Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows very limited test.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $153.02/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −38.47 against this barn's trailing median of $191.48.

Average price

$153.02

56 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$6.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.84

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	156.50	667	25
Medium and Large 2	397	150.21	596	31

One grade step is worth $6.29/cwt here — about $72 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 sale56 hd

153.02

—

FL average9 barns · 402 hd

137.17

+15.84

This barn, trailing median2 sales

191.48

−38.47

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	1,533	85.52	1,311	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	70.27	919	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	58.81	647	20

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	—	223	179.66/cwt	177.00–182.50	401	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	148.73/cwt	147.50–150.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	146.80/cwt	145.00–152.50	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	138.34/cwt	137.50–140.00	795	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	168.80/cwt	165.00–172.50	538	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	136.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	164.90/cwt	162.50–167.50	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	168.54/cwt	165.00–172.50	384	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	135.59/cwt	130.00–137.50	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	158.72/cwt	157.50–160.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	174.48/cwt	172.00–180.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	180.09/cwt	177.50–182.50	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	168.88/cwt	165.00–172.50	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	151.21/cwt	150.00–152.50	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.95/cwt	127.50–132.50	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	155.34/cwt	152.50–160.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	156.37/cwt	152.50–162.50	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	136.94/cwt	135.00–140.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	146.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	694	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	68.30/cwt	65.00–71.00	846	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	58.81/cwt	56.00–61.00	647	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	136.54/cwt	132.50–140.00	578	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	145.59/cwt	142.50–150.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	118.86/cwt	115.00–125.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	144.98/cwt	142.50–150.00	497	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	162.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	157.35/cwt	155.00–162.50	519	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.55/cwt	135.00–150.00	675	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	152.86/cwt	150.00–157.50	578	10
Bulls	—	—	1,533	85.52/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,311	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	74.38/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,081	11

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 252Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 64Year ago 34

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder and replacement cows very limited test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	223	177.00–182.50	179.66
4	—	488	147.50–150.00	148.73
4	—	533	145.00–152.50	146.80
6	—	575	137.50–140.00	138.34
7	—	319	165.00–172.50	168.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	135.00–140.00	136.61
4	—	278	160.00–165.00	162.39
6	—	330	155.00–162.50	157.35
8	—	480	135.00–150.00	140.55
10	—	378	150.00–157.50	152.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	162.50–167.50	164.90
2	—	470	157.50–160.00	158.72
3	—	328	172.00–180.00	174.48
4	—	280	177.50–182.50	180.09
4	—	373	165.00–172.50	168.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	228	165.00–172.50	168.54
4	—	531	130.00–137.50	135.59
3	—	473	145.00–150.00	146.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	150.00–152.50	151.21
4	—	573	127.50–132.50	129.95
5	—	328	152.50–160.00	155.34
5	—	372	152.50–162.50	156.37
5	—	525	135.00–140.00	136.94
7	—	427	142.50–150.00	145.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	423	132.50–140.00	136.54
5	—	528	115.00–125.00	118.86
6	—	343	142.50–150.00	144.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,238	65.00–71.00	68.30
11	—	1,454	72.00–77.00	74.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,100	56.00–61.00	58.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	84.00–89.00	85.52

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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