Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle over 400 pounds 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows not well tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.37/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −63.11 against this barn's trailing median of $191.48.

Average price

$128.37

84 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$20.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.29

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	144.63	620	18thin
Medium and Large 2	469	123.94	581	66

One grade step is worth $20.69/cwt here — about $39 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 sale84 hd

128.37

—

FL average10 barns · 609 hd

131.66

−3.29

This barn, trailing median2 sales

191.48

−63.11

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	—	Low	1,690	86.87	1,468	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	63.51	745	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	919	56.58	520	10

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 1	—	370	154.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.43/cwt	140.00–147.50	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	154.92/cwt	152.50–157.50	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	118.64/cwt	115.00–122.50	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	154.42/cwt	150.00–157.50	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	133.62/cwt	130.00–137.50	498	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	141.98/cwt	140.00–147.50	618	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	158.82/cwt	155.00–162.50	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	174.55/cwt	172.00–180.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.15/cwt	147.50–150.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	124.30/cwt	122.50–127.50	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	104.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	451	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	131.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	702	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	131.03/cwt	127.00–135.00	751	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	124.48/cwt	122.50–127.50	774	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	134.12/cwt	132.50–137.50	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	127.87/cwt	125.00–132.50	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	113.64/cwt	110.00–117.50	597	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	128.62/cwt	125.00–132.50	480	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	114.15/cwt	110.00–120.00	423	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	129.55/cwt	125.00–135.00	617	17
Bulls	—	—	1,327	74.43/cwt	73.00–75.00	988	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	68.53/cwt	67.00–70.00	845	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	62.20/cwt	58.00–65.00	720	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	56.58/cwt	55.00–59.00	520	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	128.52/cwt	127.50–130.00	420	7
Bulls	—	—	2,173	95.81/cwt	94.00–99.00	2,082	3
Bulls	—	—	1,638	88.37/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,448	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	129.31/cwt	127.50–135.00	562	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	139.33/cwt	135.00–145.00	471	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	111.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	596	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	107.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	616	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	529	127.55/cwt	125.00–135.00	675	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 Aug 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 589Year ago 632

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 56Year ago 119

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle over 400 pounds 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows not well tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	150.00–160.00	154.86
3	—	473	140.00–147.50	142.43
4	—	330	152.50–157.50	154.92
4	—	525	115.00–122.50	118.64
5	—	428	150.00–157.50	154.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	130.00–137.50	133.62
17	—	476	125.00–135.00	129.55
8	—	435	127.50–135.00	129.31
9	—	338	135.00–145.00	139.33
11	—	535	110.00–115.00	111.33
13	—	574	105.00–110.00	107.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	435	140.00–147.50	141.98
3	—	463	132.50–137.50	134.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	155.00–162.50	158.82
3	—	372	172.00–180.00	174.55
3	—	473	147.50–150.00	149.15
3	—	670	122.50–127.50	124.30
8	—	535	130.00–135.00	131.21
9	—	573	127.00–135.00	131.03
10	—	622	122.50–127.50	124.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	115.00	115.00
6	—	425	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	100.00–110.00	104.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	125.00–132.50	127.87
6	—	473	120.00–125.00	121.62
12	—	525	110.00–117.50	113.64
18	—	373	125.00–132.50	128.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	115.00–117.00	115.99
7	—	371	110.00–120.00	114.15
7	—	327	127.50–130.00	128.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	125.00–135.00	127.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	73.00–75.00	74.43
3	—	2,173	94.00–99.00	95.81
7	—	1,638	85.00–91.00	88.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	67.00–70.00	68.53
23	—	1,158	58.00–65.00	62.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	919	55.00–59.00	56.58

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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