Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement cows not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.28/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$117.28

66 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$11.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.40

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	122.83	622	34
Medium and Large 2	540	111.38	601	32

One grade step is worth $11.46/cwt here — about $21 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 sale66 hd

117.28

—

FL average10 barns · 927 hd

127.68

−10.40

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	1,572	89.27	1,403	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	74.09	904	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	62.29	580	7thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	367	141.64/cwt	140.00–142.50	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	125.81/cwt	125.00–127.50	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	144.98/cwt	142.50–147.50	476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	135.88/cwt	132.00–140.00	448	6
Bulls	—	—	1,572	89.27/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	124.45/cwt	122.50–127.50	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	127.08/cwt	125.00–130.00	536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	123.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	113.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	121.18/cwt	117.00–125.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	117.43/cwt	115.00–122.50	564	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	129.81/cwt	127.00–132.50	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	118.53/cwt	117.50–120.00	676	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	110.91/cwt	105.00–115.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	128.05/cwt	125.00–130.00	479	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	80.23/cwt	78.00–84.00	977	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	71.25/cwt	68.00–76.00	871	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	62.29/cwt	62.00–63.00	580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	102.88/cwt	100.00–105.00	655	7

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 371Last week 143Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 37Year ago 39

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement cows not tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	140.00–142.50	141.64
3	—	473	125.00–127.50	125.81
4	—	328	142.50–147.50	144.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	115.00–120.00	117.43
6	—	330	132.00–140.00	135.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	122.50–127.50	124.45
6	—	470	127.00–132.50	129.81
10	—	570	117.50–120.00	118.53
4	—	615	110.00	110.00
5	—	374	125.00–130.00	128.05
4	—	428	125.00–130.00	127.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	480	115.00–122.50	117.43
5	—	528	105.00–115.00	110.91
6	—	575	105.00–110.00	107.57
7	—	637	100.00–105.00	102.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	105.00–110.00	107.56
7	—	422	125.00–130.00	127.08
5	—	533	110.00–115.00	113.98
6	—	472	117.00–125.00	121.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	120.00–125.00	123.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,572	86.00–94.00	89.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,218	78.00–84.00	80.23
13	—	1,222	68.00–76.00	71.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	931	62.00–63.00	62.29

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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