	157.92/cwt	155.00–160.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	144.94/cwt	142.50–150.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	147.12/cwt	145.00–147.50	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	162.80/cwt	155.00–165.00	527	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	152.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	135.46/cwt	132.50–137.50	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	154.13/cwt	150.00–157.00	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	150.05/cwt	147.50–155.00	470	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	121.83/cwt	120.00–127.50	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	148.24/cwt	140.00–155.00	418	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	136.45/cwt	135.00–142.50	656	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	55.86/cwt	55.00–59.00	652	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	49.30/cwt	47.00–52.00	497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	133.68/cwt	130.00–137.50	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	158.78/cwt	155.00–165.00	437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	163.20/cwt	157.50–167.50	524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	156.80/cwt	155.00–162.50	751	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	168.58/cwt	165.00–172.50	371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	149.80/cwt	147.50–152.00	712	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	62.72/cwt	61.00–64.00	809	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	151.93/cwt	150.00–155.00	558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	149.97/cwt	145.00–153.00	643	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	144.08/cwt	140.00–147.50	751	9
Bulls	—	—	1,456	82.75/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,205	8
Bulls	—	—	1,685	91.09/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	128.67/cwt	125.00–132.50	737	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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 360Year ago 358

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 32Year ago 59

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	170.00–177.50	174.81
4	—	528	147.50–150.00	148.73
4	—	570	135.00–140.00	137.46
6	—	375	165.00–170.00	167.40
6	—	437	162.00–170.00	164.56
7	—	330	170.00–177.00	172.82
8	—	479	155.00–162.50	156.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	157.50–167.50	163.20
2	—	220	165.00–172.50	168.58
4	—	283	160.00–165.00	162.43
4	—	475	147.50–152.00	149.80
5	—	367	150.00–155.00	151.93
9	—	429	145.00–153.00	149.97
9	—	521	140.00–147.50	144.08
4	—	573	125.00–132.50	128.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	155.00–160.00	157.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	142.50–150.00	144.94
4	—	370	175.00–180.00	177.47
5	—	527	150.00–157.00	154.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	145.00–147.50	147.12
9	—	324	155.00–165.00	162.80
4	—	370	160.00–165.00	162.43
5	—	481	135.00–142.50	136.45
4	—	530	130.00–137.50	133.68
5	—	275	155.00–165.00	158.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	218	150.00–155.00	152.64
5	—	431	132.50–137.50	135.46
9	—	313	147.50–155.00	150.05
6	—	378	140.00–145.00	142.58
8	—	486	120.00–127.50	121.83
9	—	282	140.00–155.00	148.24
4	—	530	120.00–125.00	122.45
4	—	573	110.00–115.00	112.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,168	55.00–59.00	55.86
6	—	1,290	61.00–64.00	62.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,008	47.00–52.00	49.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,456	78.00–85.00	82.75
3	—	1,685	88.00–95.00	91.09

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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