Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement cows not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.98/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$132.98

66 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$9.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.82

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	136.69	693	39
Medium and Large 2	457	127.61	583	27

One grade step is worth $9.08/cwt here — about $110 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 sale66 hd

132.98

—

FL average10 barns · 769 hd

137.80

−4.82

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	1,353	88.52	1,198	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	59.97	819	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	54.17	584	7thin

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	—	470	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	157.42/cwt	155.00–162.50	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	202.39/cwt	200.00–205.00	445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	179.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	200.19/cwt	195.00–205.00	657	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	162.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	147.94/cwt	145.00–152.50	846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	122.08/cwt	120.00–127.50	773	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	166.10/cwt	165.00–170.00	787	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	156.17/cwt	152.50–160.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	161.18/cwt	160.00–167.50	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	205.78/cwt	197.50–215.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	174.43/cwt	172.50–177.50	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	129.96/cwt	127.50–132.50	741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	129.31/cwt	127.50–135.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	164.92/cwt	162.50–167.50	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	142.42/cwt	140.00–147.50	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	155.60/cwt	152.50–160.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	59.97/cwt	58.00–65.00	819	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	54.17/cwt	52.00–58.00	584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	135.27/cwt	132.00–140.00	510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	124.67/cwt	122.50–130.00	596	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	138.39/cwt	137.50–145.00	667	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	173.27/cwt	170.00–175.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	144.96/cwt	142.50–150.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	164.57/cwt	162.00–170.00	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	139.93/cwt	137.50–142.50	735	6
Bulls	—	—	1,434	94.46/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,355	4
Bulls	—	—	1,307	85.12/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,113	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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 185Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 31Year ago 83

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement cows not tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	150.00–155.00	152.45
3	—	433	155.00–162.50	157.42
4	—	220	200.00–205.00	202.39
4	—	370	175.00–185.00	179.86
6	—	328	195.00–205.00	200.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	160.00–165.00	162.41
3	—	327	170.00–175.00	173.27
3	—	432	142.50–150.00	144.96
6	—	373	162.00–170.00	164.57
6	—	525	137.50–142.50	139.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	145.00–152.50	147.94
9	—	474	165.00–170.00	166.10
2	—	323	197.50–215.00	205.78
5	—	430	172.50–177.50	174.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	152.50–160.00	156.17
6	—	435	160.00–167.50	161.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	633	120.00–127.50	122.08
8	—	570	127.50–132.50	129.96
2	—	325	162.50–167.50	164.92
3	—	428	140.00–147.50	142.42
5	—	368	152.50–160.00	155.60
6	—	525	130.00–135.00	132.43
8	—	482	137.50–145.00	138.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	127.50–135.00	129.31
6	—	530	120.00–125.00	122.45
7	—	377	132.00–140.00	135.27
10	—	478	122.50–130.00	124.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,365	58.00–65.00	59.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,079	52.00–58.00	54.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,434	93.00–97.00	94.46
7	—	1,307	83.00–89.00	85.12

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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