Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.51/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$117.51

80 head · 385 lb average

Value per head Derived

$453

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$7.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.82

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	405	121.34	492	40
Medium and Large 2	366	113.68	416	40

One grade step is worth $7.65/cwt here — about $76 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 sale80 hd

117.51

—

FL average10 barns · 901 hd

111.68

+5.82

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	1,672	75.72	1,266	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,385	52.96	733	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	41.11	403	13

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	—	275	172.59/cwt	167.50–177.50	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	118.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	133.67/cwt	130.00–137.50	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	125.89/cwt	122.00–130.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	111.21/cwt	107.50–115.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	113.98/cwt	112.50–115.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	101.69/cwt	100.00–107.00	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	142.59/cwt	137.50–145.00	532	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	55.62/cwt	50.00–60.00	517	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	151.78/cwt	150.00–157.50	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	165.00/cwt	162.50–167.50	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	144.93/cwt	142.50–150.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	147.37/cwt	145.00–155.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	115.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	446	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	164.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	110.48/cwt	110.00–112.50	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	111.81/cwt	110.00–117.50	486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	138.27/cwt	135.00–140.00	394	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	126.46/cwt	115.00–135.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	133.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	110.34/cwt	110.00–112.50	693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	101.44/cwt	100.00–107.50	442	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	127.75/cwt	125.00–132.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	144.00/cwt	137.50–147.50	384	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	138.69/cwt	137.50–140.00	379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	128.78/cwt	125.00–135.00	422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	107.78/cwt	105.00–115.00	576	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	135.88/cwt	132.50–140.00	446	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	112.95/cwt	112.50–117.50	381	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	108.72/cwt	107.50–110.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	137.80/cwt	127.50–150.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	103.29/cwt	100.00–105.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	141.09/cwt	137.50–145.00	332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	331	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	116.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	552	3
Bulls	—	—	1,672	75.72/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,266	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	51.99/cwt	51.00–53.00	710	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	43.65/cwt	42.00–48.00	447	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	55.86/cwt	54.00–58.00	807	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	37.04/cwt	34.00–40.00	336	5

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 528Year ago 414

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 53Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 37Year ago 31

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. 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
2	—	275	167.50–177.50	172.59
3	—	528	115.00–120.00	118.28
4	—	470	130.00–137.50	133.67
2	—	320	160.00–170.00	164.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	137.50–145.00	142.59
5	—	479	125.00–132.00	127.75
6	—	525	105.00–110.00	107.43
9	—	267	137.50–147.50	144.00
14	—	328	132.50–140.00	135.88
5	—	428	127.50–150.00	137.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	115.00–120.00	116.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	122.00–130.00	125.89
4	—	485	107.50–115.00	111.21
4	—	579	100.00–107.00	101.69
5	—	535	110.00–112.50	110.48
8	—	435	110.00–117.50	111.81
12	—	285	135.00–140.00	138.27
5	—	328	125.00–135.00	128.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	386	115.00–120.00	115.51
10	—	436	100.00–107.50	101.44
10	—	337	112.50–117.50	112.95
3	—	467	100.00–105.00	103.29
4	—	235	137.50–145.00	141.09
4	—	270	120.00–125.00	122.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	112.50–115.00	113.98
4	—	433	150.00–157.50	151.78
3	—	335	162.50–167.50	165.00
3	—	473	142.50–150.00	144.93
4	—	374	145.00–155.00	147.37
5	—	535	115.00–135.00	126.46
7	—	628	110.00–112.50	110.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	130.00–140.00	133.23
6	—	375	130.00–135.00	132.40
7	—	534	105.00–115.00	107.78
4	—	570	107.50–110.00	108.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	137.50–140.00	138.69

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)	8	—	929	50.00–60.00	55.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,672	74.00–79.00	75.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,365	51.00–53.00	51.99
2	—	1,445	54.00–58.00	55.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,024	42.00–48.00	43.65
5	—	908	34.00–40.00	37.04

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