Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle uneven mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.26/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$128.26

67 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$11.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.73

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	134.95	591	27
Medium and Large 2	391	123.74	483	40

One grade step is worth $11.21/cwt here — about $107 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 sale67 hd

128.26

—

FL average10 barns · 852 hd

126.52

+1.73

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	1,553	96.76	1,503	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	76.46	941	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	61.65	706	6thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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	—	530	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	160.41/cwt	157.50–162.50	430	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	131.95/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	123.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	535	12
Bulls	—	—	1,553	96.76/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,503	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	85.53/cwt	83.00–89.00	909	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	132.16/cwt	130.00–135.00	570	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	131.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	348	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	168.67/cwt	167.50–170.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	158.57/cwt	155.00–162.50	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	126.55/cwt	125.00–129.00	668	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	80.89/cwt	79.00–85.00	988	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	74.54/cwt	72.00–77.00	920	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	61.65/cwt	58.00–65.00	706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	120.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	525	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	139.90/cwt	137.50–142.50	459	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	540	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	623	126.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	789	6

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 371Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 50Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle uneven mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	125.00–130.00	127.45
5	—	268	157.50–162.50	160.41
5	—	472	130.00–135.00	131.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	120.00–125.00	122.45
12	—	434	120.00–130.00	123.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	431	130.00–135.00	132.16
4	—	288	140.00–145.00	142.43
6	—	328	137.50–142.50	139.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	130.00–135.00	132.38
8	—	265	130.00–135.00	131.32
28	—	436	120.00–125.00	120.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	142.50	142.50
6	—	623	125.00–135.00	126.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	167.50–170.00	168.67
2	—	425	155.00–162.50	158.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	125.00–129.00	126.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	93.00–99.00	96.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,221	79.00–85.00	80.89
23	—	1,234	72.00–77.00	74.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,145	58.00–65.00	61.65

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,063	83.00–89.00	85.53

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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Townsend Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle