Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Feeder cattle fully steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady. Value added cattle weaned, castrated, and shot records.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.37/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$140.37

94 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$125

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

$5.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.22

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	450	143.07	643	50
Medium and Large 1	560	137.30	768	44

One grade step is worth $5.77/cwt here — about −$125 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 sale94 hd

140.37

—

FL average10 barns · 717 hd

138.15

+2.22

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	1,935	101.97	1,973	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	76.31	973	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	60.87	647	7thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	766	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	154.53/cwt	152.00–160.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	147.26/cwt	147.00–147.50	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.00/cwt	120.00–122.50	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	162.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	143.45/cwt	140.00–147.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	137.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	126.44/cwt	122.50–130.00	781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	143.30/cwt	140.00–147.50	754	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	88.67/cwt	85.00–100.00	876	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	133.89/cwt	132.50–137.50	718	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	151.40/cwt	147.50–152.50	577	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	155.66/cwt	152.00–160.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	123.73/cwt	122.50–125.00	835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	148.97/cwt	147.50–150.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	139.58/cwt	137.50–145.00	807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	124.95/cwt	122.50–127.50	662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	143.34/cwt	140.00–147.00	542	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	129.68/cwt	127.50–132.00	616	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	129.13/cwt	125.00–132.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	158.71/cwt	157.50–160.00	524	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	139.91/cwt	135.00–145.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	151.66/cwt	147.50–155.00	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	125.59/cwt	120.00–127.50	715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	136.78/cwt	135.00–140.00	650	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	129.61/cwt	127.50–135.00	688	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	112.39/cwt	107.50–117.50	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	128.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	616	13
Bulls	—	—	1,935	101.97/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,973	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	73.17/cwt	67.00–74.00	848	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	79.11/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,089	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	60.87/cwt	59.00–63.00	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 452Last week 300Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 64Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Feeder cattle fully steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady. Value added cattle weaned, castrated, and shot records.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	766	115.00–119.00	117.00
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	618	122.50–130.00	126.44
11	—	526	140.00–147.50	143.30
3	—	372	152.00–160.00	155.66
4	—	675	122.50–125.00	123.73
7	—	419	147.50–150.00	148.97
7	—	578	137.50–145.00	139.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	536	132.50–137.50	133.89
17	—	381	147.50–152.50	151.40
5	—	570	125.00–132.00	129.13
6	—	330	157.50–160.00	158.71
6	—	433	135.00–145.00	139.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	152.00–160.00	154.53
4	—	430	147.00–147.50	147.26
5	—	570	120.00–122.50	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	160.00–165.00	162.39
4	—	385	140.00–147.00	143.45
11	—	429	135.00–140.00	137.67
13	—	478	125.00–130.00	128.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	530	122.50–127.50	124.95
12	—	378	140.00–147.00	143.34
12	—	475	127.50–132.00	129.68
6	—	573	107.50–117.50	112.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	327	147.50–155.00	151.66
8	—	374	155.00	155.00
8	—	569	120.00–127.50	125.59
11	—	475	135.00–140.00	136.78
14	—	531	127.50–135.00	129.61
6	—	430	135.00–140.00	137.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	988	85.00–100.00	88.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,935	99.00–105.00	101.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,159	67.00–74.00	73.17
9	—	1,377	77.00–81.00	79.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,063	59.00–63.00	60.87

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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Townsend Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle