Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Townsend Market was not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.06/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$122.06

68 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$7.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.87

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	124.90	584	42
Medium and Large 2	431	117.48	507	26

One grade step is worth $7.42/cwt here — about $78 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 sale68 hd

122.06

—

FL average10 barns · 762 hd

126.93

−4.87

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	1,605	88.98	1,428	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	65.83	808	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	64.00	666	7thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	157.21/cwt	152.00–160.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.66/cwt	140.00–147.50	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.97/cwt	127.50–132.50	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	160.70/cwt	157.50–167.50	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	243	198.76/cwt	197.50–200.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	136.65/cwt	135.00–137.50	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	177.58/cwt	175.00–180.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	171.99/cwt	165.00–180.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	120.67/cwt	117.50–127.50	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	148.65/cwt	145.00–152.50	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	125.60/cwt	120.00–127.50	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.59/cwt	117.50–125.00	639	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	131.45/cwt	130.00–137.50	626	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	174.86/cwt	170.00–177.50	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	125.88/cwt	125.00–130.00	550	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	119.10/cwt	117.50–122.50	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	103.92/cwt	100.00–108.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	120.48/cwt	117.00–125.00	455	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	119.72/cwt	115.00–122.50	509	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	133.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	697	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	142.32/cwt	140.00–147.50	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	134.14/cwt	132.50–135.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	115.49/cwt	112.50–120.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	125.73/cwt	125.00–127.50	596	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	119.70/cwt	115.00–122.50	633	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	151.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	664	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	140.55/cwt	135.00–144.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	120.08/cwt	117.00–125.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	150.22/cwt	147.50–155.00	560	8
Bulls	—	—	1,605	88.98/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,428	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	65.83/cwt	64.00–69.00	808	14

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 Aug 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 463Year ago 442

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 61Year ago 55

Compared to one week ago: Townsend Market was not reported last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	152.00–160.00	157.21
4	—	430	140.00–147.50	143.66
4	—	578	120.00–127.50	125.60
8	—	530	117.50–125.00	120.59
10	—	476	130.00–137.50	131.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	127.50–132.50	129.97
6	—	432	157.50–167.50	160.70
4	—	473	145.00–152.50	148.65
3	—	370	170.00–177.50	174.86
19	—	524	130.00–140.00	133.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	243	197.50–200.00	198.76
3	—	465	135.00–137.50	136.65
3	—	568	120.00–125.00	123.28
4	—	330	175.00–180.00	177.58
5	—	382	165.00–180.00	171.99
6	—	532	117.50–127.50	120.67
10	—	437	150.00–160.00	151.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	135.00–144.00	140.55
5	—	478	117.00–125.00	120.08
8	—	373	147.50–155.00	150.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	437	125.00–130.00	125.88
3	—	285	140.00–147.50	142.32
3	—	367	132.50–135.00	134.14
5	—	571	112.50–120.00	115.49
10	—	474	125.00–127.50	125.73
10	—	529	115.00–122.50	119.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	117.50–122.50	119.10
4	—	530	100.00–108.00	103.92
9	—	378	117.00–125.00	120.48
10	—	425	115.00–122.50	119.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,041	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,227	64.00–69.00	65.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	88.00–90.00	88.98

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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