Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder steers and bulls steady. Feeder heifers steady steady to firm. Replacement cows limited test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.22/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$118.22

113 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$6.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	121.74	603	53
Medium and Large 2	448	115.11	516	60

One grade step is worth $6.63/cwt here — about $87 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 sale113 hd

118.22

—

FL average10 barns · 895 hd

118.23

−0.01

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	1,323	82.16	1,087	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,359	63.31	861	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	54.97	604	11

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	—	381	149.93/cwt	147.50–157.50	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	242	167.98/cwt	165.00–170.00	407	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	144.46/cwt	142.50–147.50	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	141.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	474	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	126.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	129.36/cwt	127.50–130.00	679	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	121.55/cwt	115.00–125.00	807	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.38/cwt	122.50–125.00	775	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	162.60/cwt	157.50–165.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	158.18/cwt	155.00–165.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	159.24/cwt	155.00–165.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	114.96/cwt	110.00–117.50	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	117.32/cwt	115.00–120.00	836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	148.52/cwt	147.50–155.00	714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.80/cwt	127.50–132.50	738	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	113.65/cwt	110.00–117.50	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	133.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	136.40/cwt	132.50–142.50	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	121.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	112.74/cwt	110.00–117.00	489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	129.08/cwt	127.50–132.50	435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	107.09/cwt	105.00–110.00	572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	117.95/cwt	117.00–120.00	507	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	102.84/cwt	100.00–105.00	593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	119.45/cwt	117.50–125.00	452	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	111.56/cwt	110.00–117.50	542	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	107.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	113.15/cwt	110.00–117.50	652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	124.89/cwt	122.50–130.00	593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	128.59/cwt	127.50–130.00	481	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	126.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	549	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	129.91/cwt	127.50–132.50	357	4
Bulls	—	—	1,323	82.16/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,087	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	69.23/cwt	67.00–71.00	920	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	62.75/cwt	58.00–65.00	855	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	54.97/cwt	54.00–60.00	604	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	116.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	106.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	588	132.56/cwt	127.50–135.00	779	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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 420Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 68Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder steers and bulls steady. Feeder heifers steady steady to firm. Replacement cows limited test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	147.50–157.50	149.93
5	—	242	165.00–170.00	167.98
5	—	434	142.50–147.50	144.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	125.00–130.00	127.56
6	—	335	140.00–150.00	141.54
6	—	465	120.00–130.00	126.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	127.50–130.00	129.36
8	—	664	115.00–125.00	121.55
12	—	623	122.50–125.00	124.38
3	—	333	157.50–165.00	162.60
3	—	430	155.00–165.00	158.18
4	—	378	155.00–165.00	159.24
4	—	779	110.00–117.50	114.96
6	—	713	115.00–120.00	117.32
7	—	481	147.50–155.00	148.52
15	—	573	127.50–132.50	128.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	110.00–117.50	113.65
5	—	432	130.00–140.00	133.89
5	—	472	132.50–142.50	136.40
6	—	533	120.00–125.00	121.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	110.00–117.00	112.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	337	127.50–132.50	129.08
7	—	534	105.00–110.00	107.09
9	—	430	117.00–120.00	117.95
9	—	577	100.00–105.00	102.84
11	—	378	117.50–125.00	119.45
14	—	486	110.00–117.50	111.56
4	—	275	127.50–132.50	129.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	105.00–110.00	107.99
7	—	576	110.00–117.50	113.15
9	—	475	122.50–130.00	124.89
11	—	374	127.50–130.00	128.59
12	—	435	125.00–130.00	126.21
3	—	530	115.00–120.00	116.60
3	—	717	105.00–110.00	106.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	127.50–135.00	132.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	81.00–83.00	82.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,329	67.00–71.00	69.23
42	—	1,362	58.00–65.00	62.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,098	54.00–60.00	54.97

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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