Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 15.00 to 25.00 lower. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 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 $125.35/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$125.35

92 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$0.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.71

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	125.71	632	38
Medium and Large 2	457	125.09	572	54

One grade step is worth $0.61/cwt here — about $59 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 sale92 hd

125.35

—

FL average10 barns · 543 hd

126.06

−0.71

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	1,766	78.13	1,380	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	48.38	593	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	954	43.18	412	27

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	330	166.21/cwt	165.00–167.50	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.15/cwt	152.50–160.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	568	4
Bulls	—	—	1,910	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,624	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	76.41/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,322	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	48.38/cwt	46.00–53.00	593	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	118.33/cwt	117.50–120.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	159.93/cwt	157.50–162.50	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	130.24/cwt	127.50–135.00	750	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	136.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	699	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	163.64/cwt	160.00–167.50	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	125.80/cwt	122.50–127.50	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	149.57/cwt	145.00–152.50	498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	109.18/cwt	107.00–112.00	634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	118.77/cwt	117.00–120.00	556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	108.07/cwt	107.00–112.50	579	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	157.92/cwt	155.00–162.50	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	123.31/cwt	117.50–130.00	830	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	158.23/cwt	155.00–160.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	150.07/cwt	147.50–155.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	116.48/cwt	115.00–117.50	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	100.52/cwt	100.00–102.50	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	125.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.86/cwt	127.00–135.00	556	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	43.18/cwt	41.00–46.00	412	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	116.23/cwt	115.00–117.50	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	98.75/cwt	97.50–100.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	138.02/cwt	137.50–142.50	602	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	138.11/cwt	137.50–142.00	533	14

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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 142Year ago 168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 17Year ago 29

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 15.00 to 25.00 lower. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 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
2	—	330	165.00–167.50	166.21
4	—	473	152.50–160.00	156.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	145.00–150.00	147.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	117.50–120.00	118.33
4	—	428	157.50–162.50	159.93
4	—	579	135.00–140.00	136.21
1	—	775	107.50	107.50
2	—	335	160.00–167.50	163.64
3	—	617	122.50–127.50	125.80
5	—	472	155.00–162.50	157.92
6	—	673	117.50–130.00	123.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	576	127.50–135.00	130.24
10	—	528	130.00–135.00	132.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	333	145.00–152.50	149.57
9	—	581	107.00–112.00	109.18
10	—	468	117.00–120.00	118.77
10	—	536	107.00–112.50	108.07
4	—	425	127.00–135.00	130.86
14	—	386	137.50–142.00	138.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	155.00–160.00	158.23
3	—	375	147.50–155.00	150.07
5	—	518	115.00–117.50	116.48
5	—	670	100.00–102.50	100.52
7	—	481	125.00–130.00	125.68
2	—	568	115.00–117.50	116.23
2	—	610	105.00–110.00	107.52
2	—	703	97.50–100.00	98.75
9	—	436	137.50–142.50	138.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,910	85.00	85.00
4	—	1,730	75.00–80.00	76.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,226	46.00–53.00	48.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	954	41.00–46.00	43.18

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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