Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Feeder cattle firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $147.04/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −44.45 against this barn's trailing median of $191.48.

Average price

$147.04

37 head · 354 lb average

Value per head Derived

$520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

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

$26.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.17

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	322	157.10	506	23
Medium and Large 2	405	130.51	529	14thin

One grade step is worth $26.58/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale37 hd

147.04

—

FL average9 barns · 379 hd

135.87

+11.17

This barn, trailing median2 sales

191.48

−44.45

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	1,753	86.96	1,524	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	62.87	736	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	55.56	602	5thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	430	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	167.42/cwt	165.00–170.00	373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	129.96/cwt	127.50–132.50	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	136.65/cwt	135.00–137.50	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	157.84/cwt	155.00–162.50	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	165.39/cwt	162.50–170.00	468	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	154.92/cwt	152.50–157.50	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	152.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	129.14/cwt	127.50–132.50	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	111.65/cwt	110.00–112.50	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	138.46/cwt	137.50–140.00	519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	131.16/cwt	127.50–135.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	121.83/cwt	120.00–127.50	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	109.32/cwt	108.00–110.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	140.64/cwt	137.50–142.50	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	111.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	144.62/cwt	142.00–147.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	147.24/cwt	145.00–152.00	490	6
Bulls	—	—	1,753	86.96/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,524	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	68.51/cwt	68.00–70.00	971	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	61.66/cwt	55.00–66.00	689	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	55.56/cwt	53.00–60.00	602	5

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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 342Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 54Year ago 20

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Feeder cattle firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	117.00–120.00	118.47
4	—	488	115.00–120.00	117.46
6	—	333	145.00–152.00	147.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	165.00–170.00	167.42
2	—	488	127.50–132.50	129.96
3	—	413	135.00–137.50	136.65
5	—	328	155.00–162.50	157.84
11	—	283	162.50–170.00	165.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	152.50–157.50	154.92
3	—	477	127.50–132.50	129.14
2	—	318	160.00–165.00	162.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	110.00–112.50	111.65
5	—	375	137.50–140.00	138.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	110.00–115.00	112.55
4	—	275	150.00–155.00	152.36
4	—	430	127.50–135.00	131.16
8	—	471	120.00–127.50	121.83
4	—	374	137.50–142.50	140.64
2	—	325	142.00–147.00	144.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	108.00–110.00	109.32
6	—	473	110.00–115.00	111.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	85.00–89.00	86.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,418	68.00–70.00	68.51
28	—	1,118	55.00–66.00	61.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,083	53.00–60.00	55.56

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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