Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.04/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$125.04

100 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$19.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.57

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	457	134.28	613	17thin
Medium and Large 1	576	125.83	724	63
Medium and Large 3	479	114.69	549	20

One grade step is worth $19.59/cwt here — about $64 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 sale100 hd

125.04

—

FL average10 barns · 1,422 hd

137.61

−12.57

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	1,675	87.94	1,473	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	64.12	707	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	54.00	539	11

Every lot, as filed

37 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 2	—	328	143.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	112.26/cwt	110.00–117.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	137.84/cwt	137.50–140.00	525	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	120.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	139.56/cwt	137.00–145.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	107.49/cwt	105.00–112.50	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	115.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	109.58/cwt	105.00–113.00	685	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	635	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	658	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.50	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	557	126.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	129.66/cwt	127.00–132.50	484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	119.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	102.59/cwt	100.00–108.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	111.81/cwt	110.00–115.00	532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	106.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	573	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	154.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	161.77/cwt	160.00–165.00	526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	116.25/cwt	115.00–117.50	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.27/cwt	145.00–152.00	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	126.93/cwt	125.00–132.50	666	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	116.65/cwt	115.00–120.00	777	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	122.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	696	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	117.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	725	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	143.62/cwt	140.00–147.50	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	138.43/cwt	135.00–142.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	116.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	119.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	116.16/cwt	110.00–120.00	551	8
Bulls	—	—	1,675	87.94/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,473	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	64.12/cwt	63.00–68.00	707	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	54.00/cwt	53.00–59.00	539	11

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 232Year ago 529

Slaughter CattleReceipts 612Last week 32Year ago 35

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	140.00–145.00	143.25
4	—	430	125.00–130.00	127.44
6	—	537	110.00–117.00	112.26
7	—	381	137.50–140.00	137.84
7	—	477	120.00–125.00	120.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	120.00–125.00	122.45
3	—	422	137.00–145.00	139.56
4	—	373	140.00–145.00	142.42
5	—	673	105.00–112.50	107.49
10	—	545	115.00–120.00	115.50
21	—	625	105.00–113.00	109.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	122.50	122.50
2	—	658	130.00–132.50	131.25
3	—	557	125.00–130.00	126.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	127.00–132.50	129.66
6	—	430	115.00–125.00	119.88
6	—	577	100.00–108.00	102.59
8	—	476	110.00–115.00	111.81
10	—	538	105.00–110.00	106.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	150.00–160.00	154.85
3	—	325	160.00–165.00	161.77
4	—	755	115.00–117.50	116.25
6	—	473	145.00–152.00	147.27
8	—	525	125.00–132.50	126.93
9	—	666	115.00–120.00	116.65
15	—	569	120.00–125.00	122.40
16	—	616	115.00–120.00	117.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	140.00–147.50	143.62
4	—	430	140.00–145.00	142.44
4	—	470	135.00–142.00	138.43
5	—	534	115.00–120.00	116.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	115.00–125.00	119.88
6	—	535	105.00–110.00	107.55
8	—	474	110.00–120.00	116.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	86.00–90.00	87.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,103	63.00–68.00	64.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	999	53.00–59.00	54.00

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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