Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder and replacement cows very limited test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.28/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$132.28

72 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$135

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

$0.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.82

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	421	132.43	558	26
Medium and Large 1	524	132.19	692	46

One grade step is worth $0.25/cwt here — about −$135 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 sale72 hd

132.28

—

FL average7 barns · 418 hd

141.10

−8.82

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	1,535	88.09	1,352	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	61.76	815	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	51.53	551	31

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	368	144.13/cwt	142.50–145.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	158.89/cwt	155.00–162.50	429	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	127.01/cwt	125.00–132.50	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	133.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	142.90/cwt	140.00–147.50	539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	132.98/cwt	132.50–135.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	128.68/cwt	125.00–132.50	682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	127.50/cwt	122.50–132.50	798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	128.47/cwt	127.50–132.50	740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	126.15/cwt	122.50–130.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	125.97/cwt	125.00–127.50	542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	141.52/cwt	140.00–142.50	596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	585	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	139.35/cwt	137.00–140.00	514	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	108.35/cwt	105.00–110.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	145.66/cwt	145.00–147.50	392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	475	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	118.36/cwt	117.50–120.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	119.56/cwt	117.00–122.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	135.80/cwt	135.00–137.50	445	3
Bulls	—	—	1,535	88.09/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,352	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	124.42/cwt	120.00–127.50	533	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	112.47/cwt	110.00–117.50	651	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	61.76/cwt	58.00–65.00	815	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	51.53/cwt	48.00–55.00	551	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	120.80/cwt	117.50–122.50	634	3

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 452Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 30Year ago 25

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly 4.00 to 8.00 lower. 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
3	—	368	142.50–145.00	144.13
4	—	430	135.00–140.00	137.44
4	—	520	122.00–125.00	123.47
6	—	270	155.00–162.50	158.89
6	—	471	125.00–132.50	127.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	117.00–120.00	118.49
5	—	428	120.00–127.50	124.42
5	—	579	110.00–117.50	112.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	130.00–135.00	133.28
8	—	473	120.00–125.00	123.70
9	—	369	137.00–140.00	139.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	140.00–147.50	142.90
5	—	476	132.50–135.00	132.98
8	—	530	125.00–132.50	128.68
8	—	626	122.50–132.50	127.50
10	—	576	127.50–132.50	128.47
2	—	728	115.00–120.00	117.44
8	—	421	140.00–142.50	141.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	122.50–130.00	126.15
5	—	430	125.00–127.50	125.97
3	—	622	105.00–110.00	108.35
4	—	269	145.00–147.50	145.66
3	—	328	135.00–137.50	135.80
3	—	525	117.50–122.50	120.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	125.00–130.00	127.42
6	—	473	117.50–120.00	118.36
4	—	430	117.00–122.00	119.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,535	85.00–91.00	88.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,319	58.00–65.00	61.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,069	48.00–55.00	51.53

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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