Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle weak. Replacement cows not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.31/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$122.31

38 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$14.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.36

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	421	128.88	542	21
Medium and Large 2	444	114.20	507	17thin

One grade step is worth $14.68/cwt here — about $35 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 sale38 hd

122.31

—

FL average10 barns · 785 hd

125.67

−3.36

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	1,493	91.44	1,365	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	69.98	887	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	58.14	620	12

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	322	159.87/cwt	157.50–165.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	123.31/cwt	122.50–125.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	140.08/cwt	137.50–142.50	522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	133.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	127.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.87/cwt	112.00–120.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	126.92/cwt	125.00–132.50	553	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	126.22/cwt	125.00–127.50	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	131.21/cwt	130.00–132.50	689	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	58.14/cwt	54.00–60.00	620	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	114.52/cwt	112.00–120.00	490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	112.16/cwt	110.00–115.00	529	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	131.15/cwt	127.50–135.00	485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	148.61/cwt	145.00–152.50	401	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	141.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	477	6
Bulls	—	—	2,038	103.71/cwt	102.00–105.00	2,114	3
Bulls	—	—	1,384	88.98/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,231	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	73.24/cwt	72.00–75.00	897	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	67.80/cwt	64.00–70.00	879	15

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 Jun 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 340Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 80Year ago 25

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle weak. 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
3	—	322	157.50–165.00	159.87
3	—	473	122.50–125.00	123.31
4	—	373	137.50–142.50	140.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	130.00–135.00	133.27
4	—	420	125.00–130.00	127.41
4	—	475	112.00–120.00	115.87
6	—	270	145.00–152.50	148.61
6	—	337	140.00–145.00	141.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	120.00–125.00	122.46
9	—	436	125.00–132.50	126.92
4	—	330	135.00–140.00	137.42
4	—	370	127.50–135.00	131.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	120.00–125.00	122.41
6	—	428	112.00–120.00	114.52
9	—	472	110.00–115.00	112.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	125.00–127.50	126.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	130.00–132.50	131.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,067	54.00–60.00	58.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,225	72.00–75.00	73.24
15	—	1,297	64.00–70.00	67.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,038	102.00–105.00	103.71
15	—	1,384	84.00–95.00	88.98

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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