Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.23/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$137.23

60 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$260

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

$21.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.15

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	401	154.29	619	13thin
Medium and Large 1	663	132.51	879	47

One grade step is worth $21.78/cwt here — about −$260 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 sale60 hd

137.23

—

FL average9 barns · 219 hd

141.38

−4.15

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	1,925	109.00	2,098	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,420	80.57	1,144	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	66.74	719	3thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	428	164.49/cwt	162.00–172.50	704	4
Bulls	—	—	1,925	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,098	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	84.39/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,083	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,556	76.75/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,194	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	66.74/cwt	66.00–68.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	169.36/cwt	167.00–172.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	143.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	130.83/cwt	130.00–132.50	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	166.84/cwt	165.00–172.50	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	100.01/cwt	95.00–105.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	172.15/cwt	170.00–180.00	632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	185.82/cwt	182.00–190.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	94.86/cwt	90.00–97.00	877	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	168.96/cwt	167.00–170.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	155.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	126.26/cwt	125.00–127.50	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	112.47/cwt	109.00–116.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	93.02/cwt	91.00–95.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	138.35/cwt	137.50–140.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	131.90/cwt	127.50–135.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	154.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	140.89/cwt	137.00–145.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	134.93/cwt	132.50–137.50	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	128.73/cwt	127.50–130.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	123.18/cwt	122.00–125.00	950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	151.15/cwt	147.50–155.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	98.75/cwt	97.50–100.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	109.14/cwt	105.00–112.50	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	166.96/cwt	165.00–172.50	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	134.49/cwt	132.00–137.00	576	2

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 76Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 5Year ago 44

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 10.00 higher. 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	—	428	162.00–172.50	164.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	167.00–172.00	169.36
4	—	530	132.50–137.50	134.93
4	—	574	120.00–125.00	122.52
2	—	370	147.50–155.00	151.15
2	—	678	97.50–100.00	98.75
3	—	637	105.00–112.50	109.14
4	—	470	135.00–140.00	137.45
7	—	333	165.00–172.50	166.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	150.00–160.00	154.81
4	—	370	137.00–145.00	140.89
6	—	530	127.50–130.00	128.73
2	—	428	132.00–137.00	134.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	140.00–150.00	143.87
3	—	327	167.00–170.00	168.96
5	—	372	150.00–160.00	155.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	130.00–132.50	130.83
4	—	438	165.00–172.50	166.84
4	—	884	95.00–105.00	100.01
5	—	367	170.00–180.00	172.15
2	—	273	182.00–190.00	185.82
7	—	924	90.00–97.00	94.86
2	—	740	125.00–127.50	126.26
2	—	818	109.00–116.00	112.47
2	—	965	91.00–95.00	93.02
3	—	567	137.50–140.00	138.35
4	—	480	160.00–165.00	162.45
4	—	631	127.50–135.00	131.90
5	—	771	122.00–125.00	123.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	109.00	109.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,283	82.00–87.00	84.39
6	—	1,556	74.00–79.00	76.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,077	66.00–68.00	66.74

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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