Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.61/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$134.61

108 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$94

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

$2.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.60

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	369	136.70	504	31
Medium and Large 1	447	133.77	598	77

One grade step is worth $2.93/cwt here — about −$94 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 sale108 hd

134.61

—

FL average10 barns · 1,050 hd

141.21

−6.60

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	1,370	76.73	1,051	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,361	61.32	835	12

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	143.66/cwt	140.00–147.50	751	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	168.74/cwt	167.50–170.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	173.55/cwt	170.00–177.50	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	166.18/cwt	162.50–170.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	151.94/cwt	150.00–155.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	158.68/cwt	155.00–162.50	687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	167.42/cwt	165.00–170.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	149.31/cwt	145.00–155.00	633	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	192	248.04/cwt	240.00–265.00	476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	164.18/cwt	160.00–167.50	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	174.79/cwt	170.00–180.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	132.91/cwt	130.00–135.00	561	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	124.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	152.84/cwt	150.00–155.00	411	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	156.37/cwt	155.00–160.00	746	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	151.92/cwt	150.00–155.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	151.63/cwt	150.00–152.50	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	122.89/cwt	120.00–127.50	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	132.70/cwt	130.00–137.50	506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	140.89/cwt	137.50–145.00	533	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	120.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	706	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	65.37/cwt	63.00–67.00	924	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	59.29/cwt	55.00–65.00	792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	154.93/cwt	152.50–157.50	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	131.73/cwt	127.50–135.00	638	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	144.25/cwt	140.00–150.00	475	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	158.96/cwt	157.00–160.00	358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	176.58/cwt	170.00–180.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	159.84/cwt	155.00–165.00	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	151.21/cwt	150.00–152.50	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	681	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	150.32/cwt	145.00–155.00	558	9
Bulls	—	—	1,370	76.73/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,051	2

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 Feb 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 417Year ago 332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 42Year ago 37

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	140.00–147.50	143.66
4	—	315	165.00–170.00	167.42
8	—	424	145.00–155.00	149.31
4	—	473	145.00–150.00	147.43
5	—	375	150.00–155.00	151.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	167.50–170.00	168.74
3	—	192	240.00–265.00	248.04
6	—	418	160.00–167.50	164.18
8	—	326	170.00–180.00	174.79
14	—	477	155.00–160.00	156.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	283	180.00–185.00	182.48
4	—	323	170.00–177.50	173.55
4	—	378	162.50–170.00	166.18
4	—	523	140.00–145.00	142.44
5	—	475	150.00–155.00	151.94
6	—	433	155.00–162.50	158.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	170.00–180.00	176.58
4	—	320	155.00–165.00	159.84
4	—	425	150.00–152.50	151.21
8	—	478	140.00–145.00	142.43
9	—	371	145.00–155.00	150.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	422	130.00–135.00	132.91
3	—	317	150.00–152.50	151.63
6	—	523	125.00–130.00	127.44
8	—	378	137.50–145.00	140.89
10	—	584	120.00–125.00	120.96
2	—	278	152.50–157.50	154.93
20	—	484	127.50–135.00	131.73
3	—	225	157.00–160.00	158.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	120.00–130.00	124.79
5	—	269	150.00–155.00	152.84
5	—	478	120.00–127.50	122.89
8	—	381	130.00–137.50	132.70
9	—	329	140.00–150.00	144.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,413	63.00–67.00	65.37
8	—	1,335	55.00–65.00	59.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	74.00–79.00	76.73

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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