Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls weak. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.81/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$123.81

110 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$131

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

$4.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.20

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	438	125.99	552	55
Medium and Large 1	561	121.63	683	55

One grade step is worth $4.36/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 sale110 hd

123.81

—

FL average10 barns · 918 hd

127.01

−3.20

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	1,715	78.49	1,346	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	47.61	606	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	38.96	434	31

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	373	139.92/cwt	137.50–142.50	522	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	104.96/cwt	102.50–107.50	598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	115.74/cwt	115.00–120.00	672	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	103.14/cwt	100.00–107.50	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	112.87/cwt	110.00–117.50	765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	114.70/cwt	112.50–117.50	707	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	115.74/cwt	115.00–120.00	506	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	110.01/cwt	105.00–112.50	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	106.42/cwt	105.00–112.50	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	121.48/cwt	117.50–125.00	400	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	98.32/cwt	90.00–110.00	887	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	82.29/cwt	75.00–85.00	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	91.32/cwt	87.50–95.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	124.12/cwt	120.00–127.50	459	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	133.58/cwt	130.00–137.50	441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	114.94/cwt	112.50–117.50	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	125.68/cwt	125.00–127.50	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	109.19/cwt	105.00–112.50	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	129.92/cwt	127.50–132.50	485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	96.96/cwt	95.00–100.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	82.93/cwt	80.00–90.00	436	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	92.03/cwt	90.00–95.00	429	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	132.91/cwt	130.00–137.50	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	143.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	101.82/cwt	97.50–105.00	538	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	112.61/cwt	110.00–120.00	426	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.86/cwt	127.00–135.00	556	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	120.41/cwt	117.50–125.00	639	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	148.57/cwt	145.00–152.50	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	111.22/cwt	110.00–112.50	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	117.99/cwt	115.00–122.50	557	9
Bulls	—	—	1,715	78.49/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,346	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	47.61/cwt	46.00–50.00	606	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	41.99/cwt	41.00–44.00	524	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	36.11/cwt	34.00–38.00	357	16

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 528Last week 429Year ago 463

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 83Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 51Year ago 65

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls weak. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	137.50–142.50	139.92
6	—	570	102.50–107.50	104.96
7	—	476	125.00–127.50	125.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	127.50–132.50	129.92
5	—	571	95.00–100.00	96.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	581	115.00–120.00	115.74
6	—	678	110.00–117.50	112.87
9	—	616	112.50–117.50	114.70
3	—	708	105.00–112.50	110.01
5	—	475	130.00–137.50	132.91
6	—	437	140.00–150.00	143.21
11	—	531	117.50–125.00	120.41
2	—	373	145.00–152.50	148.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	130.00–137.50	133.58
4	—	533	112.50–117.50	114.94
20	—	425	127.00–135.00	130.86
12	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.43
6	—	573	110.00–112.50	111.22
9	—	472	115.00–122.50	117.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	604	100.00–107.50	103.14
13	—	437	115.00–120.00	115.74
4	—	668	87.50–95.00	91.32
12	—	370	120.00–127.50	124.12
3	—	583	105.00–112.50	109.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	105.00–112.50	106.42
11	—	329	117.50–125.00	121.48
12	—	528	97.50–105.00	101.82
18	—	378	110.00–120.00	112.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	80.00–90.00	82.93
12	—	466	90.00–95.00	92.03

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	902	90.00–110.00	98.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,006	75.00–85.00	82.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	78.00–79.00	78.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,272	46.00–50.00	47.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,247	41.00–44.00	41.99
16	—	990	34.00–38.00	36.11

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

Steers · 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