Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls fully 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.79/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$145.79

67 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$7.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.59

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	408	150.26	613	27
Medium and Large 2	386	142.78	551	40

One grade step is worth $7.48/cwt here — about $62 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 sale67 hd

145.79

—

FL average10 barns · 714 hd

143.20

+2.59

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	1,574	90.15	1,419	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,403	65.93	925	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	51.71	581	6thin

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	—	273	192.39/cwt	190.00–195.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	178.82/cwt	175.00–185.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	162.41/cwt	160.00–167.50	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	139.54/cwt	137.50–142.50	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	167.42/cwt	165.00–170.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	106.70/cwt	105.00–110.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.04/cwt	127.50–132.50	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	161.14/cwt	157.50–165.00	532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	126.63/cwt	122.50–130.00	857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	149.95/cwt	147.50–152.50	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.50	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	123.29/cwt	120.00–127.50	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	122.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.07/cwt	132.50–137.50	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	145.77/cwt	142.50–147.50	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	161.08/cwt	157.50–165.00	440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	156.15/cwt	152.50–160.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	148.42/cwt	145.00–152.00	638	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	64.32/cwt	59.00–66.00	900	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	51.71/cwt	50.00–53.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	155.52/cwt	152.50–160.00	431	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	136.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	593	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	146.11/cwt	142.50–150.00	487	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	151.90/cwt	150.00–155.00	567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	158.84/cwt	155.00–165.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	161.36/cwt	157.50–165.00	532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	146.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	694	7
Bulls	—	—	1,590	95.04/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,511	2
Bulls	—	—	1,568	88.20/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,383	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	69.48/cwt	68.00–72.00	979	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 Feb 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 407Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 29Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls fully 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows not well tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	190.00–195.00	192.39
2	—	475	155.00–160.00	157.55
5	—	335	175.00–185.00	178.82
5	—	430	160.00–167.50	162.41
5	—	568	137.50–142.50	139.54
6	—	373	165.00–170.00	167.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	155.00–165.00	158.84
6	—	330	157.50–165.00	161.36
7	—	474	145.00–150.00	146.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	908	105.00–110.00	106.70
6	—	677	122.50–130.00	126.63
2	—	643	130.00–132.50	131.25
3	—	773	120.00–127.50	123.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	147.50–152.50	149.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	127.50–132.50	130.04
6	—	330	157.50–165.00	161.14
2	—	525	132.50–137.50	135.07
3	—	468	142.50–147.50	145.77
4	—	273	157.50–165.00	161.08
4	—	370	152.50–160.00	156.15
4	—	430	145.00–152.00	148.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	120.00–125.00	122.04
7	—	277	152.50–160.00	155.52
11	—	435	135.00–140.00	136.32
12	—	333	142.50–150.00	146.11
5	—	373	150.00–155.00	151.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,400	59.00–66.00	64.32
5	—	1,409	68.00–72.00	69.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,123	50.00–53.00	51.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	94.00–96.00	95.04
5	—	1,568	85.00–90.00	88.20

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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