Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm to 2.00 higher in limited test. Feeder cattle firm in limited test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.12/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$151.12

65 head · 349 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$8.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.59

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	366	156.05	572	27
Medium and Large 2	336	147.63	496	38

One grade step is worth $8.42/cwt here — about $76 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 sale65 hd

151.12

—

FL average10 barns · 750 hd

145.54

+5.59

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	1,889	93.37	1,763	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,408	66.17	932	17

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	423	171.18/cwt	167.50–175.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	191.15/cwt	187.50–195.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	188.98/cwt	187.50–190.00	629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	183.61/cwt	180.00–187.50	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	164.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	149.91/cwt	145.00–155.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	217.07/cwt	207.00–222.50	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	152.42/cwt	150.00–157.50	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	136.65/cwt	135.00–137.50	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	156.20/cwt	155.00–157.50	422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	193.42/cwt	190.00–200.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	179.92/cwt	177.50–185.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	139.44/cwt	137.50–142.50	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	151.20/cwt	150.00–152.50	408	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	159.95/cwt	157.50–162.50	608	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	160.19/cwt	157.50–165.00	524	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	152.15/cwt	150.00–155.00	504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	145.34/cwt	132.50–155.00	551	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	171.09/cwt	167.50–177.50	643	8
Bulls	—	—	1,995	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	2,015	1
Bulls	—	—	1,853	90.82/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,683	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	60.06/cwt	58.00–62.00	723	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	69.51/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,057	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	147.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	339	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 Feb 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 284Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 49Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm to 2.00 higher in limited test. Feeder cattle firm in limited test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	167.50–175.00	171.18
4	—	370	187.50–195.00	191.15
5	—	333	187.50–190.00	188.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	180.00–187.50	183.61
4	—	333	160.00–170.00	164.81
4	—	433	145.00–155.00	149.91
8	—	376	167.50–177.50	171.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	207.00–222.50	217.07
3	—	365	190.00–200.00	193.42
3	—	433	177.50–185.00	179.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	160.00–170.00	164.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	150.00–157.50	152.42
3	—	520	135.00–137.50	136.65
4	—	270	155.00–157.50	156.20
8	—	380	157.50–162.50	159.95
9	—	327	157.50–165.00	160.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	137.50–142.50	139.44
8	—	270	150.00–152.50	151.20
9	—	331	150.00–155.00	152.15
12	—	379	132.50–155.00	145.34
4	—	230	145.00–150.00	147.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	101.00	101.00
3	—	1,853	88.00–93.00	90.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,203	58.00–62.00	60.06
11	—	1,520	68.00–75.00	69.51

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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