Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady in limited test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.08/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$143.08

33 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$0.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	143.55	688	14thin
Medium and Large 2	425	142.74	606	19thin

One grade step is worth $0.81/cwt here — about $81 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 sale33 hd

143.08

—

FL average10 barns · 779 hd

147.14

−4.06

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	1,691	94.31	1,595	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	67.96	852	12

Every lot, as filed

22 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 2	—	425	156.65/cwt	155.00–157.50	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	154.14/cwt	152.50–155.00	721	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	100.32/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,595	3
Bulls	—	—	1,792	88.30/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,582	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	72.63/cwt	71.00–75.00	882	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	66.41/cwt	61.00–72.00	841	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	161.01/cwt	157.50–167.50	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	132.56/cwt	127.50–142.50	886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	182.35/cwt	177.50–187.50	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	138.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	168.36/cwt	167.50–170.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	191.12/cwt	187.50–195.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	168.31/cwt	167.50–170.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	137.44/cwt	135.00–142.50	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	143.72/cwt	142.50–145.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	129.39/cwt	127.50–132.50	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	129.98/cwt	127.50–132.50	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	155.28/cwt	152.50–157.50	511	7

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 223Year ago 413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 30Year ago 51

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady in limited test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	155.00–157.50	156.65
3	—	468	152.50–155.00	154.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	157.50–167.50	161.01
5	—	668	127.50–142.50	132.56
3	—	467	167.50–170.00	168.36
4	—	420	187.50–195.00	191.12
1	—	605	142.50	142.50
2	—	570	155.00–160.00	157.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	177.50–187.50	182.35
2	—	530	150.00–155.00	152.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	135.00–140.00	138.72
4	—	473	135.00–140.00	137.57
4	—	535	127.50–132.50	129.98
7	—	329	152.50–157.50	155.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	167.50–170.00	168.31
3	—	523	135.00–142.50	137.44
4	—	470	142.50–145.00	143.72
4	—	571	127.50–132.50	129.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,590	99.00–102.00	100.32
3	—	1,792	85.00–92.00	88.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	71.00–75.00	72.63
9	—	1,266	61.00–72.00	66.41

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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