Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady in limited test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.83/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$116.83

74 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$5.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.96

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	119.27	555	40
Medium and Large 3	375	116.15	436	4thin
Medium and Large 2	433	113.68	492	30

One grade step is worth $5.59/cwt here — about $62 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 sale74 hd

116.83

—

FL average9 barns · 1,033 hd

118.79

−1.96

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	1,751	75.29	1,318	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,363	45.59	621	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	40.45	430	29

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	270	166.32/cwt	165.00–167.50	449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	150.73/cwt	147.50–157.50	505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	131.47/cwt	130.00–132.50	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	117.93/cwt	115.00–122.50	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	138.88/cwt	137.50–142.50	603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	121.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	130.78/cwt	127.50–132.50	438	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	142.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	116.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	105.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	712	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	61.17/cwt	55.00–65.00	591	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	129.66/cwt	127.50–132.50	686	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	173.19/cwt	167.50–175.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	102.09/cwt	100.00–107.50	586	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	145.71/cwt	142.50–147.50	393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	129.92/cwt	127.50–132.50	485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	152.88/cwt	150.00–157.50	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	111.43/cwt	110.00–117.50	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	120.30/cwt	117.50–122.50	516	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	128.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	124.92/cwt	122.50–127.50	466	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	164.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	139.44/cwt	137.50–142.50	519	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	129.32/cwt	127.50–132.50	560	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	132.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	622	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	116.16/cwt	112.50–120.00	499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	119.15/cwt	117.50–120.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	103.82/cwt	100.00–107.50	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	144.14/cwt	140.00–147.50	538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	116.15/cwt	112.50–120.00	436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.81/cwt	115.00–117.50	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	608	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	144.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	109.88/cwt	105.00–115.00	472	8
Bulls	—	—	1,751	75.29/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,318	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	45.59/cwt	44.00–48.00	621	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	41.96/cwt	40.00–44.00	464	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	38.31/cwt	36.00–41.00	384	12

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 680Year ago 867

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 66Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Feeder and replacement cows steady in limited test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	165.00–167.50	166.32
3	—	335	147.50–157.50	150.73
5	—	468	130.00–132.50	131.47
5	—	532	115.00–122.50	117.93
7	—	434	137.50–142.50	138.88
5	—	375	150.00–157.50	152.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	142.50–147.50	145.71
3	—	467	125.00–130.00	128.29
5	—	372	137.50–142.50	139.44
8	—	433	127.50–132.50	129.32
5	—	328	140.00–145.00	144.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	112.50–120.00	116.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	120.00–125.00	121.96
4	—	474	140.00–150.00	142.40
9	—	529	127.50–132.50	129.66
4	—	331	167.50–175.00	173.19
4	—	370	160.00–170.00	164.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	469	130.00–135.00	132.67
3	—	527	117.50–120.00	119.15
7	—	373	140.00–147.50	144.14
3	—	573	115.00–117.50	115.81
14	—	434	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	335	127.50–132.50	130.78
6	—	473	115.00–120.00	116.62
2	—	633	100.00–110.00	105.06
3	—	678	100.00–110.00	105.05
4	—	373	127.50–132.50	129.92
5	—	534	110.00–117.50	111.43
7	—	429	117.50–122.50	120.30
4	—	570	110.00–115.00	112.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	100.00–107.50	102.09
1	—	260	125.00	125.00
6	—	373	122.50–127.50	124.92
2	—	520	100.00–107.50	103.82
6	—	333	120.00–125.00	122.41
8	—	430	105.00–115.00	109.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	112.50–120.00	116.15

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)	15	—	966	55.00–65.00	61.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,751	73.00–79.00	75.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,363	44.00–48.00	45.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,105	40.00–44.00	41.96
12	—	1,003	36.00–41.00	38.31

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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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