Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.73/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$119.73

142 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$11.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.82

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	123.90	529	90
Medium and Large 2	465	112.51	523	52

One grade step is worth $11.39/cwt here — about $6 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 sale142 hd

119.73

—

FL average10 barns · 1,104 hd

118.90

+0.82

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	1,693	87.50	1,481	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	61.24	787	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	48.44	503	25

Every lot, as filed

38 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	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	552	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	127.93/cwt	125.00–130.00	471	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	122.06/cwt	120.00–125.00	522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	114.11/cwt	110.00–117.00	536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	108.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	619	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	143.83/cwt	140.00–147.50	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	176.53/cwt	170.00–180.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	143.96/cwt	140.00–147.50	610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	118.17/cwt	117.00–120.00	558	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	61.67/cwt	57.00–65.00	646	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	137.93/cwt	135.00–140.00	508	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	131.31/cwt	130.00–133.00	559	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	171.71/cwt	170.00–175.00	477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	121.04/cwt	120.00–122.50	695	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	146.17/cwt	145.00–150.00	564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	120.29/cwt	119.00–124.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	114.85/cwt	114.00–120.00	510	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	122.38/cwt	119.00–125.00	438	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	118.78/cwt	115.00–120.00	401	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	109.70/cwt	107.00–112.50	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	110.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	428	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	108.14/cwt	105.00–110.00	626	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	114.73/cwt	114.00–120.00	536	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	136.73/cwt	135.00–137.50	304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	112.07/cwt	110.00–114.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	110.75/cwt	110.00–111.00	636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	129.44/cwt	125.00–132.50	418	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	113.80/cwt	110.00–115.00	599	13
Bulls	—	—	1,693	87.50/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,481	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	66.58/cwt	65.00–68.00	929	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	59.90/cwt	58.00–62.00	754	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	44.94/cwt	42.00–46.00	466	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	51.19/cwt	48.00–55.00	532	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	487	153.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	565	149.44/cwt	147.50–155.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	528	142.46/cwt	140.00–147.50	752	6

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 668Last week 589Year ago 820

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 78Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 0Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	140.00–145.00	142.43
8	—	430	127.00–130.00	128.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	125.00–130.00	127.93
5	—	428	120.00–125.00	122.06
5	—	470	110.00–117.00	114.11
7	—	570	105.00–110.00	108.56
13	—	526	110.00–115.00	113.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	140.00–147.50	143.83
3	—	327	170.00–180.00	176.53
10	—	424	140.00–147.50	143.96
6	—	278	170.00–175.00	171.71
7	—	574	120.00–122.50	121.04
8	—	386	145.00–150.00	146.17
8	—	525	119.00–124.00	120.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	117.00–120.00	118.17
20	—	368	135.00–140.00	137.93
22	—	426	130.00–133.00	131.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	444	114.00–120.00	114.85
25	—	358	119.00–125.00	122.38
17	—	467	114.00–120.00	114.73
4	—	228	140.00–145.00	142.42
8	—	574	110.00–111.00	110.75
9	—	323	125.00–132.50	129.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	338	115.00–120.00	118.78
8	—	530	107.00–112.50	109.70
10	—	386	110.00–115.00	110.96
19	—	579	105.00–110.00	108.14
3	—	222	135.00–137.50	136.73
4	—	425	110.00–114.00	112.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	150.00–155.00	153.32
4	—	565	147.50–155.00	149.44
6	—	528	140.00–147.50	142.46

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,047	57.00–65.00	61.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,693	87.00–88.00	87.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,395	65.00–68.00	66.58
16	—	1,258	58.00–62.00	59.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,037	42.00–46.00	44.94
14	—	1,039	48.00–55.00	51.19

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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Townsend Livestock Market

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