Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $119.52/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$119.52

83 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$9.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.17

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	123.45	551	50
Medium and Large 2	452	113.57	514	33

One grade step is worth $9.88/cwt here — about $38 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 sale83 hd

119.52

—

FL average10 barns · 929 hd

119.69

−0.17

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	—	Low	1,385	70.76	980	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,528	57.47	878	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	48.58	542	10

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	333	169.25/cwt	167.50–175.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	128.73/cwt	127.50–130.00	682	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	56.65/cwt	53.00–59.00	556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	152.76/cwt	150.00–160.00	663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	164.65/cwt	162.50–170.00	603	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	138.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	144.39/cwt	142.50–147.50	397	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	154.90/cwt	152.50–160.00	516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	109.55/cwt	105.00–112.50	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	109.97/cwt	107.50–112.50	636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	171.75/cwt	170.00–175.00	361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	127.92/cwt	125.00–130.00	473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	102.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	146.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	186.26/cwt	185.00–187.50	406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	156.81/cwt	155.00–162.50	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	129.25/cwt	127.50–135.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	124.93/cwt	122.50–127.50	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	104.91/cwt	100.00–110.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	109.97/cwt	107.50–112.50	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	108.15/cwt	105.00–112.50	574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	130.30/cwt	127.50–132.50	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	117.09/cwt	115.00–120.00	551	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	152.01/cwt	151.50–152.50	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	147.95/cwt	144.00–150.00	629	3
Bulls	—	—	1,385	70.76/cwt	67.00–74.00	980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	126.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	153.82/cwt	150.00–160.00	418	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	126.24/cwt	125.00–127.50	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	136.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	647	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	42.40/cwt	39.00–46.00	430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	93.26/cwt	90.00–100.00	534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	116.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	505	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	52.70/cwt	50.00–55.00	624	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,528	57.47/cwt	54.00–61.00	878	17

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 Nov 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 370Year ago 543

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 36Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 18Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 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
4	—	333	167.50–175.00	169.25
4	—	530	127.50–130.00	128.73
7	—	434	150.00–160.00	152.76
8	—	366	162.50–170.00	164.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	152.50–160.00	154.90
3	—	473	125.00–130.00	126.62
5	—	272	150.00–160.00	153.82
6	—	430	140.00–145.00	142.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	135.00–140.00	138.37
5	—	732	105.00–112.50	109.55
2	—	218	185.00–187.50	186.26
4	—	435	155.00–162.50	156.81
3	—	568	130.00–135.00	131.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	151.50–152.50	152.01
3	—	425	144.00–150.00	147.95
4	—	535	125.00–127.50	126.24
8	—	475	135.00–140.00	136.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	275	142.50–147.50	144.39
8	—	578	107.50–112.50	109.97
3	—	210	170.00–175.00	171.75
5	—	370	125.00–130.00	127.92
4	—	625	100.00–105.00	102.54
4	—	333	127.50–135.00	129.25
7	—	531	105.00–112.50	108.15
7	—	429	127.50–132.50	130.30
7	—	471	115.00–120.00	117.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	213	140.00–150.00	146.56
4	—	375	122.50–127.50	124.93
4	—	530	100.00–110.00	104.91
6	—	485	107.50–112.50	109.97
6	—	573	90.00–100.00	93.26
10	—	432	115.00–120.00	116.94

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)	6	—	981	53.00–59.00	56.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,385	67.00–74.00	70.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,013	39.00–46.00	42.40
6	—	1,185	50.00–55.00	52.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,528	54.00–61.00	57.47

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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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