Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Feeder cattle 3.00 to mostly 6.00 lower. 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 $123.71/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$123.71

98 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$18.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.30

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	130.11	594	47
Medium and Large 2	472	118.70	560	45
Medium and Large 3	473	111.22	526	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.89/cwt here — about $68 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 sale98 hd

123.71

—

FL average10 barns · 764 hd

131.01

−7.30

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	1,750	87.60	1,533	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,126	61.17	689	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	60.19	853	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	51.11	572	7thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	148.72/cwt	147.50–152.50	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	173.62/cwt	170.00–180.00	479	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	161.30/cwt	157.50–165.00	605	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	133.63/cwt	130.00–137.50	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	130.61/cwt	130.00–132.50	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	155.42/cwt	152.50–160.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	136.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	153.20/cwt	152.50–160.00	669	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	168.23/cwt	165.00–170.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	152.41/cwt	150.00–157.50	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	119.70/cwt	117.00–122.50	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	115.80/cwt	115.00–120.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	132.40/cwt	130.00–137.50	565	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	144.42/cwt	140.00–147.50	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	141.03/cwt	140.00–147.50	673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	173.87/cwt	170.00–180.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	152.89/cwt	150.00–157.50	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	111.95/cwt	110.00–117.00	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	116.20/cwt	115.00–122.50	559	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	123.62/cwt	120.00–127.50	525	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	111.22/cwt	110.00–112.50	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	125.80/cwt	125.00–130.00	600	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	60.19/cwt	59.00–61.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	106.04/cwt	105.00–110.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	141.10/cwt	137.50–145.00	529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	129.90/cwt	127.50–132.50	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	153.61/cwt	150.00–157.50	415	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	87.60/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	156.93/cwt	155.00–160.00	521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	140.42/cwt	137.50–145.00	607	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	51.11/cwt	46.00–54.00	572	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	723	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	60.69/cwt	60.00–63.00	685	10

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 279Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 48Year ago 69

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Feeder cattle 3.00 to mostly 6.00 lower. 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
4	—	333	180.00	180.00
4	—	436	147.50–152.50	148.72
8	—	276	170.00–180.00	173.62
8	—	375	157.50–165.00	161.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	145.00	145.00
4	—	470	130.00–137.50	133.63
5	—	332	155.00–160.00	156.93
5	—	432	137.50–145.00	140.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	130.00–132.50	130.61
5	—	472	152.50–160.00	155.42
6	—	573	135.00–140.00	136.63
10	—	437	152.50–160.00	153.20
3	—	523	140.00–145.00	141.62
5	—	326	170.00–180.00	173.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	165.00–170.00	168.23
3	—	373	150.00–157.50	152.41
5	—	428	140.00–147.50	144.42
7	—	477	140.00–147.50	141.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	117.00–122.50	119.70
6	—	581	115.00–120.00	115.80
9	—	427	130.00–137.50	132.40
5	—	332	150.00–157.50	152.89
6	—	477	125.00–130.00	125.80
5	—	621	105.00–110.00	106.04
6	—	375	137.50–145.00	141.10
4	—	270	150.00–157.50	153.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	534	110.00–117.00	111.95
12	—	481	115.00–122.50	116.20
16	—	425	120.00–127.50	123.62
4	—	375	127.50–132.50	129.90
6	—	573	110.00–112.00	110.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	110.00–112.50	111.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	59.00–61.00	60.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,119	46.00–54.00	51.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	66.00	66.00
10	—	1,129	60.00–63.00	60.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,750	85.00–92.00	87.60

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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