Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. (Slaughter cows marked heavy weight Dairy type) Slaughter bulls not tested. Feeder steers firm to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls firm. Feeder heifers steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.80/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$132.80

113 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$14.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.62

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	134.78	730	66
Medium and Large 2	501	131.51	658	41
Medium and Large 3	430	119.88	515	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.90/cwt here — about $214 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

132.80

—

FL average10 barns · 1,023 hd

139.43

−6.62

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	58.90	815	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	49.50	513	19

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	154.27/cwt	147.50–157.50	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	169.16/cwt	165.00–175.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	163.20/cwt	160.00–170.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	148.27/cwt	145.00–150.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	137.94/cwt	135.00–142.50	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	131.98/cwt	125.00–137.50	631	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	121.97/cwt	117.50–125.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	119.87/cwt	117.50–121.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	168.77/cwt	167.50–170.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	154.96/cwt	152.50–160.00	724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	126.13/cwt	125.00–127.50	663	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	119.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	127.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	733	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	130.03/cwt	125.00–140.00	689	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	121.09/cwt	120.00–122.50	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	592	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	141.08/cwt	137.50–145.00	669	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	127.75/cwt	127.50–130.00	460	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	118.82/cwt	117.50–120.00	560	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	104.19/cwt	102.50–105.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	112.87/cwt	110.00–117.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	111.41/cwt	110.00–112.50	589	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	113.80/cwt	112.50–115.00	605	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.50	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	126.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	134.70/cwt	132.00–137.50	370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	113.77/cwt	112.50–115.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	103.29/cwt	100.00–110.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	108.72/cwt	107.50–110.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	128.04/cwt	125.00–130.00	543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	130.15/cwt	127.50–135.00	497	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	57.83/cwt	55.00–59.00	721	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	49.50/cwt	48.00–51.00	513	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	571	132.12/cwt	127.50–135.00	754	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight	—	1,487	59.72/cwt	56.00–63.00	888	25

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 547Year ago 587

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 55Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	147.50–157.50	154.27
4	—	710	119.00	119.00
5	—	365	165.00–175.00	169.16
5	—	626	117.50–125.00	121.97
5	—	667	117.50–121.00	119.87
2	—	325	167.50–170.00	168.77
6	—	467	152.50–160.00	154.96
17	—	576	125.00–130.00	127.29
19	—	530	125.00–140.00	130.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	526	125.00–127.50	126.13
7	—	569	120.00–122.50	121.09
8	—	430	135.00–140.00	137.56
11	—	474	137.50–145.00	141.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	115.00–125.00	119.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	127.00–130.00	128.52
3	—	333	160.00–170.00	163.20
3	—	357	145.00–150.00	148.27
5	—	434	135.00–142.50	137.94
9	—	478	125.00–137.50	131.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	120.00	120.00
3	—	537	100.00–110.00	103.29
4	—	575	107.50–110.00	108.72
5	—	424	125.00–130.00	128.04
8	—	382	127.50–135.00	130.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	360	127.50–130.00	127.75
11	—	471	117.50–120.00	118.82
15	—	532	112.50–115.00	113.80
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
2	—	625	110.00–112.50	111.25
3	—	433	125.00–130.00	126.62
4	—	275	132.00–137.50	134.70
6	—	578	112.50–115.00	113.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	102.50–105.00	104.19
4	—	430	120.00	120.00
5	—	468	110.00–117.00	112.87
14	—	529	110.00–112.50	111.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	127.50–135.00	132.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,247	55.00–59.00	57.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,037	48.00–51.00	49.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,487	56.00–63.00	59.72

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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