Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Markets closed the previous week for holiday. No trends.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.79/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$124.79

59 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$18.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.71

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	417	132.71	553	34
Medium and Large 2	466	114.01	531	25

One grade step is worth $18.70/cwt here — about $22 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 sale59 hd

124.79

—

FL average8 barns · 797 hd

126.50

−1.71

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	1,845	86.77	1,601	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	68.42	850	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	62.95	625	6thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	373	146.61/cwt	145.00–150.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	139.26/cwt	137.50–145.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	133.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	141.05/cwt	137.50–145.00	463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	137.91/cwt	135.00–142.50	527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	148.71/cwt	147.50–150.00	483	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	78.05/cwt	70.00–97.00	832	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	68.44/cwt	68.00–69.00	825	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	132.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	129.74/cwt	129.00–130.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	132.92/cwt	130.00–137.50	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.25/cwt	135.00–137.50	644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	141.86/cwt	140.00–142.50	462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	115.80/cwt	115.00–117.50	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	118.19/cwt	115.00–125.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	142.19/cwt	140.00–147.50	476	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	106.94/cwt	105.00–110.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	108.19/cwt	107.00–110.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	118.31/cwt	117.00–120.00	519	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	125.80/cwt	125.00–127.50	600	6
Bulls	—	—	1,845	86.77/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,601	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	72.98/cwt	72.00–74.00	970	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	66.60/cwt	64.00–70.00	805	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	62.95/cwt	61.00–64.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	124.14/cwt	122.50–125.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	478	140.07/cwt	135.00–150.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	525	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	4

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 Jul 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 310Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 18Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: All Florida Markets closed the previous week for holiday. No trends.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	145.00–150.00	146.61
4	—	431	137.50–145.00	139.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	130.00–140.00	133.23
4	—	275	140.00–145.00	142.41
4	—	328	137.50–145.00	141.05
5	—	382	135.00–142.50	137.91
6	—	477	125.00–127.50	125.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	147.50–150.00	148.71
4	—	576	129.00–130.00	129.74
5	—	530	130.00–137.50	132.92
6	—	473	135.00–137.50	136.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	140.00–142.50	141.86
4	—	530	115.00–120.00	117.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	130.00–135.00	132.34
3	—	530	115.00–117.50	115.80
6	—	475	115.00–125.00	118.19
13	—	335	140.00–147.50	142.19
3	—	427	122.50–125.00	124.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	105.00–110.00	106.94
5	—	536	107.00–110.00	108.19
15	—	439	117.00–120.00	118.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	135.00–150.00	140.07
4	—	525	135.00–140.00	137.45

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)	5	—	1,066	70.00–97.00	78.05
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,206	68.00–69.00	68.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,845	83.00–89.00	86.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,329	72.00–74.00	72.98
10	—	1,208	64.00–70.00	66.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	993	61.00–64.00	62.95

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle