Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to mostly weak. Feeder cows not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.06/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$115.06

101 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$11.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.50

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	117.49	577	47
Medium and Large 2	453	113.92	516	47
Medium and Large 3	419	106.36	446	7thin

One grade step is worth $11.13/cwt here — about $131 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 sale101 hd

115.06

—

FL average10 barns · 1,011 hd

117.56

−2.50

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	1,514	75.41	1,142	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	49.45	637	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	42.35	441	18

Every lot, as filed

49 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 2	—	530	123.68/cwt	120.00–127.50	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	103.33/cwt	100.00–105.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	119.91/cwt	117.50–125.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	128.17/cwt	125.00–135.00	432	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	269	146.10/cwt	142.50–150.00	393	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	124.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	147.06/cwt	145.00–150.00	490	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	110.25/cwt	107.00–113.00	519	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	602	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	38.58/cwt	36.00–42.00	375	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	55.07/cwt	54.00–56.00	723	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	48.59/cwt	46.00–55.00	624	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	43.80/cwt	42.00–46.00	467	13
Bulls	—	—	1,695	78.01/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	487	6
Bulls	—	—	1,243	71.52/cwt	71.00–72.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.29/cwt	142.50–145.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	153.74/cwt	152.00–157.50	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	150.36/cwt	147.00–157.50	501	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.77/cwt	112.50–115.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	107.72/cwt	105.00–110.00	567	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	132.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	146.20/cwt	145.00–150.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	145.71/cwt	145.00–152.50	565	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	118.08/cwt	110.00–120.00	739	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	172.35/cwt	167.50–177.50	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	151.58/cwt	147.50–157.50	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	127.83/cwt	125.00–130.00	491	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	165.14/cwt	160.00–170.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	112.80/cwt	110.00–115.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	112.13/cwt	108.00–115.00	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	130.21/cwt	127.50–135.00	695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	123.32/cwt	120.00–127.50	700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	107.08/cwt	105.00–110.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	134.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	117.44/cwt	115.00–125.00	509	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	52.86/cwt	50.00–55.00	544	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.11/cwt	135.00–141.50	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	107.33/cwt	107.00–108.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	133.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	120.89/cwt	115.00–125.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	121.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	469	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	128.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	607	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	99.90/cwt	97.50–105.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.50	415	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 Oct 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 680Last week 636Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 138Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 56

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to mostly weak. Feeder cows not well tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	120.00–127.50	123.68
3	—	430	142.50–145.00	143.29
3	—	380	152.00–157.50	153.74
6	—	333	147.00–157.50	150.36
4	—	570	112.50–115.00	113.77
12	—	473	125.00–135.00	128.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	145.00–150.00	146.20
9	—	626	110.00–120.00	118.08
4	—	330	167.50–177.50	172.35
6	—	431	147.50–157.50	151.58
8	—	534	127.50–135.00	130.21
9	—	568	120.00–127.50	123.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	130.00–140.00	134.83
3	—	427	130.00–135.00	133.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	288	135.00–140.00	137.57
3	—	660	100.00–105.00	103.33
3	—	477	117.50–125.00	119.91
7	—	384	125.00–130.00	127.83
7	—	531	110.00–115.00	112.80
5	—	570	108.00–115.00	112.13
6	—	628	105.00–110.00	107.08
10	—	433	115.00–125.00	117.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	337	125.00–135.00	128.17
9	—	471	107.00–113.00	110.25
6	—	433	110.00–115.00	112.46
6	—	575	100.00–105.00	102.46
9	—	526	105.00–110.00	107.72
11	—	387	120.00–125.00	121.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	97.50–105.00	99.90
4	—	373	110.00–112.50	111.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	269	142.50–150.00	146.10
4	—	475	120.00–130.00	124.89
14	—	333	145.00–150.00	147.06
4	—	535	110.00–115.00	112.48
4	—	435	130.00–140.00	132.41
10	—	388	145.00–152.50	145.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	160.00–170.00	165.14
2	—	430	150.00–155.00	152.44
3	—	473	135.00–141.50	137.11
3	—	642	107.00–108.00	107.33
5	—	525	115.00–125.00	120.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	973	36.00–42.00	38.58
13	—	1,067	42.00–46.00	43.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	54.00–56.00	55.07
13	—	1,284	46.00–55.00	48.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	77.00–79.00	78.01
2	—	1,243	71.00–72.00	71.52

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)	9	—	1,029	50.00–55.00	52.86

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle