Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Feeder and replacement cows weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.45/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$127.45

71 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$10.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.63

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	130.82	636	49
Medium and Large 2	422	119.92	506	22

One grade step is worth $10.90/cwt here — about $130 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 sale71 hd

127.45

—

FL average10 barns · 1,132 hd

126.82

+0.63

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	1,618	89.77	1,452	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	63.02	779	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	55.43	603	14

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	223	187.75/cwt	180.00–195.00	419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	183.75/cwt	180.00–185.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	168.72/cwt	167.50–170.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	134.23/cwt	132.00–140.00	632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	126.21/cwt	125.00–132.50	676	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	118.28/cwt	117.50–121.00	805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	118.34/cwt	115.00–121.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	126.41/cwt	125.00–127.50	719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	153.45/cwt	152.50–157.50	743	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	60.54/cwt	57.00–65.00	692	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.68/cwt	110.00–117.50	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	141.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	136.40/cwt	132.50–142.50	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	188.58/cwt	185.00–192.50	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	161.44/cwt	158.00–165.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	121.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	404	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	125.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	473	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	126.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	110.04/cwt	107.50–112.50	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	123.80/cwt	120.00–127.50	635	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	55.43/cwt	53.00–59.00	603	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	123.94/cwt	122.50–130.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	134.55/cwt	132.00–140.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.08/cwt	125.00–130.00	670	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	136.98/cwt	135.00–137.50	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	125.05/cwt	122.50–130.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	129.56/cwt	127.00–135.00	560	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	111.96/cwt	110.00–117.50	596	11
Bulls	—	—	1,618	89.77/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,452	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	68.38/cwt	67.00–69.00	879	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	62.29/cwt	58.00–65.00	766	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	630	132.48/cwt	127.50–140.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	561	133.88/cwt	130.00–145.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	537	133.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	716	9

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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 578Last week 333Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 32Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 0Year ago 28

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Feeder and replacement cows weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	223	180.00–195.00	187.75
4	—	336	180.00–185.00	183.75
4	—	370	167.50–170.00	168.72
4	—	433	150.00–155.00	152.46
7	—	471	132.00–140.00	134.23
20	—	536	125.00–132.50	126.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	122.50–130.00	125.05
9	—	432	127.00–135.00	129.56
11	—	532	110.00–117.50	111.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	681	117.50–121.00	118.28
5	—	720	115.00–121.00	118.34
7	—	569	125.00–127.50	126.41
10	—	484	152.50–157.50	153.45
10	—	525	130.00–135.00	131.97
2	—	615	120.00–125.00	122.54
2	—	325	185.00–192.50	188.58
2	—	413	158.00–165.00	161.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	110.00–117.50	113.68
5	—	432	140.00–145.00	141.94
5	—	472	132.50–142.50	136.40
2	—	630	107.50–112.50	110.04
4	—	513	120.00–127.50	123.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	120.00–130.00	121.81
9	—	377	120.00–130.00	125.52
4	—	473	115.00–120.00	117.43
4	—	583	105.00–110.00	107.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	125.00–130.00	126.60
5	—	480	122.50–130.00	123.94
6	—	377	132.00–140.00	134.55
10	—	523	125.00–130.00	128.08
5	—	333	135.00–137.50	136.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
3	—	630	127.50–140.00	132.48
4	—	561	130.00–145.00	133.88
9	—	537	130.00–135.00	133.35

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	—	1,143	57.00–65.00	60.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,088	53.00–59.00	55.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	67.00–69.00	68.38
22	—	1,230	58.00–65.00	62.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,618	86.00–94.00	89.77

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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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