Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle under 400 pounds firm, over 400 pounds mostly steady. Replacement cows not well tested. Slaughter cows marked heavy weight were Holstein.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.07/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$129.07

94 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$0.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.29

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	129.09	744	71
Medium and Large 2	472	129.02	608	23

One grade step is worth $0.07/cwt here — about $135 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 sale94 hd

129.07

—

FL average10 barns · 968 hd

140.36

−11.29

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	1,680	86.36	1,451	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	60.49	781	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	52.00	478	6thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight	—	1,556	57.30/cwt	55.00–59.00	892	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	523	135.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	588	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	793	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	478	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	61.10/cwt	58.00–65.00	715	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	67.94/cwt	67.00–70.00	798	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	86.36/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,451	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	133.88/cwt	130.00–137.50	499	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	143.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	125.94/cwt	125.00–130.00	545	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	129.02/cwt	127.50–130.00	483	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	138.83/cwt	135.00–145.00	392	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	165.99/cwt	165.00–167.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	138.02/cwt	137.50–140.00	585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	173.17/cwt	170.00–180.00	473	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	126.35/cwt	122.50–130.00	598	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	167.71/cwt	165.00–172.50	558	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	163.89/cwt	160.00–167.50	451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	166.90/cwt	165.00–170.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	121.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	765	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	131.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	706	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	135.48/cwt	135.00–137.50	650	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	125.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	744	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	118.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	789	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	123.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	133.64/cwt	132.00–135.00	581	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	127.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	604	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	108.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	145.69/cwt	145.00–150.00	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	121.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	116.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	121.93/cwt	120.00–125.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	128.26/cwt	125.00–130.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	122.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	133.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	436	3

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 43Year ago 551

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 612Year ago 42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,556	55.00–59.00	57.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	920	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,170	58.00–65.00	61.10
3	—	1,175	67.00–70.00	67.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,680	83.00–89.00	86.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	130.00–140.00	135.07
2	—	588	130.00–140.00	134.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	228	140.00–150.00	143.58
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
10	—	433	125.00–130.00	125.94
8	—	374	127.50–130.00	129.02
5	—	282	135.00–145.00	138.83
5	—	528	120.00–125.00	121.93
6	—	470	125.00–130.00	128.26
3	—	327	130.00–135.00	133.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	120.00–125.00	121.28
5	—	432	115.00–120.00	116.94
4	—	325	120.00–125.00	122.38
4	—	373	120.00–125.00	122.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	130.00–137.50	133.88
4	—	430	125.00–130.00	127.56
2	—	275	160.00–167.50	163.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	165.00–167.00	165.99
5	—	424	137.50–140.00	138.02
6	—	273	170.00–180.00	173.17
7	—	473	122.50–130.00	126.35
8	—	333	165.00–172.50	167.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	110.00–115.00	112.48
5	—	378	165.00–170.00	166.90
7	—	630	120.00–125.00	121.43
9	—	536	130.00–135.00	131.63
10	—	480	135.00–137.50	135.48
10	—	591	125.00–130.00	125.97
16	—	667	115.00–120.00	118.23
5	—	784	105.00–110.00	108.99
7	—	438	145.00–150.00	145.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	120.00–125.00	123.03
9	—	435	132.00–135.00	133.64
9	—	473	125.00–130.00	127.73

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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